Elon Musk Intrigued by Idea Women Can't Think Freely Because of 'Low T'; Testosterone & Cons🏋

[appalachiablue]

The Guardian, Sept. 7, 2024. Edit. - Every time it seems he can’t possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel & starts digging
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Maybe he’s born with it, maybe it’s ketamine
Every time I think Elon Musk can’t possibly sink any lower, he grabs a shovel and starts digging. In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he is nicknamed) has been doing his best to get Donald Trump elected by any means possible. As well as throwing money and an endorsement Trump’s way, Musk has posted multiple false election claims and reposted a fake version of Kamala Harris’s first campaign video that has been doctored to make her say she is the “ultimate diversity hire”.

When Musk isn’t meddling in politics, he’s busy posting misogynistic memes on X, the social media platform he has slowly been turning into an advertiser-haemorrhaging cesspool of hate.

He’s posted an extraordinary amount of unhinged content in the past, but last Sunday he really outdid himself: the billionaire reposted a tweet from “Autism Capital” that suggested that “women and low T men” are not able to think freely because they “can’t defend themselves physically”. The only people who can think freely are “high T alpha males and aneurotypical people ... this is why a Republic of high status males is best for decision making. Democratic, but a democracy only for those who are free to think.” So what did Musk write in response to this wildly sexist post that originally appeared on 4chan, the far-right messaging board that has been described as the “blueprint for white supremacist groups”?

He wrote: “Interesting observation.” It’s possible, I suppose, that Musk meant “interesting” in the sense that British people often use it – which is as a polite way of saying: “That’s total nonsense, you ridiculous loon.” But judging by Musk’s past behaviour, one imagines there’s a very good chance he found the post genuinely interesting. Of course, Musk wouldn’t be the first billionaire to dabble with casual thought experiments such as: what if we stripped women of all their rights? Peter Thiel, who runs Palantir, the dystopian technology company, and who has bankrolled JD Vance's political career, once mused that women getting the right to vote had been bad for democracy.

And we all know what Vance’s boss, Trump, thinks of women. But this isn’t just about women: Musk platforming terms like “low T men” shows how toxic masculinity hurts men, too, and how testosterone has been politicized. Ever since 2016, “it has become a strange kind of orthodoxy among American conservatives that being a liberally minded man who supports feminism is simply a result of having abnormally low levels of testosterone.” This is partly thanks to a dubious study linking leftwing politics to lower testosterone. Being “low T” has become the ultimate insult in certain circles and the likes of Trump have paraded their testosterone levels on national TV...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/07/elon-musk-women-testosterone

[Figarosmom]

1. Lve gotten to the point with this guy

That I no longer care what this creep thinks. Never thought of him as much of a genius or anything before but boy he has proven himself as a moron.

[rubbersole]

2. Elon, just STFU.

You are a cancer and a naturalized traitor.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Trustafarians masquerading as entrepreneurs are not experts on anything

[JoseBalow]

4. If his mishandling of Twitter is any indication, he must be one of his own "Low-T" morons

[EYESORE 9001]

5. That picture...

I just can’t see it enough
Now if people would start migrating like birds in flight to new platforms. Any day now… Perhaps it’ll take a departure of some major customers done in a splashy way, encouraging others to follow.

[tanyev]

6. Well my low T and tiny little lady brain still know that your name isn't Leon.

[Midnight Writer]

7. In my experience, it is men who can't think freely because of their testosterone levels.

[appalachiablue]

10. Is that the truth.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Can we, women, find some kook doctor to publish/promote that men aren't fit to rule because

they lack sufficient estrogen?

[appalachiablue]

11. Why not, esp if this male supremacy bunk continues.

[orthoclad]

13. Oversized amygdala

Right-wingers' amygdalas are overgrown. This makes them unfit to rule.

"Neuroimaging studies have shown that the amygdala, the tiny almond-shaped brain structure that mediates fear, is larger in people with more rightwing views"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/authoritarianism-roots-origin
also
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219432730

[Metaphorical]

9. Extroverts and Testosterone

Extroversion is heavily influenced by testosterone, as is psychopathic behaviour. A person with high testosterone is usually very confident in themselves (without necessarily having evidence to justify that assurance), is egotistical and self-centered, believes in his innate superiority, and usually are rule breakers. They also typically peak early (usually in their twenties or thirties) and then decline because testosterone levels fall off pretty dramatically over time. They are also more susceptible to deterioration of brain function as they get older.

[appalachiablue]

12. Very interesting, good post. I'd like to explore this if you know any

good sources, thanks.