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It's a clever line, but Musk hasn't invented a single goddamn thing in his life.
Hey that's not fair - he invents his own narrative about reality all the time.
Yeah, pay to post was Something Awful founder lowtax's idea.
SA used to be great. That move actually made the forums a pretty good place for a while because it kept out a few demographics including bots and kids.
Something Awful, YTMND and Newgrounds were basically the comedic engines of the internet back then.
Good 'ol pre-YouTube internet.