What can we say, at this point in time, about tech grifter Elon Musk? Nothing that his trans daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson hasn’t already said. We could reiterate that he’s an idiot, a man-baby, a force of pathetic evil, and the worst case scenario for a midlife crisis, and all of that would be true. But sometimes, it’s best to say it with images. Which is exactly what YouTube has accidentally gone and done with this hilarious play button placement.
YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards.bsky.social) March 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I mean, there it is right there. Was this intentional? No. Is it poetic justice? Yes.
“It’s the universe sending us a message,” one commenter wrote. Though to be fair…it’s a message that we were already pretty clear on.
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“I used to think nobody could be more lacking in self awareness than the sociopath in chief, Tr*mp…” another poster wrote, “but apparently he’s got competition.”
He does indeed. This is a peak “are we the baddies” moment. Except something tells us that Musk wouldn’t be all that upset about this thumbnail—people who bust out a “Roman salute” in public probably aren’t that pressed about their resemblance to certain totalitarian dictators, one would think.
