Metadata
- Author: Rebecca Shaw
- Full Title:: I Knew One Day I’d Have to Watch Powerful Men Burn the World Down – I Just Didn’t Expect Them to Be Such Losers
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-knew-one-day-id-have-to-watch-powerful-men-burn-the-world-down-i-just-didnt-expect-them-to-be-such-losers
- Read date:: 2025-02-02
Highlights
Nor can I skip Musk’s clear desperation, even as he holds this much wealth and power in his hands, to be thought of as cool. There are endless examples of him embarrassing himself while attempting to be funny or to gain respect. (View Highlight)
Putting on what is clearly a bro disguise to join the boys’ club and sit at the big boy table – it should feel humiliating. (View Highlight)
This combination of evil and embarrassment is a unique horror, one that science fiction has failed to prepare us for. (View Highlight)
Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder. (View Highlight)