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Elon Musk offers $1B to Wikipedia if it changes its name

13 points by hsnewman 3y ago

brucethemoose2 3y ago
> So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know… Wow. That sounds like its straight out of a slimy tabloid. Musk could, you know, read their financial report if he was really interested in the answer. But he is not, he just wants to spark outrage like an internet troll.
- i4k 3y ago
  Elon is the definition of internet troll. In a perfect world, searching for "internet troll" on Google would come back a picture of Elon Musk as first result.
  - ianai 3y ago
    With a link to the ponzi scam Wikipedia page.
nabla9 3y ago
> One year minimum. Wikipedia should call his bluff ASAP. "billion dollar on hold, billion dollar canceled, stupid people believed me." FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wikipedia Announces Historic Agreement with Elon Musk: Name Change for One Year in Exchange for Billion Dollar Contribution Here, Now — Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia, is pleased to announce a groundbreaking contribution from entrepreneur and innovator Elon Musk. Elon Musk has pledged a generous donation of one billion dollars to Wikipedia in exchange for the renaming of the beloved online resource to "Dickipedia." If for some reason Elon Musk does not provide the money promised, Wikipedia will change Elon Musk's name into Dishonest Assfungus in every Wikipedia page and Wikimedia resource.
ianai 3y ago
This is just a troll who happens to have billions of dollars to slosh around. The definition of a “fuck you money” move.
- standardUser 3y ago
  I thought the idea is that if you have "fuck you money" you can stop begging for the attention and approval of strangers.
  - rsynnott 3y ago
    Apparently not. "irritating billionaire, desperate for attention, makes arse of self" is a bit of a recurring theme; Musk is obviously the master of it, but he's just following in Trump's footsteps.
    - ianai 3y ago
      Which probably points out that Musk is showing he's more a showman like trump than entrepreneur or business developer.
paulpauper 3y ago
“One year minimum. I mean, I’m a not fool lol,” he wrote. sounds like a good deal if only for a year

13 points by hsnewman 3y ago

> So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know… Wow. That sounds like its straight out of a slimy tabloid. Musk could, you know, read their financial report if he was really interested in the answer. But he is not, he just wants to spark outrage like an internet troll.

i4k 3y ago
Elon is the definition of internet troll. In a perfect world, searching for "internet troll" on Google would come back a picture of Elon Musk as first result.
- ianai 3y ago
  With a link to the ponzi scam Wikipedia page.

nabla9 3y ago

> One year minimum. Wikipedia should call his bluff ASAP. "billion dollar on hold, billion dollar canceled, stupid people believed me." FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wikipedia Announces Historic Agreement with Elon Musk: Name Change for One Year in Exchange for Billion Dollar Contribution Here, Now — Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia, is pleased to announce a groundbreaking contribution from entrepreneur and innovator Elon Musk. Elon Musk has pledged a generous donation of one billion dollars to Wikipedia in exchange for the renaming of the beloved online resource to "Dickipedia." If for some reason Elon Musk does not provide the money promised, Wikipedia will change Elon Musk's name into Dishonest Assfungus in every Wikipedia page and Wikimedia resource.

ianai 3y ago

This is just a troll who happens to have billions of dollars to slosh around. The definition of a “fuck you money” move.

standardUser 3y ago
I thought the idea is that if you have "fuck you money" you can stop begging for the attention and approval of strangers.
- rsynnott 3y ago
  Apparently not. "irritating billionaire, desperate for attention, makes arse of self" is a bit of a recurring theme; Musk is obviously the master of it, but he's just following in Trump's footsteps.
  - ianai 3y ago
    Which probably points out that Musk is showing he's more a showman like trump than entrepreneur or business developer.

paulpauper 3y ago

“One year minimum. I mean, I’m a not fool lol,” he wrote. sounds like a good deal if only for a year