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For the love of god can somebody shut Elon Musk up before he ruins everything? He'd be on track to warrant having statues of him in future public parks if he co

For the love of god can somebody shut Elon Musk up before he ruins everything? He'd be on track to warrant having statues of him in future public parks if he could stop calling people pedophiles on Twitter.

simple_phrases 8y ago
Tesla's board is stuffed with Musk acolytes, so this is unlikely to happen.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago
  > Tesla's board is stuffed with Musk acolytes Tesla's Board is also elected by its shareholders, many of whom are unaffiliated with Elon Musk.
  - WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
    Not really, Musk owns a controlling share of Tesla. If he decides he doesn't want a board member, they are out. No board member is going to go against him.
    - jsight 8y ago
      That isn't the case actually. Musk owns far less than 50%... maybe ~20%?
      - WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
        Nope, he controls. See the following article: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-elon-musk-controls-tesla-with-only-a-minority-stake-14564491 https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-elon-musk-con...
todd3834 8y ago
Is this something that is happening on a regular basis?
- Causality1 8y ago
  Yesterday he got in a public fight on Twitter because he announced he's developing a quiet electric leaf blower and then steadfastly denied he'd gotten the idea from the person who'd just tweeted it at him.
swagasaurus-rex 8y ago
Maybe we live in a reality where even the noblest and greatest of our heroes are just normal people who lose their temper and occasionally say and do out of character things.
- simple_phrases 8y ago
  I follow hundreds of normal people who do not have public outbursts, nor do they make baseless accusations of pedophilia against people they don't like. Unfortunately, such things aren't out of character for Musk, they're par for the course. Somehow these normal people I know are able to hold themselves to a higher standard.
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    I’ve seen the behavior mentioned (public outbursts, baseless allegations) from friends, family, coworkers, owners of companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and con men (literal confidence men). Standards mean something until they don’t. People are fragile, and not always handled with care. If you’re surprised by these sorts of “deviations from the norm”, I assure you they exist and are more frequent than your social circle would lead you to believe.
- Fins 8y ago
  Actually, no, normal people do not behave like spoiled jerks, while this is the SOP for Musk. Maybe, just maybe, it is because he actually is a jerk, not a normal person?
pbreit 8y ago
With pretty much anyone, you get the whole package. Do you want PayPal, Tesla and spacex or do you want more discrete tweeting from Elon?
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simple_phrases 8y ago

Tesla's board is stuffed with Musk acolytes, so this is unlikely to happen.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago
> Tesla's board is stuffed with Musk acolytes Tesla's Board is also elected by its shareholders, many of whom are unaffiliated with Elon Musk.
- WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
  Not really, Musk owns a controlling share of Tesla. If he decides he doesn't want a board member, they are out. No board member is going to go against him.
  - jsight 8y ago
    That isn't the case actually. Musk owns far less than 50%... maybe ~20%?
    - WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
      Nope, he controls. See the following article: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-elon-musk-controls-tesla-with-only-a-minority-stake-14564491 https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-elon-musk-con...

todd3834 8y ago

Is this something that is happening on a regular basis?

Causality1 8y ago
Yesterday he got in a public fight on Twitter because he announced he's developing a quiet electric leaf blower and then steadfastly denied he'd gotten the idea from the person who'd just tweeted it at him.

swagasaurus-rex 8y ago

Maybe we live in a reality where even the noblest and greatest of our heroes are just normal people who lose their temper and occasionally say and do out of character things.

simple_phrases 8y ago
I follow hundreds of normal people who do not have public outbursts, nor do they make baseless accusations of pedophilia against people they don't like. Unfortunately, such things aren't out of character for Musk, they're par for the course. Somehow these normal people I know are able to hold themselves to a higher standard.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  I’ve seen the behavior mentioned (public outbursts, baseless allegations) from friends, family, coworkers, owners of companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and con men (literal confidence men). Standards mean something until they don’t. People are fragile, and not always handled with care. If you’re surprised by these sorts of “deviations from the norm”, I assure you they exist and are more frequent than your social circle would lead you to believe.
Fins 8y ago
Actually, no, normal people do not behave like spoiled jerks, while this is the SOP for Musk. Maybe, just maybe, it is because he actually is a jerk, not a normal person?

pbreit 8y ago

With pretty much anyone, you get the whole package. Do you want PayPal, Tesla and spacex or do you want more discrete tweeting from Elon?

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