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> I hate to break it to you but Musk is just as unlikeable. Right? I don't get the guy's appeal. Yes, SpaceX and Tesla are doing neat things and I love that. B

by selykg 5y ago

> I hate to break it to you but Musk is just as unlikeable. Right? I don't get the guy's appeal. Yes, SpaceX and Tesla are doing neat things and I love that. But Musk is literally the last person I want to hear from, or about. Despite all the cool stuff Tesla is doing, he really makes me not want to buy anything from Tesla ever just because he's associated with it. Perhaps a bit dramatic, but I really can't stand the guy.

rvz 5y ago
> he really makes me not want to buy anything from Tesla ever just because he's associated with it. Maybe people like him because he knows how to overpromise (and lie) to his loyal Tesla fanbase and give them a product that doesn't function as advertised. They knew FSD (Fools Self Driving) was never going to be Level 5 and still promised it and missed their own deadlines and was admittedly Level 2. Now they introduce a subscription package to a broken product feature even though his customers have already paid for it! Perhaps Musk is clever at playing his Tesla customers or the fanatics just love getting scammed by him. Maybe both.
enraged_camel 5y ago
>> I hate to break it to you but Musk is just as unlikeable. I had long suspected that he's on the spectrum, and earlier this year he came out and openly talked about his Asperger's diagnosis. That's not to say that excuses his terrible treatment of other people, but it sure explains it.
- selykg 5y ago
  Well, that makes some amount of sense. Certainly doesn't excuse it. Perhaps he needs to rethink how he communicates with people, maybe putting someone between himself and how he communicates with the public. "No, Elon, think about what this could possibly do if you said this" type of person. Either way. He's super polarizing. Some people love him. Some people totally despise him. It's probably clear which side I'm on lol
- kiba 5y ago
  I had long suspected that he's on the spectrum, and earlier this year he came out and openly talked about his Asperger's diagnosis. I don't think that confirms he has Asperger's. He said it on SNL as a joke.
  - rcMgD2BwE72F 5y ago
    >He said it on SNL as a joke Source?
  - enraged_camel 5y ago
    I don't believe it was a joke? I watched the bit and it certainly didn't come across as one.
  - radihuq 5y ago
    I can't find the exact timestamp but at the beginning of this podcast[0] Jason Calacanis talks about his experience joining Musk backstage at SNL, as well as how that Asperger's joke came to be. If I recall correctly, I think its confirmed, or at least strongly implied, Musk does have Asperger's EDIT: they start talking about it at the 7:00 mark [0] https://youtu.be/GE0iWGNXKXw?t=420 https://youtu.be/GE0iWGNXKXw?t=420
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sangnoir 5y ago
> I don't get the guy's appeal. I suspect there's a level of vicariousness for some fans, some shade of "He's a nerd like me - it could have been me if I caught a lucky break. Hell, I can still be something like him if I found/get RSUs in a rocketship SaaS startup and have multiple recurring successes after that". Elon seems to have settled into that "friendly, relatable neighborhood billionaire who memes-and-does-crypto just like you" persona
rootusrootus 5y ago
> I don't get the guy's appeal. You could be talking about some politicians and I'd feel similarly. I think it says much more about society that these are the folks we hold up on a pedestal than it says about the people themselves.

by selykg 5y ago

rvz 5y ago

> he really makes me not want to buy anything from Tesla ever just because he's associated with it. Maybe people like him because he knows how to overpromise (and lie) to his loyal Tesla fanbase and give them a product that doesn't function as advertised. They knew FSD (Fools Self Driving) was never going to be Level 5 and still promised it and missed their own deadlines and was admittedly Level 2. Now they introduce a subscription package to a broken product feature even though his customers have already paid for it! Perhaps Musk is clever at playing his Tesla customers or the fanatics just love getting scammed by him. Maybe both.

enraged_camel 5y ago

>> I hate to break it to you but Musk is just as unlikeable. I had long suspected that he's on the spectrum, and earlier this year he came out and openly talked about his Asperger's diagnosis. That's not to say that excuses his terrible treatment of other people, but it sure explains it.

selykg 5y ago
Well, that makes some amount of sense. Certainly doesn't excuse it. Perhaps he needs to rethink how he communicates with people, maybe putting someone between himself and how he communicates with the public. "No, Elon, think about what this could possibly do if you said this" type of person. Either way. He's super polarizing. Some people love him. Some people totally despise him. It's probably clear which side I'm on lol
kiba 5y ago
I had long suspected that he's on the spectrum, and earlier this year he came out and openly talked about his Asperger's diagnosis. I don't think that confirms he has Asperger's. He said it on SNL as a joke.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y ago
  >He said it on SNL as a joke Source?
- enraged_camel 5y ago
  I don't believe it was a joke? I watched the bit and it certainly didn't come across as one.
- radihuq 5y ago
  I can't find the exact timestamp but at the beginning of this podcast[0] Jason Calacanis talks about his experience joining Musk backstage at SNL, as well as how that Asperger's joke came to be. If I recall correctly, I think its confirmed, or at least strongly implied, Musk does have Asperger's EDIT: they start talking about it at the 7:00 mark [0] https://youtu.be/GE0iWGNXKXw?t=420 https://youtu.be/GE0iWGNXKXw?t=420
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sangnoir 5y ago

> I don't get the guy's appeal. I suspect there's a level of vicariousness for some fans, some shade of "He's a nerd like me - it could have been me if I caught a lucky break. Hell, I can still be something like him if I found/get RSUs in a rocketship SaaS startup and have multiple recurring successes after that". Elon seems to have settled into that "friendly, relatable neighborhood billionaire who memes-and-does-crypto just like you" persona

rootusrootus 5y ago

> I don't get the guy's appeal. You could be talking about some politicians and I'd feel similarly. I think it says much more about society that these are the folks we hold up on a pedestal than it says about the people themselves.