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> In April, at a TED conference, Mr. Musk said of Twitter that “This is not a way to sort of make money. My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platf
by metadat 4y ago
> In April, at a TED conference, Mr. Musk said of Twitter that “This is not a way to sort of make money. My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization. I don’t care about the economics at all.”
In light of recent behavior which runs contrary to the stated position, what does this say about Mr. Musk?
This screams of red alarm bells; dishonesty, manipulation, and selfishness shallowness. Not to be trusted or held up as any sort of role model when this is how a person conducts themselves.
Did I miss anything important?
- netsharc 4y agoA charitable viewing of his actions is that he's a guy with some noble visions in his head, but also a guy who's impulsive, chaotic, and make decisions without thinking things through or listening to outside advice (e.g. from lawyers). I think he's insufferable, and I wish I could be a fly in the wall watching him in panic trying to fix things but fucking them up further instead.
- metadat 4y agoI'd be game for charitable except now we know unflattering content from conversations he had privately which indicate he's really only out for himself. It's all fueled by ego and greed (moreso ego at this point). Sources are linked here: Musk's Twitter Plan is Proceeding as Stated https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33475031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33475031