We are truly living in an Idiocracy. What kind of headline is this?

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    I can’t believe this is a real story.

    Why can’t they be like normal billionaires and just go outside and play with their submersibles?

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    So zuccyboy called musk and said, hey elon my metatrap is not getting any free publicity lately & your blue bird looks kinda dead, do you have any ideas? Sure, let’s stage some fake mma bs so that everybody can talk about, Joe will do some small talk for the populi about our everyday struggles, shinning different light on our cumbersome lives and we profit again. Great idea loonyboy, I’m in.

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    I swear, the world’s turned into a parody of itself without any of us realizing it. Where’s the fucking cameras?

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    The first time I saw this headline I thought it was from one of those Onion offshoot websites and skimmed it over. I can’t believe it’s real, but I’m both delighted and dumbfounded that it is!

    I choose to believe they’re doing this for our entertainment. Out of the goodness of their hearts. Things have been rough lately and we all need a little silliness and fun. Thanks, guys!

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      I think there was a weird reddit post awhile back where a guy saw Mark in his karate class. I dunno, rich people are people too and I guess this is a win-win for both of them. They get to live their rich lives, and it’s a spectacular publicity stunt.

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          Musk has a LOT more weight on him and I believe some height too.

          I just want to see Elon’s jibblies jobbling all over the place. Flippity flappity I want to see this happity.

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    I had to look this up because I thought it was fake.

    What the fuck is wrong with these people?

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    If the pay-per-view stream of the fight doesn’t include a stock ticker for their respective companies, I will be deeply disappointed.

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    Why’s everybody seething with rage? This is hilarious. It’s easy to get bent out of shape when the flaws of powerful people have a disproportionate effect on others, but those flaws are, in themselves, an indication that the humanity has not yet been completely purged from industrialized society.

    Okay, you hate the rich. I understand, but we’ve been dealing with them since we noticed that grain grows better on certain land, and we’ll be stuck dealing with them until individuals can freely convert matter and energy. Okay, these guys are egomaniacal man babies. They’re taking it out on each other! Honestly, would you rather they resolved their differences and cut a deal to (further) integrate Meta and Twitter? Let them fight.

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      I like this attitude and I agree! It’s your turn to be here for our entertainment, silly rich manbabies. Dance for us!

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    As much as I hate the notion of giving either of these dbags money, I’m paying to see this fight.