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Musk didn’t invent the “waste” discourse—he just repackaged it for the crypto-futurist set. We trace its roots through the Poor Laws, eugenics, Malthus, and Clinton’s 1996 “welfare reform.” It’s the same old story: who deserves a decent life, and who deserves abandonment.
Apr 23, 2025, 7:49 PM
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