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I feel like something is off with Elon and he is not well. Nowadays he's basically going against everything he stood for so long: freedom of speech (trying to s

I feel like something is off with Elon and he is not well. Nowadays he's basically going against everything he stood for so long: freedom of speech (trying to suppress views that he does not like), climate change (now he does not have problem with oil companies), Negative impact of AI (liking/sharing fake AI posts to promote Trump), etc. It is a sad story actually that his potential is wasted like this way.

droopyEyelids 2y ago
My theory is some life extension or mind hacking thing he got into was tainted with heavy metals, and hes suffering from relatively severe lead or mercury poisoning
- replwoacause 2y ago
  This seems pretty out there to me. What is the basis for this theory?
KerrAvon 2y ago
He really was never that guy. He basically lied to all of us from the beginning. I recommend this book to understand how we got here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Sto...
- ivewonyoung 2y ago
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TheAlchemist 2y ago
It's just becoming visible for everyone now. Truth is, he was always like that. Freedom of speech ? Tesla pretty much survived thanks to Elon's deal with China to build the Shanghai factory. He never ever said anything about freedom of speech there. He also actively tried and succeed to shut down people pointing out online that Tesla finances were in a very dire state at the time (2018). Lookup 'Montana Sceptic' case - he found out the guy, personally called the office he worked in, and threatened with lawsuits, which would include his employer. EDIT: I shared your point of view until quite recently.
Loughla 2y ago
Alternate option: he was trying to sell you a car, and now believes he doesn't have to lie to accomplish that.
Animats 2y ago
> I feel like something is off with Elon and he is not well. Drugs. He was first seen publicly smoking pot in 2018, and it's been downhill since then.
- xenospn 2y ago
  Drugs don’t change a persons entire personality.
  - obscurette 2y ago
    I'm not saying that it's the case with Elon Musk, but I certainly have seen people change beyond recognition because of drug usage.
- ffsm8 2y ago
  O rly, so when he announced full self driving in 2014 which would make cars by other manufacturers uneconomical ... He wasn't just taking out of his arse? Or when he peddled his hyper loop, the concept from the early 1900s that is unachievable without revolutionizing basic science to a degree, that this hyper loop would become a mere sidenote in comparison Or the solar roof village, which didn't have even a single roof tiled with working panels back then. His whole history is just him making things up and simps believing him on his tall tales

droopyEyelids 2y ago

My theory is some life extension or mind hacking thing he got into was tainted with heavy metals, and hes suffering from relatively severe lead or mercury poisoning

replwoacause 2y ago
This seems pretty out there to me. What is the basis for this theory?

KerrAvon 2y ago

He really was never that guy. He basically lied to all of us from the beginning. I recommend this book to understand how we got here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Sto...

ivewonyoung 2y ago
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TheAlchemist 2y ago

It's just becoming visible for everyone now. Truth is, he was always like that. Freedom of speech ? Tesla pretty much survived thanks to Elon's deal with China to build the Shanghai factory. He never ever said anything about freedom of speech there. He also actively tried and succeed to shut down people pointing out online that Tesla finances were in a very dire state at the time (2018). Lookup 'Montana Sceptic' case - he found out the guy, personally called the office he worked in, and threatened with lawsuits, which would include his employer. EDIT: I shared your point of view until quite recently.

Loughla 2y ago

Alternate option: he was trying to sell you a car, and now believes he doesn't have to lie to accomplish that.

Animats 2y ago

> I feel like something is off with Elon and he is not well. Drugs. He was first seen publicly smoking pot in 2018, and it's been downhill since then.

xenospn 2y ago
Drugs don’t change a persons entire personality.
- obscurette 2y ago
  I'm not saying that it's the case with Elon Musk, but I certainly have seen people change beyond recognition because of drug usage.
ffsm8 2y ago
O rly, so when he announced full self driving in 2014 which would make cars by other manufacturers uneconomical ... He wasn't just taking out of his arse? Or when he peddled his hyper loop, the concept from the early 1900s that is unachievable without revolutionizing basic science to a degree, that this hyper loop would become a mere sidenote in comparison Or the solar roof village, which didn't have even a single roof tiled with working panels back then. His whole history is just him making things up and simps believing him on his tall tales