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Elon Musk calls out Twitter employee caught in video mocking his Asperger's

29 points by Vaslo 4y ago

IanDrake 4y ago
zht 4y ago
we should not make fun of people's conditions. that being said, isn't a key part of Elon's personality supposedly unbridled free speech? didn't he call someone a pedophile on twitter with no proof?
- marginalia_nu 4y ago
  Woah, let's not start holding ourselves to the same standards as we hold others, that would be crazy!
bediger4000 4y ago
This seems contradictory. Isn't the Twitter employee exercising his freedom of speech? Freedom of speech is a value that Elon Musk, the Richest and therefore the Smartest, Man on Earth values so highly that Musk is willing to buy Twitter to increase. This must be fake news. I can't believe Elon Musk would be so woke!
- DuskStar 4y ago
  If you use your free speech to say to a project veritas "operative" that there's no way they're a project veritas operative, you probably deserve to get fired for sheer stupidity at the very least.
moralestapia 4y ago
Regarding the method ... isn't this illegal? IMO these videos seem fabricated, they're just too convenient.
- pipeline_peak 4y ago
  No, and if it was, good luck getting him arrested lol
  - moralestapia 4y ago
    Quoting HN guidelines: Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
    - pipeline_peak 4y ago
      Cool
- rvz 4y ago
  > isn't this illegal? No. This is the same method used to secretly record an interview / meeting of the previous President in 2020 around his atrocious handling of the pandemic on tape which that was subsequently leaked. > IMO these videos seem fabricated, they're just too convenient. So that must mean that the Twitter All hands video that was also referenced by Business Insider and TechCrunch was also fabricated then?
  - moralestapia 4y ago
    >This is the same method used to secretly record an interview [...] That doesn't make it legal though ...
    - rvz 4y ago
      Is that why Bob Woodward, and the other leakers of the Trump tapes and Project Veritas (PV) are still not convicted yet or even sued for those leaks without any retractions in their books or videos for everyone to see? If it was illegal Woodward's book would have been successfully banned, taken off of sale and PV would have been taken down along time ago and they still haven't.
calin2k 4y ago
twitter as a corporation is woke enough to cancel a terminate this employee, or is it
- rvz 4y ago
  They won't. Despite the fact the same people here who believed the leaked Twitter all hands video from the same source and could not refute or deny the authenticity of the it, they now scream 'fake' again especially with an internal email being sent by Twitter themselves confirming the whole situation of leaks by PV, telling them to be vigilant. Unless Twitter is going to come out and refute that specific email, then it has been admitted and is true. Every-time they hesitate after the release of more leaks, then the situation becomes more problematic for them.
pipeline_peak 4y ago
Watch Twitter management go through a marathon of mental gymnastics to keep a woke Asperger’s hater.
- lapcat 4y ago
  > a woke Asperger’s hater Is that actually a thing? It feels like the term "woke" has been rendered meaningless and is simply thrown around as an empty insult.
  - pipeline_peak 4y ago
    If you watch the video, he talks about ending free speech, while throwing "special needs" insults. "woke aspergers hater" was an oxymoron.
    - lapcat 4y ago
      > "woke aspergers hater" was an oxymoron. Ok, fine, but Twitter doesn't describe itself as "woke", so it doesn't seem like your comment was as rhetorically effective as you may have thought it was. Nowadays the term "woke" is almost exclusively used as an insult and not as a self-description; it actually has the feel of self-identifying the user of a term as having a particular sociopolitical leaning.
      - EricE 4y ago
        And calling anyone with the temerity to disagree with you an -ist or -phobe isn't self identification of the users who overuse those terms as having a particular sociopolitical leaning? Or does the gate only ever swing one way in your universe?
        lapcat 4y ago
        It appears you have an axe to grind or score to settle here, but I'm not clear on what the point is supposed to be. I think we're in agreement that "woke aspergers hater" is an oxymoron. I'm guessing that the OP believed their comment was an effective use of sarcasm, whereas I found the comment to be confusing and ineffective. We can agree to disagree about that. Other than that, I have no wish to argue over who has the right to call whom which names.
khaki54 4y ago
This dude can't even play dumb and say "I didn't know about project veritas" or say "I didn't see the email from corp security" since he pulled it up in the interview and explained what he thinks PV does. Likely this guy will get taken to the train station
- pohl 4y ago
  Q: How can I tell my date is really from Project Veritas? A: Have them read the internal memo out loud. If they pronounce it in the most tortured way, like vah-REE-TASS, run.
jereees 4y ago
“You’re lucky you met me organically or I would be questioning everything about you” It’s almost satire. I don’t agree with what this employee is saying, but what really irks me is the tone of superiority and arrogance he employs to speak so carelessly about a topic he has power on. This employee should be fired not because of his views, but his unprofessional attitude.
jereees 4y ago
There is a follow up video[0] of the man being chased after the cover is blown up. Not cool chasing people though. 0: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ialWQry0mxo&feature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ialWQry0mxo&feature=youtu.be
- lampshades 4y ago
  That was actually really funny.
EricE 4y ago
'The rest of us who have been here believe in something that's good for the planet, and not just to give people free speech,' Martinez said. Hubris - right there, boys and girls. He flaunted the warning from corporate security because, gosh darn it, he's just that much smarter than the rest of us. You have to love it! The perfect example of Pride going before the Fall!

