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Did Elon Musk make fun of you when you were a kid or something? These reactions are totally bizarre to me.

by anm89 5y ago

spoonjim 5y ago
What’s happening is that people are getting “into” billionaires in a way that tries to make them more than they are. Guys like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are more similar to Charles Koch and Steve Cohen than they are to me or you. They are highly effective capitalists. People trying to become an Elon Musk fanboy are as guaranteed to be disappointed as a Charles Koch fanboy.
cityzen 5y ago
"Elon Musk testifies that ‘pedo guy’ tweet was meant to be an insult, not a statement of fact" He's just an entitled, fragile man-baby. Money can buy hair but it can't buy class.
ryzvonusef 5y ago
Pendulum swings of public Opinion When Elon Musk first came into the public spotlight, he had a anywhere from a neutral to a mildly negative public perception due to being perceived as a nerd, and not being a good public speaker (due to autism?) then he starts succeeding and the pendulum swings upwards, practically rocketing (heh!) upwards as nerds and geeks world over found thier messiah, the one who will fulfill all their sci/fi dreams from dusty paperbacks... but then the pendulum reaches its peak and there is a saturation in adoration, the dick sucking was frankly getting a bit much, and people start to differentiate them self by being anti-Elon. The Thailand thing proves to be the trigger that swings the pendulum downwards and up again towards the other side. But now I feel the sheer banal revulsion at the mere mention of his name means that the pendulum has peaked again, and it's about time people start bringing the discussion back to facts rather than emotions You can see this when people start spouting random unrelated bullshit everytime Elon's name is mentioned. Like we get it, he is wealthy since the share price has skyrocketed (heh again!) because of all the pension funds and mutual funds and 401k and rando retail buyers are want a piece of his pie, but seriously, STFU, we are trying to have a discussion of facts regarding whatever, spew your rando ?-naire bile elsewhere.

Did Elon Musk make fun of you when you were a kid or something? These reactions are totally bizarre to me.

by anm89 5y ago

Did Elon Musk make fun of you when you were a kid or something? These reactions are totally bizarre to me.

What’s happening is that people are getting “into” billionaires in a way that tries to make them more than they are. Guys like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are more similar to Charles Koch and Steve Cohen than they are to me or you. They are highly effective capitalists. People trying to become an Elon Musk fanboy are as guaranteed to be disappointed as a Charles Koch fanboy.

cityzen 5y ago

"Elon Musk testifies that ‘pedo guy’ tweet was meant to be an insult, not a statement of fact" He's just an entitled, fragile man-baby. Money can buy hair but it can't buy class.

ryzvonusef 5y ago

Pendulum swings of public Opinion When Elon Musk first came into the public spotlight, he had a anywhere from a neutral to a mildly negative public perception due to being perceived as a nerd, and not being a good public speaker (due to autism?) then he starts succeeding and the pendulum swings upwards, practically rocketing (heh!) upwards as nerds and geeks world over found thier messiah, the one who will fulfill all their sci/fi dreams from dusty paperbacks... but then the pendulum reaches its peak and there is a saturation in adoration, the dick sucking was frankly getting a bit much, and people start to differentiate them self by being anti-Elon. The Thailand thing proves to be the trigger that swings the pendulum downwards and up again towards the other side. But now I feel the sheer banal revulsion at the mere mention of his name means that the pendulum has peaked again, and it's about time people start bringing the discussion back to facts rather than emotions You can see this when people start spouting random unrelated bullshit everytime Elon's name is mentioned. Like we get it, he is wealthy since the share price has skyrocketed (heh again!) because of all the pension funds and mutual funds and 401k and rando retail buyers are want a piece of his pie, but seriously, STFU, we are trying to have a discussion of facts regarding whatever, spew your rando ?-naire bile elsewhere.