Shorting stock is a financial game that you can play if you can afford it. It might be related to disliking Elon Musk because of his some of his business practi

Shorting stock is a financial game that you can play if you can afford it. It might be related to disliking Elon Musk because of his some of his business practices are shady. Personally, I think he's mostly a con man but that view isn't widely held here on HN. If someone doesn't like his business practice and thinks it might fail, shorting the stock could be profitable.