Elon Musk: Political Spending, X Platform Sentiment & Wealth Tax Contradiction
Musk's $446M midterm spend is drawing viral mockery and serious policy critique, with X users sardonically defending their right to stay on the platform they predated him on.
What we know
Economist an account on X went viral (29K likes) noting the contradiction between billionaires claiming illiquidity for wealth taxes while Musk spent $446M on midterm elections. Separately, a question about why critics still use X prompted two of the feed's most-liked responses: Another account on X with 520K likes ('I was here first?') and another account on X with a colonialism metaphor. The sentiment: X's original user base sees itself as the platform's community, not Musk's.
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