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X advertisers stay away as CEO defends Musk’s “go f*** yourself” interview (arstechnica.com)

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 45 points 8 months ago

Imagine if your job was to defend this over-privileged man-child.

These sycophants never get the reward they dream of either. They always just get tossed aside at the first slip up.

[-] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 8 months ago

They always just get tossed aside at the first slip up.

... with a bonus of a few billion.

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 5 points 8 months ago

Unless if they're a Trump sycophant.

[+] Sorgan71@lemmy.world -23 points 8 months ago

i dont understand the second word in your second sentance. Is that a name of an alien? Like xenomorph? What does it look like?

[-] Infinity187@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

I'm amazed at this shitty comment.

[-] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 12 points 8 months ago

sycophant /sĭk′ə-fənt, sī′kə-/ noun

A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner. A tale-bearer or informer in general. A parasite; a mean flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sycophant

In this case, either:

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer

One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential

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