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Elon is a weird guy. Big whoop. What's wrong with being a clown? My guess is that his critics are just angry that Elon doesn't feel as constrained by societal

Elon is a weird guy. Big whoop. What's wrong with being a clown? My guess is that his critics are just angry that Elon doesn't feel as constrained by societal norms as they do. And that video is hilarious in its journalistic superficiality. When Elon uses the number 420, it's a joke. It doesn't matter if 99.999% of people who read it see no humour in it, it's still clearly identifiable as Elon humour. The fact that this wasn't pointed out is just sad. Even if it wasn't a joke, tweets like that have no effect on long term stock price. (Though it could be argued that the pathetic howling of indignation around them has a very slight medium-term effect.) The only people who "lose out" as a result of tweets like that are day traders and market speculators—people who make their money off the value created by others, adding literally zero value to the economy.

clouddrover 5y ago
> What's wrong with being a clown? It means you don't get invited to talk about EVs with the president of the United States, which is what we're talking about. > Even if it wasn't a joke, tweets like that have no effect on long term stock price. It still gets you fined by the SEC. Elon is just going to have to suck it up and accept responsibility for his actions instead of whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC.
- simondotau 5y ago
  I don't personally care that Tesla weren't invited. Tesla didn't suffer from not being invited. It was a nothing event that nobody would even remember today if it wasn't for the remarkable weirdness of Tesla's absence. As for the SEC, the evidence of reality suggests otherwise. Elon didn't have to suck it up and accept responsibility. He didn't have to stop whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC.
  - clouddrover 5y ago
    > I don't personally care that Tesla weren't invited. Tesla didn't suffer from not being invited. It was a nothing event And yet you're clearly agitated by it. > Elon didn't have to suck it up and accept responsibility. He didn't have to stop whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC. Yes, his inability to do so is one of the reasons he is clown. An inability to accept responsibility for himself is a personal failing. It's weak.
    - simondotau 5y ago
      > And yet you're clearly agitated by it. An odd thing to say given that I haven't said anything about it. Perhaps you are confusing me with someone else?
      - clouddrover 5y ago
        Nope.

clouddrover 5y ago

> What's wrong with being a clown? It means you don't get invited to talk about EVs with the president of the United States, which is what we're talking about. > Even if it wasn't a joke, tweets like that have no effect on long term stock price. It still gets you fined by the SEC. Elon is just going to have to suck it up and accept responsibility for his actions instead of whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC.

simondotau 5y ago
I don't personally care that Tesla weren't invited. Tesla didn't suffer from not being invited. It was a nothing event that nobody would even remember today if it wasn't for the remarkable weirdness of Tesla's absence. As for the SEC, the evidence of reality suggests otherwise. Elon didn't have to suck it up and accept responsibility. He didn't have to stop whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC.
- clouddrover 5y ago
  > I don't personally care that Tesla weren't invited. Tesla didn't suffer from not being invited. It was a nothing event And yet you're clearly agitated by it. > Elon didn't have to suck it up and accept responsibility. He didn't have to stop whining about how he doesn't respect the SEC. Yes, his inability to do so is one of the reasons he is clown. An inability to accept responsibility for himself is a personal failing. It's weak.
  - simondotau 5y ago
    > And yet you're clearly agitated by it. An odd thing to say given that I haven't said anything about it. Perhaps you are confusing me with someone else?
    - clouddrover 5y ago
      Nope.