Yeah, I would agree that Dune is closer to our reality now politically, since Greenpeace, and groups like it, aren’t building a militia or anything close to the Zeon regime just yet, but I think Musk probably wants mecha eventually. Mobile suits are made for dueling, after all.
> The tech entrepreneur has upended one business after another. Now he may be going after our phone networks.
Same play as Twitter, I suppose. Power accretes.
I think he's trying to build a family dynasty à la (Mobile Suit) Gundam's (Principality of) Zeon family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam
https://zeonic-republic.net/
https://breezewiki.com/gundam/wiki/Zeon_Zum_Deikun
https://breezewiki.com/gundam/wiki/Principality_of_Zeon
What is breezewiki? idk lol fan dumb related /s
https://breezewiki.com/
BreezeWiki previously on HN, March 2025 (139 points, 68 comments):
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43529163
I have a really hard time imaging Zeon Zum Deikun tweeting about doing drugs with Grimes, or whether or not Tor Casval should get elf-ear surgery.
Personally I think we're headed more towards a House Harkonnen style monarchic-technocracy with that particular 'leadership'.
Yeah, I would agree that Dune is closer to our reality now politically, since Greenpeace, and groups like it, aren’t building a militia or anything close to the Zeon regime just yet, but I think Musk probably wants mecha eventually. Mobile suits are made for dueling, after all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/13/starlin...
https://archive.is/0F2ZQ