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Robert Downey Jr Speaks Out About Elon Musk "Cosplay" Of Tony Stark-The Tech Billionaire (vocal.media)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Lord01@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The parallels between Musk and Stark seemed perfect on paper. Both are billionaire tech innovators with a flair for the dramatic and dreams of changing the world.

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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 37 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

When Stan Lee created Tony back in the 1960's he probably took his inspiration from Howard Hughes.

Hughes had been the inspiration for a famous novel of the time, "The Carpetbaggers."

HH was played by Leo DiCaprio in 'The Aviator.'

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably why Tony Stark's father is named Howard, too.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Could be.

Off topic but fun.

The book 'The Carpetbaggers' became a movie; there was a Western actor mentioned in the story, Nevada Smith. Does anyone else know a daring character named after a state with a five letter last name?

https://youtu.be/Or-4aw41PkM

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I told you before, I'm not doing any more research for your crossword puzzles. If you want to keep making them that's fine, but don't put the work on us.

/s just in case

[–] GoosLife@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hannah Montana!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Alexis Texas.

Way more daring than Hannah ever was...

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm, like, 90% sure that last name is more than 5 letters. (I mean I guess Cyrus but not Montana which is the character's last name)

[–] GoosLife@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, wait

Hannah Monta!

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Now she's not named after a state!

[–] interurbain1er@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does anyone else know a daring character named after a state with a five letter last name?

That's so reductive. The guy is MUCH MUCH MORE.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Alexas Texas has entered the chat...

[–] Jumpingspiderman@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Hughes was smart though. Unlike Elon "Phoney Starck" Musk.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you watched agent Carter, Howard Stark is clearly just Hughes by a different name.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Doc Savage has entered the chat.

Millionaire geniuses were a dime a dozen in the Pulp Era!

[jk, of course you're right]