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> “What this advertising boycott is going to do is kill the company,” Musk continued. “And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company,

> “What this advertising boycott is going to do is kill the company,” Musk continued. “And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company, and we will document it in great detail.” You tell 'em Elon!

dimator 3y ago
Such an absurd comment that was. If your customers are the ones paying for ads, and you cause your customers to leave, isn't that just deliberately tanking your business? And "document in detail" it for who? As though there's some court or something that you can demonstrate why your business failed, and then.... what? Prove that it was departing customers? No one will give a shit. Just absurd. Sometimes it's fun to think about the N-degrees of circles of yes-men around the ultra rich that lead them to believe the most absurd things.
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  > And "document in detail" it for who He actually said "for the earth", thinking that humanity would revolt against the advertisers for destroying Twitter for them... Not a hint of megalomania there.
  - netsharc 3y ago
    As Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, put it in a Musk profile for the New Yorker: "Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it." (I heard this quote on John Oliver's profile of Musk-boy: [1]) I suppose a war of Musk against the ad-fueled capitalism (where "ad" can be placeholder for "scam") would be funny, although the alternative might probably be a dictatorship by Musk, and that would be a Mad Max world, might as well join Somali pirates... [1] https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM
- HybridCurve 3y ago
  This is why I hate when anyone puts this guy on a pedestal. I can't be certain about his level of knowledge in most things, but with comments like this he regularly demonstrates lack of credibility due to either complete ignorance a highly self-centeric view of the world. Either way, he is not to one be trusted, admired, or emulated.
RobRivera 3y ago
"Stop liking what I dont like" variant
chung8123 3y ago
I do think it is weird that there is an advertising boycott of Twitter but nothing is hitting Tesla yet. People seem ok with Elon's antics when it comes to the poplar car.
- pohl 3y ago
  Wait, do companies buy ad placement in Teslas? Do they appear on the dashboard display while driving or something? If not, then how would they boycott?
  - vikingerik 3y ago
    I think the parent just meant that there's no popular mindshare backlash against Tesla like against X/Twitter. The perception of Tesla that electric cars are environmentally good is outweighing whatever negative perception of Musk.
    - rsynnott 3y ago
      ... I mean, I think there definitely _is_. The "I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy" bumper stickers have been fairly popular, right?
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dimator 3y ago

Such an absurd comment that was. If your customers are the ones paying for ads, and you cause your customers to leave, isn't that just deliberately tanking your business? And "document in detail" it for who? As though there's some court or something that you can demonstrate why your business failed, and then.... what? Prove that it was departing customers? No one will give a shit. Just absurd. Sometimes it's fun to think about the N-degrees of circles of yes-men around the ultra rich that lead them to believe the most absurd things.

FireBeyond 3y ago
> And "document in detail" it for who He actually said "for the earth", thinking that humanity would revolt against the advertisers for destroying Twitter for them... Not a hint of megalomania there.
- netsharc 3y ago
  As Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, put it in a Musk profile for the New Yorker: "Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it." (I heard this quote on John Oliver's profile of Musk-boy: [1]) I suppose a war of Musk against the ad-fueled capitalism (where "ad" can be placeholder for "scam") would be funny, although the alternative might probably be a dictatorship by Musk, and that would be a Mad Max world, might as well join Somali pirates... [1] https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM
HybridCurve 3y ago
This is why I hate when anyone puts this guy on a pedestal. I can't be certain about his level of knowledge in most things, but with comments like this he regularly demonstrates lack of credibility due to either complete ignorance a highly self-centeric view of the world. Either way, he is not to one be trusted, admired, or emulated.

RobRivera 3y ago

"Stop liking what I dont like" variant

chung8123 3y ago

I do think it is weird that there is an advertising boycott of Twitter but nothing is hitting Tesla yet. People seem ok with Elon's antics when it comes to the poplar car.

pohl 3y ago
Wait, do companies buy ad placement in Teslas? Do they appear on the dashboard display while driving or something? If not, then how would they boycott?
- vikingerik 3y ago
  I think the parent just meant that there's no popular mindshare backlash against Tesla like against X/Twitter. The perception of Tesla that electric cars are environmentally good is outweighing whatever negative perception of Musk.
  - rsynnott 3y ago
    ... I mean, I think there definitely _is_. The "I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy" bumper stickers have been fairly popular, right?
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