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I love a lot of what Musk does but thought those tweets were just insane, classless, and reprehensible. Fortunately, he's seemed to have calmed down his social

I love a lot of what Musk does but thought those tweets were just insane, classless, and reprehensible. Fortunately, he's seemed to have calmed down his social media game since 2018 (thank God), but he should still absolutely have to settle with this guy for a lot of money.

lawnchair_larry 7y ago
The other guy did insult him first. It doesn’t really matter which words were used in either direction, they were both trying to engage in public ridicule. But Musk has more money, so he isn’t held to the same standard. I think they both look bad and the case should be thrown out. Some convicted scammer claiming to be a private investigator who could get dirt on Unsworth ended up baiting Musk and offering his services for $50k. He sold him some lies about Unsworth, and Musk thought the guy was legit, so he later doubled down in the private email to a buzzfeed reporter, which was obviously promptly published.
- AndrewBissell 7y ago
  Unsworth was pissed because Musk's cave mini-sub white knight PR stunt was a huge, impractical distraction thrust on him at a time when speed and decisive action were of the essence. He used some choice words with an interviewer and, more to the point, never made baseless claims about Musk's background to a Twitter following of millions. To compare the two is just absurd.
  - lawnchair_larry 7y ago
    That’s a really bad excuse, and probably not true. If he didn’t want to be distracted, he could have simply not looked at twitter. Musk’s offer was obviously sincere, and if Unsworth found it unhelpful, the adult response is to politely decline. If you instead go to the media and pick a fight by using inflammatory claims and insults, you should not be surprised if someone hits back harder. To then go crying to the courts about defamation over a fight you started is just being an opportunistic weasel.
    - AndrewBissell 7y ago
      Dude, Musk actually showed up in Thailand and was leaning on local officials to insert himself into the rescue planning. Unsworth did not find out about him from Twitter.

lawnchair_larry 7y ago

The other guy did insult him first. It doesn’t really matter which words were used in either direction, they were both trying to engage in public ridicule. But Musk has more money, so he isn’t held to the same standard. I think they both look bad and the case should be thrown out. Some convicted scammer claiming to be a private investigator who could get dirt on Unsworth ended up baiting Musk and offering his services for $50k. He sold him some lies about Unsworth, and Musk thought the guy was legit, so he later doubled down in the private email to a buzzfeed reporter, which was obviously promptly published.

AndrewBissell 7y ago
Unsworth was pissed because Musk's cave mini-sub white knight PR stunt was a huge, impractical distraction thrust on him at a time when speed and decisive action were of the essence. He used some choice words with an interviewer and, more to the point, never made baseless claims about Musk's background to a Twitter following of millions. To compare the two is just absurd.
- lawnchair_larry 7y ago
  That’s a really bad excuse, and probably not true. If he didn’t want to be distracted, he could have simply not looked at twitter. Musk’s offer was obviously sincere, and if Unsworth found it unhelpful, the adult response is to politely decline. If you instead go to the media and pick a fight by using inflammatory claims and insults, you should not be surprised if someone hits back harder. To then go crying to the courts about defamation over a fight you started is just being an opportunistic weasel.
  - AndrewBissell 7y ago
    Dude, Musk actually showed up in Thailand and was leaning on local officials to insert himself into the rescue planning. Unsworth did not find out about him from Twitter.