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I’m honestly baffled with the obsession with Musk. Many folks here seem to despise him. But we can’t stop obsessing with the guy. At this point, to me it feels

I’m honestly baffled with the obsession with Musk. Many folks here seem to despise him. But we can’t stop obsessing with the guy. At this point, to me it feels like envy. Musk, despite however he is as a person, is wildly successfully across several verticals. Rather than being a suit and tie corporate person, he literally posts memes, and has a IDGAF attitude. Does he owe this crowd anything? Twitter and its board moved forward with this deal, no? Are we surprised Musk is being Mush?

theCrowing 4y ago
Snakeoil salesmen were hugely successful.
- groffee 4y ago
  Back in the day snake oil was actually beneficial. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2022/08/clark-stanley-first-snake-oil-salesman.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2022/08/clark-stanley-first-sn...
- liketochill 4y ago
  Are tesla and spaceX snake oil?
  - tmh88j 4y ago
    The roadster, semi and cyber truck have that feel. Pepsi is supposed to get semis soon, would be really cool if that works out.
  - jacquesc 4y ago
    FSD sure feels like it is. I say this as one of the suckers who wasted my money on it.
themitigating 4y ago
I'm confused because you said you were baffled about why people are obsessed then explained why people are obsessed. I hate him because he emboldens the worst of the right wing in the US and he's probably doing it for attention. I've seen many comments elsewhere where people are celebrating this as a political win.
- thrown_22 4y ago
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noncoml 4y ago
People despise him in HN? Have you looked at the comment section? Looks like the exact opposite to me.
- themitigating 4y ago
  He means "why doesn't everyone like him"
  - noncoml 4y ago
    One thing I love about this is that it forces everyone to show their true colors. Like those friends you had since high school and didn’t know they were wackos until they started posting anti-vaccine crap on their Facebook.
  - ozzythecat 4y ago
    Not at all. There’s a Musk post just about every day or every other day. Much of it is either flaming the guy or praising him. I’m raising the question - why the obsession with this person? If you don’t like him, don’t do business with his companies. It feels like the people against him give him a shocking amount energy focusing on him, as opposed to themselves. And your post is part of the problem. Because I’m not Musk bashing, you assume I’m on the other “side” and must be his fan. You’ve condensed the world into a binary operation. I’m more annoyed that he gets all the attention he gets. That’s all. If you don’t like him, the best thing you could probably do is not let him live rent free in your head.
rollnrock 4y ago
Totally disagree. Musk is not some random dude you met on the street. This guy is the richest man today
conorcleary 4y ago
He's one of the main characters in our collective animated comedy; we check in with the regular cast.
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tsol 4y ago
I was hoping for more legitimate discussion on something tangible, but the majority of this thread is righteous indignation. Which, no one is saying you can't feel that way, but generally on HN things have a bit more substance. Seems like just a lot of wasted energy, as none of it is of any real consequence.

theCrowing 4y ago

Snakeoil salesmen were hugely successful.

groffee 4y ago
Back in the day snake oil was actually beneficial. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2022/08/clark-stanley-first-snake-oil-salesman.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2022/08/clark-stanley-first-sn...
liketochill 4y ago
Are tesla and spaceX snake oil?
- tmh88j 4y ago
  The roadster, semi and cyber truck have that feel. Pepsi is supposed to get semis soon, would be really cool if that works out.
- jacquesc 4y ago
  FSD sure feels like it is. I say this as one of the suckers who wasted my money on it.

themitigating 4y ago

I'm confused because you said you were baffled about why people are obsessed then explained why people are obsessed. I hate him because he emboldens the worst of the right wing in the US and he's probably doing it for attention. I've seen many comments elsewhere where people are celebrating this as a political win.

thrown_22 4y ago
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noncoml 4y ago

People despise him in HN? Have you looked at the comment section? Looks like the exact opposite to me.

themitigating 4y ago
He means "why doesn't everyone like him"
- noncoml 4y ago
  One thing I love about this is that it forces everyone to show their true colors. Like those friends you had since high school and didn’t know they were wackos until they started posting anti-vaccine crap on their Facebook.
- ozzythecat 4y ago
  Not at all. There’s a Musk post just about every day or every other day. Much of it is either flaming the guy or praising him. I’m raising the question - why the obsession with this person? If you don’t like him, don’t do business with his companies. It feels like the people against him give him a shocking amount energy focusing on him, as opposed to themselves. And your post is part of the problem. Because I’m not Musk bashing, you assume I’m on the other “side” and must be his fan. You’ve condensed the world into a binary operation. I’m more annoyed that he gets all the attention he gets. That’s all. If you don’t like him, the best thing you could probably do is not let him live rent free in your head.

rollnrock 4y ago

Totally disagree. Musk is not some random dude you met on the street. This guy is the richest man today

conorcleary 4y ago

He's one of the main characters in our collective animated comedy; we check in with the regular cast.

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tsol 4y ago

I was hoping for more legitimate discussion on something tangible, but the majority of this thread is righteous indignation. Which, no one is saying you can't feel that way, but generally on HN things have a bit more substance. Seems like just a lot of wasted energy, as none of it is of any real consequence.