“The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.”
As Musk has established himself as at least the second most powerful person in an administration seeking a wholesale remaking of institutions, rules and norms, what he said matters, because it encapsulates a political plan. What the Project 2025 report set out in over 900 turgid pages, Musk’s remark captures in a simple pithy mantra for the social media age.
Basically he has mommy daddy issues and wants to take it out on millions of other people. It’s like punching someone in the face but then washing their car and acting like he’s a saint.
So the Biff Tannen comparisons work on more than just Trump.