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I don't know if they were joking or not, but it got me thinking about more accurate fictional analogues. I present: Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Musk.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not hardly. Musk is a coward & Zorg wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty.

[–] NOT_RICK 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol, watch out, he may challenge you to a cage match!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Only interested if it's to the death.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Came here to say this. Plus Zorg is considerably more attractive, articulate, and confident than Elon. He takes pride in his company and his work, while Elon takes shits on everyone who's worked under him and on everything he owns.

[–] Apeman42 5 points 1 year ago

Bruh why you gotta do Gary Oldman dirty like that?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Elon is more of an act 1 villain who's as villainous as he is incompetent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd argue that his incompetence actually overshadows his immense villainy, but have an upvote for truthiness.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is an insult to the character.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See, I think of him as more of a real-life Ted Faro.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a fantastic analogy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean:

-Grew up in a racist, bigoted society (Mormon Utah/apartheid South Africa)
-has a creepy relationship with women (harem in HFW/all the female employees he knocks up or harasses)
-initially touted as a savior because their big thing helps the environment
-needs to be handled
-irratic
-needs to be worshipped
-thinks they alone can solve the problems of the world
-runs employees ragged with impossible deadlines
-doesn’t think through the consequences of their impetuous decisions

He’s totally Ted Faro.

[–] SulaymanF 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Brilliant. Both are into flamethrowers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"Bring me the priest."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Billionaire ~~playboy genius philanthropist~~

Yeah, I don't think he makes the cut.

[–] Son_of_dad 2 points 1 year ago

He's not even Justin Hammer

[–] Huxleywaswrite 1 points 1 year ago

He seems a little more likely to be a real life justin hammer