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>And Musk's personal brand is much smaller than Trump'

The world is larger than just the USA. Elon has an international following that probably outsizes what's left of Trumps crazy republicans.

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I’m outside US and if you go outside the city you’ll be surprised how many people you encounter that were/still are fans of him, much more than people who know who Elon Musk is. Think it was easy to underestimate it when you’re in the city/tech bubbles.

So, it's kind of horrifying, but so does Trump. Musk's fanbase is probably more Very Online than Trump's, but it's still a lot smaller.

Indeed. Musk is famous because he's rich. Trump is rich because he's famous.

Well, Trump is rich because he's famous because he was rich, more precisely.

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