People lost religion, so they worship founders.

I noticed people have begun treating Elon Musk in particular as a deity. I think this ties into insidious promise of some tech people that they are discovering the key to eternal life.

I agree, Elon is probably the the biggest example of this. 

This was the tweet that triggered this for me:

LET THE FOUNDER MODE FLOW! ❄️ 💳 😂😂😂 https://t.co/T3EFArEtvv

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I agree, Elon is probably the the biggest example of this. 

This was the tweet that triggered this for me: https://x.com/jason/status/1886855390178238698?s=46