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> tweets like this have consequences and can hurt people Sometimes I wonder if this is just an attention-seeking thing. People feel lonely, and then they say
by jrockway 7y ago
> tweets like this have consequences and can hurt people
Sometimes I wonder if this is just an attention-seeking thing. People feel lonely, and then they say dramatic things to get attention. "Tesla is overvalued" -> stock tanks -> "hey people notice that I exist".
I have a lot of friends that I met playing games and this is a super common tactic. Instead of messaging me with "hey, want to play?" I get "i'm thinking about killing myself". The end result is the same, we play the game. I personally find it more enjoyable to play as a fun way to kill some free time, but they must get better results when their friends think they're distracting them from a suicide attempt. So they use what works.
I have to think that Elon Musk is up to something similar. I wonder if he has a therapist. It could help.
- rootusrootus 7y agoAverage Joe has to say something dramatic to get attention. Elon Musk can say literally anything and have 10s of millions of people paying attention.