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"unhinged pathetic ignorant fuck" doesn't seem accurate, nor fit for a comment on HN, no matter how much you may dislike him or think his actions are deplorable

by Laaas 4y ago

"unhinged pathetic ignorant fuck" doesn't seem accurate, nor fit for a comment on HN, no matter how much you may dislike him or think his actions are deplorable.

amrocha 4y ago
Seems 100% accurate and fit for the situation to me. You don't tank a company and your reputation like this if you're not unhinged. You don't ban people linking to a competitor if you're not pathetic. You don't fire the entire engineering team only to roll out a half baked checkmark, only to have to remove it a couple weeks later if you're not ignorant. Anyone that treats other people, and especially their own coworkers, with as much contempt and cruelty as Elon has is absolutely a fuck. Unhinged pathetic ignorant fuck it is.
- dang 4y ago
  No one is saying that you guys owe $BillionaireCeo better, but you (all of you) owe this community better if you're participating in it. Please read the rules and stick to them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. They've been largely the same for many years.
meta2023 4y ago
> nor fit for a comment on HN You're right, we should all emulate PG and just assume Musk is right instead of having the intestinal fortitude to call out grifters and stop encouraging idolatry of these pieces of shit. [1] https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840
kibwen 4y ago
Let's be clinical: "unhinged": Elon Musk's actions for the past few months have been intensely erratic. He clearly meets the definition of "unhinged". "pathetic": can either be interpreted as "pitiable" or "inadequate/disappointing". Watching his descent into madness is certainly capable of eliciting pity. As for the second definition, everyone who is now being disabused of their formerly high opinion of him could call him inadequate or disappointing. "ignorant": this is the easiest one, Elon Musk has repeatedly (some might say incessantly) expressed beliefs that belie a complete lack of understanding of the topics at hand (made all the more frustrating by his extreme arrogance and overconfidence). Whether he is doing it deliberately for attention or whether he is truly as gormless as he appears to be, this description is accurate. "fuck": sadly, this is one of the most flexible words in the English language, so it will be difficult to ascertain its descriptive veracity.

by Laaas 4y ago

"unhinged pathetic ignorant fuck" doesn't seem accurate, nor fit for a comment on HN, no matter how much you may dislike him or think his actions are deplorable.

amrocha 4y ago

Seems 100% accurate and fit for the situation to me. You don't tank a company and your reputation like this if you're not unhinged. You don't ban people linking to a competitor if you're not pathetic. You don't fire the entire engineering team only to roll out a half baked checkmark, only to have to remove it a couple weeks later if you're not ignorant. Anyone that treats other people, and especially their own coworkers, with as much contempt and cruelty as Elon has is absolutely a fuck. Unhinged pathetic ignorant fuck it is.

dang 4y ago
No one is saying that you guys owe $BillionaireCeo better, but you (all of you) owe this community better if you're participating in it. Please read the rules and stick to them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. They've been largely the same for many years.

meta2023 4y ago

> nor fit for a comment on HN You're right, we should all emulate PG and just assume Musk is right instead of having the intestinal fortitude to call out grifters and stop encouraging idolatry of these pieces of shit. [1] https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840

kibwen 4y ago

Let's be clinical: "unhinged": Elon Musk's actions for the past few months have been intensely erratic. He clearly meets the definition of "unhinged". "pathetic": can either be interpreted as "pitiable" or "inadequate/disappointing". Watching his descent into madness is certainly capable of eliciting pity. As for the second definition, everyone who is now being disabused of their formerly high opinion of him could call him inadequate or disappointing. "ignorant": this is the easiest one, Elon Musk has repeatedly (some might say incessantly) expressed beliefs that belie a complete lack of understanding of the topics at hand (made all the more frustrating by his extreme arrogance and overconfidence). Whether he is doing it deliberately for attention or whether he is truly as gormless as he appears to be, this description is accurate. "fuck": sadly, this is one of the most flexible words in the English language, so it will be difficult to ascertain its descriptive veracity.