29 points by Vaslo 4y ago

zht 4y ago

we should not make fun of people's conditions. that being said, isn't a key part of Elon's personality supposedly unbridled free speech? didn't he call someone a pedophile on twitter with no proof?

marginalia_nu 4y ago
Woah, let's not start holding ourselves to the same standards as we hold others, that would be crazy!

bediger4000 4y ago

This seems contradictory. Isn't the Twitter employee exercising his freedom of speech? Freedom of speech is a value that Elon Musk, the Richest and therefore the Smartest, Man on Earth values so highly that Musk is willing to buy Twitter to increase. This must be fake news. I can't believe Elon Musk would be so woke!

DuskStar 4y ago
If you use your free speech to say to a project veritas "operative" that there's no way they're a project veritas operative, you probably deserve to get fired for sheer stupidity at the very least.

moralestapia 4y ago

Regarding the method ... isn't this illegal? IMO these videos seem fabricated, they're just too convenient.

pipeline_peak 4y ago
No, and if it was, good luck getting him arrested lol
- moralestapia 4y ago
  Quoting HN guidelines: Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
  - pipeline_peak 4y ago
    Cool
rvz 4y ago
> isn't this illegal? No. This is the same method used to secretly record an interview / meeting of the previous President in 2020 around his atrocious handling of the pandemic on tape which that was subsequently leaked. > IMO these videos seem fabricated, they're just too convenient. So that must mean that the Twitter All hands video that was also referenced by Business Insider and TechCrunch was also fabricated then?
- moralestapia 4y ago
  >This is the same method used to secretly record an interview [...] That doesn't make it legal though ...
  - rvz 4y ago
    Is that why Bob Woodward, and the other leakers of the Trump tapes and Project Veritas (PV) are still not convicted yet or even sued for those leaks without any retractions in their books or videos for everyone to see? If it was illegal Woodward's book would have been successfully banned, taken off of sale and PV would have been taken down along time ago and they still haven't.

calin2k 4y ago

twitter as a corporation is woke enough to cancel a terminate this employee, or is it

rvz 4y ago
They won't. Despite the fact the same people here who believed the leaked Twitter all hands video from the same source and could not refute or deny the authenticity of the it, they now scream 'fake' again especially with an internal email being sent by Twitter themselves confirming the whole situation of leaks by PV, telling them to be vigilant. Unless Twitter is going to come out and refute that specific email, then it has been admitted and is true. Every-time they hesitate after the release of more leaks, then the situation becomes more problematic for them.

pipeline_peak 4y ago

Watch Twitter management go through a marathon of mental gymnastics to keep a woke Asperger’s hater.

lapcat 4y ago
> a woke Asperger’s hater Is that actually a thing? It feels like the term "woke" has been rendered meaningless and is simply thrown around as an empty insult.
- pipeline_peak 4y ago
  If you watch the video, he talks about ending free speech, while throwing "special needs" insults. "woke aspergers hater" was an oxymoron.
  - lapcat 4y ago
    > "woke aspergers hater" was an oxymoron. Ok, fine, but Twitter doesn't describe itself as "woke", so it doesn't seem like your comment was as rhetorically effective as you may have thought it was. Nowadays the term "woke" is almost exclusively used as an insult and not as a self-description; it actually has the feel of self-identifying the user of a term as having a particular sociopolitical leaning.
    - EricE 4y ago
      And calling anyone with the temerity to disagree with you an -ist or -phobe isn't self identification of the users who overuse those terms as having a particular sociopolitical leaning? Or does the gate only ever swing one way in your universe?
      - lapcat 4y ago
        It appears you have an axe to grind or score to settle here, but I'm not clear on what the point is supposed to be. I think we're in agreement that "woke aspergers hater" is an oxymoron. I'm guessing that the OP believed their comment was an effective use of sarcasm, whereas I found the comment to be confusing and ineffective. We can agree to disagree about that. Other than that, I have no wish to argue over who has the right to call whom which names.

khaki54 4y ago

This dude can't even play dumb and say "I didn't know about project veritas" or say "I didn't see the email from corp security" since he pulled it up in the interview and explained what he thinks PV does. Likely this guy will get taken to the train station

pohl 4y ago
Q: How can I tell my date is really from Project Veritas? A: Have them read the internal memo out loud. If they pronounce it in the most tortured way, like vah-REE-TASS, run.

jereees 4y ago

“You’re lucky you met me organically or I would be questioning everything about you” It’s almost satire. I don’t agree with what this employee is saying, but what really irks me is the tone of superiority and arrogance he employs to speak so carelessly about a topic he has power on. This employee should be fired not because of his views, but his unprofessional attitude.

jereees 4y ago

There is a follow up video[0] of the man being chased after the cover is blown up. Not cool chasing people though. 0: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ialWQry0mxo&feature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ialWQry0mxo&feature=youtu.be

lampshades 4y ago
That was actually really funny.

EricE 4y ago

'The rest of us who have been here believe in something that's good for the planet, and not just to give people free speech,' Martinez said. Hubris - right there, boys and girls. He flaunted the warning from corporate security because, gosh darn it, he's just that much smarter than the rest of us. You have to love it! The perfect example of Pride going before the Fall!