b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Elon Musk Is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year TIME.COM Visionary. Showman. Iconoclast. Troll. How Elon Musk is reshaping our world—and beyond not Frontline doctors and nurses or anyone to do with covid vaccines, but this wannabe nerd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Are you fucking serious? Jesus fucking Christ. The only acceptable options were something to do with frontline healthcare workers, or vaccine researchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 The Time PotY is generally someone who has had a significant impact politically/culturally/socially/etc. Exactly what has Musk influenced other than the stock price of his own company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Elon Musk is absolutely the man of the year 2021. Wrong about basically anything he has an opinion, entitled and oblivious, actively making everything worse, and terminally online for no good reason. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Time PotY is generally someone who has had a significant impact politically/culturally/socially/etc. Exactly what has Musk influenced other than the stock price of his own company? cowards cheated OBL out of his easy win in 01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: cowards cheated OBL out of his easy win in 01 He absolutely should've gotten it that year, but Time obviously wanted to avoid the "Hitler is PotY" scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 counter point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: counter point Yeah - I'd say that @LazyPiranha nailed it with his post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Ah yes, the one issue where we all pretend like Time magazine is relevant. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 This affects my life greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 NGL, as much of a dweeb Musk is, his companies have had a huge impact on their respective industries. I really doubt the likes of GM, Ford, and other big automakers would be working on electrifying their cars if it wasn't for Tesla dominating that market right now. Same with reusable rockets. It was only a few years ago that every rocket company besides SpaceX thought reusability was stupid - now nearly every rocket company (established and startup alike), as well as national space programs, are trying to copy what SpaceX is doing. "If Musk didn't do it, someone else would have" Maybe. But they didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 thats not person of the year material by any stretch, let alone the past year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 That fucking 2 dollar barber college dropout of a hair cut should disqualify him from humanity. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I was expecting it to be a tinfoil mirror again based on the thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 To be perfectly honest, this is one year where Trump definitely deserved it. His trolling was FAR superior to Musk's by miles. But seriously, no one other person had such an impact on the world than he did. Not for the better, but he definitely had one hell of an impact. Unfortunately, even if they gave it to him for being a total Neanderthal, he'd see it as a good thing and his followers would somehow maneuver it into a reason to put him back in office (which is going to happen any way, unless he passes away before that can happen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Elon Musk thinks he's Tony Stark when he's REALLY Lex Luthor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Elon Musk thinks he's Tony Stark when he's REALLY Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor is smart and also he never called Superman a pedophile when he tried to save some kids. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 My brother used to be a big fan of Musk but this was the year he finally saw through the bullshit and realized how much of a joke he is. So that’s something, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: Elon Musk thinks he's Tony Stark when he's REALLY Lex Luthor. Nah, he’s more Norman Osborn. Lex Luthor is a smart man who hates that someone like Superman exists because it’s something he can’t control. Norman Osborn could have cured every form of cancer but instead he’s like “I’m gonna take my own medicine, go insane, put on a green mask and murder a blonde or two.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 hours ago, mclumber1 said: NGL, as much of a dweeb Musk is, his companies have had a huge impact on their respective industries. I really doubt the likes of GM, Ford, and other big automakers would be working on electrifying their cars if it wasn't for Tesla dominating that market right now. Same with reusable rockets. It was only a few years ago that every rocket company besides SpaceX thought reusability was stupid - now nearly every rocket company (established and startup alike), as well as national space programs, are trying to copy what SpaceX is doing. "If Musk didn't do it, someone else would have" Maybe. But they didn't. I don't really disagree with you on that stuff, but this year doesn't seem like the year he should have been chosen. I think 2018 is the year I'd have chosen him. By 2018 Space X had established itself as the leading commercial launch provider, every other space program in the world was moving towards reusable rockets, and the Falcon Heavy launch was a worldwide spectacle. You could co earlier when they were first achieving success, or arguably last year when they had their first crewed launch, but this year their biggest news was winning a contract. 2018 is also the year the Model 3 finally escaped production hell, the S was among the best selling luxury cars in the country, and their market cap was competitive with the established automakers. You could make a good case that Telsa's initial successes with the roadster or the Model S would be better years, but I think 2018 is right around the time that Tesla was clearly no longer a bit player. They'd established success, and you could see other automakers rushing to compete with them. This year, the story around Tesla is more about it's market cap than anything else. Sure, they shipped the Plaid Model S, but that's a low volume novelty compared to the rest of their lineup. Both the Cybertruck and the Roadster missed their launch dates, which is particularly notable for the truck since it's now been beat to market by Rivian and will likely be beat by Ford as well (which is pretty embarrassing). So yeah, while I don't really like Elon, I think you could have legitimately given him Person of the Year in a number of years, 2018 in particular, but this year seems like a very odd one to choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Congrats on continuing you slide into becoming the yester year rag version of Clickhole Time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: But they do keep kamikazing cop cars so really who's to say if they're good or bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Anybody who names their child xiaeixiiiaaaeeexiiixiiaexii or what the fuck ever is guilty of child abuse and that should be a disqualifier for any accolade good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.