OK, So Elon Is The Real Running Mate, Right?

It at least can seem this way.

Just to gain some more clarity upfront on this topic, it seems like two notable things are going on here:

1. Obviously, Elon is not actually the running mate, and from a straight globalist/capitalist perspective, he’s so into Trump because he wants to essentially regulate his regulators (or fire them). Between that and the various percentages and pay packages he negotiates around Tesla stock, he could potentially scale to a trillionaire on paper if he lives to about 70. Which, I mean, I dunno.
2. The psychological thing that’s going on here is I think Elon has gradually come to the realization that a bunch of money means you don’t have friends so much as people who need or want things from you. Plus, while he’s always been “quirky” or “spectrum,” he probably spent 20–25 years having to walk various lines with investors and stakeholders. He loves the freedom of how Trump says and does what he wants. When you combine that with the ability to oversee his own regulatory environment, it’s a masculine fever dream: control things, make money, have adoring fans (red meat to online incels), and feel “part of something.”

It must be an interesting little dance where Trump probably barely acknowledges either Elon or Vance, but Vance is probably like “Am I №3…