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What would make him "socially-awkward"?
by greyman 4y ago
What would make him "socially-awkward"?
- schiffern 4y agoSam or Elon? I'll assume you meant Sam. IMO Sam is mostly just shy and cerebral, but to many people that will come off as awkward and robotic. Watch his recent Lex Fridman interview. Personally I thought it was great, but I'm aware enough to realize that (sadly) many low-knowledge people will judge such demeanor harshly. Mark my words: the media will, 10 times out of 10, exploit that misconception, not correct it. "Ye knew my nature when you let me climb upon your back..."
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- lubesGordi 4y agoI don't know, it seemed to me his responses on Lex were very measured and carefully restrained in a lot of places, calculated and vague in others. He doesn't come off as genuine to me at all.
- drewcoo 4y agoIf you mean the one where the interviewer, Lex, was wearing a suit and Sam was in a hoodie, where Sam droned in a robotic monotone and often sat with crossed arms, staring downward . . . I think the knowledgeable people might also assume he's the next evil tech overlord. Or certainly distant and uncaring. The only things missing were lighting from below and scenes of robots driving human slaves.
- Kkoala 4y agoIt's interesting that in the article he was described being "hyper-social", "very funny" and "big personality" as a child. I guess those don't necessarily contradict with awkward and robotic, but also wouldn't come to my mind at the same time
- andsoitis 4y agoYou’ll get some clues when you watch his recent interview with Alex Fridman https://youtu.be/L_Guz73e6fw https://youtu.be/L_Guz73e6fw
- tedunangst 4y agoNever forget the time he wore sneakers to the Ritz.