If I got to that age with nothing to show for it
He has a lot.
- He's his own boss.
- His business doesn't tie him anywhere, so he could move to a place with a low cost of living.
His problem is his mentality. Thinking that marriage and children are the be all end all. It was a mistake to post that blackpill stuff: it makes him look weak and unhappy, which hurts his credibility. He ought to make peace with his prospects, move to a nice, cheapish place, and live comfortably. Perhaps slowly transition his content to other stuff since it appears that focusing on women's issues is killing him.
People like that have already demonstrated virtue above the average man
You're conflating virtue with success. A man's worth lies in his moral character, not his worldly accomplishments. You can get a notion of Musk's character from the families he starts and abandons.
His edgy memes pissed of the left. The right began to like him because he wanted free speech, so he cemented that avenue of popularity by going for Trump, which wasn't against his business interests. But then he defended work immigration which pissed off the audience he had been cultivating. Ultimately, his political shenanigans haven't ended up increasing his overall popularity, which seems to be his goal since everything public he has ever done can be explained by the motive of staying fresh and relevant in people's minds. Thus, he's done with the political game for the time being. He will probably attempt to regain credibility as serious space business tycoon that does exciting new space things that NASA can't.
Another theory is that he's ensured that cheap immigrant workers will continue to be available despite the new government and that he's already done what he can to minimize regulations for his space company.
Elon Musk is in it for himself, either for the success of his space dream or the aggrandizement of his name in the public's mind. He's not a hero and he's not admirable.
Star Wars worked only in the first trilogy, where Jedi were monks with mysterious wisdom. Give them political power and the setting unravels into moral greyness. The pulpy origins of the franchise can't withstand that kind of scrutiny.
Star wars today is less good vs evil and more realpolitik between sides. The only reason the empire is evil is because they add scenes of unreasonable cruelty to try and force that perspective.
His maps of meaning and the personality lectures he uploaded to youtube were very good. His 12 rules for life book was also pretty good.
Sadly, people online seem to mostly remember the things he spewed on twitter after that. It saddens me to see him vilified, or for him to say embarrassing things outside his competence.
Odd that the riots didn't begin earlier in the presidency. Anyone knows why it's happening now?
I'm throwing brainstorming nonsense here, but could it be:
Surely there's a point to the timing, right? Could it be a prelude for some plan to come? Or is it just chaos?