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No, that's why we have labor laws. Being a billionaire doesn't make you a king.

Every company is spending "their own money" to pay employees. It doesn't matter if there are a thousand shareholders or just one. There is still a corporate structure and formal employee relationships. They are employees, not serfs, and they deserve the respect that entails.

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> Being a billionaire doesn't make you a king.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-employees-reveal-most-...

A former production employee who worked at the company over 10 years ago said he was surprised by his coworkers' attitude toward Musk.

"When he walked by, people would bow down to him," the former employee said. "That was kind of surprising to me."

I've never really wanted to do this before, but I want to figure out how to place a bet against this story being true in any meaningful sense.

Yes, I’m sure a narcissistic egomaniac would never condone or encourage such behaviour, and there’s no bootlicker out there who’d do it for brownie points. Completely unheard of.

Why is it so hard to believe that Musk may kind of be a jerk? Why do you have to deflect and find reasons to throw out evidence, especially when there are piles and piles of it?

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