It makes more sense if this is viewed as Musk's way of manipulating the mainstream media into paying attention to his reopening stance and in the process change

It makes more sense if this is viewed as Musk's way of manipulating the mainstream media into paying attention to his reopening stance and in the process change public opinion about the reopening perhaps. Losing some stock valuation with possible SEC fine is a small price to pay if the states do get reopened sooner and people are happily back to work again and the economy at least somewhat goes back to normal. He can tweet as if he has gone mad or something. In one way or another it's all a facade. I would buy more into this possibility than that he is unaware of the consequences of his tweets or is actually in some sort of mentally unstable state right now. All look very theatrical for me. The "my girlfriend is mad at me" part actually made me snicker a little. I think that is something many people can relate to. Also, there appears to be more americans joining the reopen camp as the whole debate shifts to freedom vs authoritarian. Or you can also argue that he is being irrational in a rational way.