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Elon Musk is a jerk, no seriously... the shit he does is often crazy stupid. But he's also awesome and moved some seriously overdue technologies forward when o

Elon Musk is a jerk, no seriously... the shit he does is often crazy stupid. But he's also awesome and moved some seriously overdue technologies forward when others have faltered. This is amazing and I'm so glad to see launches back in the hands of people who are working to push space travel forward.

ALittleLight 6y ago
I don't think it's fair to call him a jerk. If you had everything you've ever tweeted or said scrutinized by large numbers of antagonists you may find that critics fixate on a few of your not-quite-best moments too.
- gonzo41 6y ago
  Do you not remember his cave diver / submarine attacks on twitter? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50667553 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50667553
  - dntbnmpls 6y ago
    > Do you not remember his cave diver / submarine attacks on twitter? A jury sided with Musk over the "pedo guy"... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13U https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13... And most sane people would side with Musk over some pathetic old guy who goes to thailand to exploit the poor people there. Don't you agree?
  - ALittleLight 6y ago
    He insulted a guy who insulted him. It's not a good thing, but hardly justifies judging an entire person. Have you ever said an inappropriate thing about someone you were arguing with who got on your nerves?
    - jml7c5 6y ago
      The combination of "Thailand (sus)", and "bet ya a signed dollar it's true" makes it clear he was accusing the guy of pedophilia. That's way beyond just an insult.
fermienrico 6y ago
Folks, please respond here why you are downvoting this comment. I don't like Elon's personality but I like his vision. Not sure what else people are bent up on, would be nice to get some perspective of why people don't like him and vision.
- coldtea 6y ago
  >Folks, please respond here why you are downvoting this comment. Probably because of its inelegant wording. Jerk, etc...
fma 6y ago
He has an eccentric personality to say the least. I don't think any other CEO would Tweet their stock price is too high...or name their child X Æ A-12.
- scrumbledober 6y ago
  Or respond to criticism by calling someone he doesn't know anything about a pedophile.

ALittleLight 6y ago

I don't think it's fair to call him a jerk. If you had everything you've ever tweeted or said scrutinized by large numbers of antagonists you may find that critics fixate on a few of your not-quite-best moments too.

gonzo41 6y ago
Do you not remember his cave diver / submarine attacks on twitter? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50667553 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50667553
- dntbnmpls 6y ago
  > Do you not remember his cave diver / submarine attacks on twitter? A jury sided with Musk over the "pedo guy"... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13U https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13... And most sane people would side with Musk over some pathetic old guy who goes to thailand to exploit the poor people there. Don't you agree?
- ALittleLight 6y ago
  He insulted a guy who insulted him. It's not a good thing, but hardly justifies judging an entire person. Have you ever said an inappropriate thing about someone you were arguing with who got on your nerves?
  - jml7c5 6y ago
    The combination of "Thailand (sus)", and "bet ya a signed dollar it's true" makes it clear he was accusing the guy of pedophilia. That's way beyond just an insult.

fermienrico 6y ago

Folks, please respond here why you are downvoting this comment. I don't like Elon's personality but I like his vision. Not sure what else people are bent up on, would be nice to get some perspective of why people don't like him and vision.

coldtea 6y ago
>Folks, please respond here why you are downvoting this comment. Probably because of its inelegant wording. Jerk, etc...

fma 6y ago

He has an eccentric personality to say the least. I don't think any other CEO would Tweet their stock price is too high...or name their child X Æ A-12.

scrumbledober 6y ago
Or respond to criticism by calling someone he doesn't know anything about a pedophile.