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Italian government offer Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk the opportunity to fight at Colosseum I hate this timeline (www.marca.com)

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The Italian government has reportedly contacted Mark Zuckerberg regarding a potential UFC fight against Elon Musk at none other than the legendary Colosseum in Rome. Both Elon and

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[–] Itty53@kbin.social 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I gotta be honest, I am all for world governments encouraging and yes, facilitating billionaires to hurt each other in one-on-one combat. Sell tickets and snacks why not. Pay per view. Just give the money to government services.

What with estate taxes, I would think it's potentially quite a valuable use of a goverment's time.

[–] sailsperson@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next we need politicians and policy makers putting their fists to work instead of sending others, preferably in taxable ways, too.

One could dream.

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

That's how you get President Camacho.

Not complaining. President Camacho knew the limits of his intelligence and listened to a smart advisor when he found one, which puts him ahead of most every other world leader.

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