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OK, before you go any further with that idea you should check this out: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/st

OK, before you go any further with that idea you should check this out: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496

hef19898 5y ago
You got me to, literally, look at Musk tweet for the first time in my life. How old is he? Twelve?
- bombcar 5y ago
  Twelve year olds would have much hotter memes. Musk’s are straight up boomer-class, it’s just rare you see billionaires fielding any memes at all.
  - hef19898 5y ago
    True, my 13 year old probably doesn't even recognize Bill Gates, or know who he is. And if I explained it to him, he wouldn't care.
  - drcode 5y ago
    He has 83M followers, mainly because of his memes. He isn't interested in your super hot memes that only 5 people in the world understand.
    - bombcar 5y ago
      Exactly - it’s not how well the bear dances, it’s that it dances at all.
- drcode 5y ago
  I think he's an obnoxious twerp overall, but his lack of respect for conventional mores in his twitter game is not one of his problems, in my opinion
- sumedh 5y ago
  There is a context behind that tweet, apparently Gates has shorted Tesla.
  - hef19898 5y ago
    Which makes it even worse...
  - dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
    That's important, because it reveals Musk's insecurity and fragile ego. Anyone else would just say "Great, I'm going to make you lose all your money!"
  - evandale 5y ago
    >apparently Gates has shorted Tesla There's a couple of these "apparently" or he "maybe" shorted Tesla giving "context" If you really want to offer context here it is: - Gates asked Musk to meet up to discuss clime change philanthropy - Musk asked if Gates still had a half billion Tesla short - Gates confirmed he does - Musk told him to screw off because he can't take philanthropy on climate change seriously with someone trying to cash in on the failure of Tesla So, no, he didn't "maybe" or "apparently" short Tesla - he actively is shorting Tesla to the tune of $500 million as of a few days ago.
    - dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
      The implication here is Tesla is doing something about climate change. The irony is that Tesla worsens climate change by selling billions of dollars of carbon credits which enable polluters. If it actually wanted to make a difference it would forgo those credits which would force polluters to actually reduce pollution. Instead it's just a wash.
    - AlexandrB 5y ago
      What if I think Tesla is a great company, but also that its stock is overpriced (its P/E ratio is > 200, so that's not a stretch). Am I allowed to short TSLA or does that automatically mean I'm "trying to cash in on the failure of Tesla"? This kind of thing doesn't give me confidence that Musk will respect differing opinions as the owner of Twitter.
drcode 5y ago
That post seems very savvy to me: If you admit to shorting TSLA stock, expect to be savaged
sweezyjeezy 5y ago
I am aware what his twitter is like - but he can just shoot those off from the hip with no oversight - would he just be able to ban some person without someone pushing back, or explaining to him why it might be a bad idea? I would imagine he would be at least a couple of steps removed from being able to do that.

OK, before you go any further with that idea you should check this out: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496

hef19898 5y ago

You got me to, literally, look at Musk tweet for the first time in my life. How old is he? Twelve?

bombcar 5y ago
Twelve year olds would have much hotter memes. Musk’s are straight up boomer-class, it’s just rare you see billionaires fielding any memes at all.
- hef19898 5y ago
  True, my 13 year old probably doesn't even recognize Bill Gates, or know who he is. And if I explained it to him, he wouldn't care.
- drcode 5y ago
  He has 83M followers, mainly because of his memes. He isn't interested in your super hot memes that only 5 people in the world understand.
  - bombcar 5y ago
    Exactly - it’s not how well the bear dances, it’s that it dances at all.
drcode 5y ago
I think he's an obnoxious twerp overall, but his lack of respect for conventional mores in his twitter game is not one of his problems, in my opinion
sumedh 5y ago
There is a context behind that tweet, apparently Gates has shorted Tesla.
- hef19898 5y ago
  Which makes it even worse...
- dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
  That's important, because it reveals Musk's insecurity and fragile ego. Anyone else would just say "Great, I'm going to make you lose all your money!"
- evandale 5y ago
  >apparently Gates has shorted Tesla There's a couple of these "apparently" or he "maybe" shorted Tesla giving "context" If you really want to offer context here it is: - Gates asked Musk to meet up to discuss clime change philanthropy - Musk asked if Gates still had a half billion Tesla short - Gates confirmed he does - Musk told him to screw off because he can't take philanthropy on climate change seriously with someone trying to cash in on the failure of Tesla So, no, he didn't "maybe" or "apparently" short Tesla - he actively is shorting Tesla to the tune of $500 million as of a few days ago.
  - dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
    The implication here is Tesla is doing something about climate change. The irony is that Tesla worsens climate change by selling billions of dollars of carbon credits which enable polluters. If it actually wanted to make a difference it would forgo those credits which would force polluters to actually reduce pollution. Instead it's just a wash.
  - AlexandrB 5y ago
    What if I think Tesla is a great company, but also that its stock is overpriced (its P/E ratio is > 200, so that's not a stretch). Am I allowed to short TSLA or does that automatically mean I'm "trying to cash in on the failure of Tesla"? This kind of thing doesn't give me confidence that Musk will respect differing opinions as the owner of Twitter.

drcode 5y ago

That post seems very savvy to me: If you admit to shorting TSLA stock, expect to be savaged

sweezyjeezy 5y ago

I am aware what his twitter is like - but he can just shoot those off from the hip with no oversight - would he just be able to ban some person without someone pushing back, or explaining to him why it might be a bad idea? I would imagine he would be at least a couple of steps removed from being able to do that.