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He trashes people who trash talk his cars. Even if you happened to die while testing his auto pilot feature. Yeah. He will trash talk you while you are rolling

He trashes people who trash talk his cars. Even if you happened to die while testing his auto pilot feature. Yeah. He will trash talk you while you are rolling in your grave thinking Elon was god. And then god comes to show you how amazing your god was. He trashed talk a journalist immediately after the journalist complained he had to journey thru cold with out heater because his batteries would not last until the next charging point. He trashed talk the short sellers. He trashed talk the ones who supported the short sellers. He trashed talk the ones who might as well be supporting the short sellers, e.g. sec aka shortseller enrichment commission aka security exchange commission. He is a small guy with a oversized largely sensitive ego. But most notoriously, he is a terrible public speaker. Like my public speaking teacher would be more ashamed at him than me.

AlexandrB 4y ago
I think all of this is part of his appeal. He's more "scruffy" and unfiltered than most people with his prominence and responsibilities. But it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty, when the two may be entirely orthogonal. Elon's communication style is also good for forming "parasocial" relationships with his audience which explains how loyal and fervent many of his fans are.
- strikelaserclaw 4y ago
  i view Elon's fanbase as being equivalent to the fanbase that twitch streamers like xqc have, probably not well adjusted people who need to idolize someone in which they can see some characteristics in common (social awkwardness, thinking they are smarter than others etc...)
- anigbrowl 4y ago
  Elon's communication style is also good for forming "parasocial" relationships tbh I find the widespread habit of referring to him by his first name like he's a personal acquaintance to be part of this mechanism. This is something tabloid newspapers do with sport and entertainment celebrities to milk money from fans who gravitate toward others who seem to be part of 'the family.' It's a PR strategy designed to exploit human social circuitry and convert it into cash money.
- edwcross 4y ago
  As an outsider, this description resembles that of Trump, except with less "tiny hands", and more "tech". Has Elon Musk considered doing politics?
- jonny_eh 4y ago
  > I think all of this is part of his appeal. He's more "scruffy" and unfiltered than most people with his prominence and responsibilities. But it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty, when the two may be entirely orthogonal. This sounds strangely familiar to someone else that owns a Twitter-like social network.
- danaris 4y ago
  > it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty This is actually one of the bigger problems with discourse and politics today: the idea that "rude, crude, and unconcerned with other people's feelings" has anything to do with honesty—and, conversely, that being sensitive to those feelings and trying to take them into account when speaking is dishonest as opposed to kind.
d23 4y ago
It's the Trumpian playbook. Just insult everyone who makes you feel small. Try to make yourself bigger by making others smaller.

AlexandrB 4y ago

I think all of this is part of his appeal. He's more "scruffy" and unfiltered than most people with his prominence and responsibilities. But it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty, when the two may be entirely orthogonal. Elon's communication style is also good for forming "parasocial" relationships with his audience which explains how loyal and fervent many of his fans are.

strikelaserclaw 4y ago
i view Elon's fanbase as being equivalent to the fanbase that twitch streamers like xqc have, probably not well adjusted people who need to idolize someone in which they can see some characteristics in common (social awkwardness, thinking they are smarter than others etc...)
anigbrowl 4y ago
Elon's communication style is also good for forming "parasocial" relationships tbh I find the widespread habit of referring to him by his first name like he's a personal acquaintance to be part of this mechanism. This is something tabloid newspapers do with sport and entertainment celebrities to milk money from fans who gravitate toward others who seem to be part of 'the family.' It's a PR strategy designed to exploit human social circuitry and convert it into cash money.
edwcross 4y ago
As an outsider, this description resembles that of Trump, except with less "tiny hands", and more "tech". Has Elon Musk considered doing politics?
jonny_eh 4y ago
> I think all of this is part of his appeal. He's more "scruffy" and unfiltered than most people with his prominence and responsibilities. But it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty, when the two may be entirely orthogonal. This sounds strangely familiar to someone else that owns a Twitter-like social network.
danaris 4y ago
> it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty This is actually one of the bigger problems with discourse and politics today: the idea that "rude, crude, and unconcerned with other people's feelings" has anything to do with honesty—and, conversely, that being sensitive to those feelings and trying to take them into account when speaking is dishonest as opposed to kind.

d23 4y ago

It's the Trumpian playbook. Just insult everyone who makes you feel small. Try to make yourself bigger by making others smaller.