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Right, he did call a diver a pedophile. But overall he seemed sane back then. As far as people who worked with Musk saying horrible things about him, isn't that

Right, he did call a diver a pedophile. But overall he seemed sane back then. As far as people who worked with Musk saying horrible things about him, isn't that true for just about every CEO?

rsynnott 2y ago
> Right, he did call a diver a pedophile. But overall he seemed sane back then. … Eh? I mean, that feels like setting an incredibly low bar for sanity, tbh.
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OnlineGladiator 2y ago
There is a difference between "wow my CEO really sucks" and "wow my CEO had another kid with an employee, regularly talks about the importance of breaking labor laws, shows up to work visibly high on a regular basis, and enjoys making racist comments about Apartheid."
- breadwinner 2y ago
  Why do you think this sticker [1] is so popular? It is because prior to Twitter acquisition, despite some blemishes, most people thought Elon Musk is a smart but otherwise normal person. Most of the things you mentioned came later. [1] https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bought+this+before+elon+went+crazy https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bought+this+before+elon+went+craz...
  - rsynnott 2y ago
    Most people were _not paying attention_, until the Twitter thing made it impossible to ignore. But there was all sorts of unhinged behaviour for years before.
  - OnlineGladiator 2y ago
    I never said he was unpopular. I said you weren't paying attention - and every single thing I mentioned happened before the acquisition. You are being willfully ignorant.
tim333 2y ago
Well, "pedo guy". Which a court decided was along the lines of calling someone a wanker etc rather than a literal accusation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593
- kergonath 2y ago
  The comment is only the most visible bit. He hired a private investigator to find rumours about him as well. And tripled down with various arguments like a supposed child bride.
  - Alive-in-2025 2y ago
    Musk has so many wacky things, public spats with his trans kid. Attacking the kid publicly. Imagine how hard that would be, your name is out there. Your extremely famous dad is talking about you? You are just a very vulnerable avg person.
    - Gud 2y ago
      Yes, Elon Musk is showing signs of being emotionally very immature.

Right, he did call a diver a pedophile. But overall he seemed sane back then. As far as people who worked with Musk saying horrible things about him, isn't that true for just about every CEO?

rsynnott 2y ago

> Right, he did call a diver a pedophile. But overall he seemed sane back then. … Eh? I mean, that feels like setting an incredibly low bar for sanity, tbh.

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OnlineGladiator 2y ago

There is a difference between "wow my CEO really sucks" and "wow my CEO had another kid with an employee, regularly talks about the importance of breaking labor laws, shows up to work visibly high on a regular basis, and enjoys making racist comments about Apartheid."

breadwinner 2y ago
Why do you think this sticker [1] is so popular? It is because prior to Twitter acquisition, despite some blemishes, most people thought Elon Musk is a smart but otherwise normal person. Most of the things you mentioned came later. [1] https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bought+this+before+elon+went+crazy https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bought+this+before+elon+went+craz...
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Most people were _not paying attention_, until the Twitter thing made it impossible to ignore. But there was all sorts of unhinged behaviour for years before.
- OnlineGladiator 2y ago
  I never said he was unpopular. I said you weren't paying attention - and every single thing I mentioned happened before the acquisition. You are being willfully ignorant.

tim333 2y ago

Well, "pedo guy". Which a court decided was along the lines of calling someone a wanker etc rather than a literal accusation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593

kergonath 2y ago
The comment is only the most visible bit. He hired a private investigator to find rumours about him as well. And tripled down with various arguments like a supposed child bride.
- Alive-in-2025 2y ago
  Musk has so many wacky things, public spats with his trans kid. Attacking the kid publicly. Imagine how hard that would be, your name is out there. Your extremely famous dad is talking about you? You are just a very vulnerable avg person.
  - Gud 2y ago
    Yes, Elon Musk is showing signs of being emotionally very immature.