This is how Muskism and DOGE connect to Trumpism and AI: Musk doesn't believe other people are real. He calls them "NPCs" (non-player characters). He wants to put a microchip in your head so he can "replace your bad programming":
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/21/torment-nexusism/#marching-to-pretoria
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