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I'm surprised how many people overlooked the "pedo guy" incident.

• drawkward 2y ago
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  • Gud 2y ago
    Still, it was the canary in the coal mine. I was a big Elon fan boy until that whole incident. I had even invested some money in TSLA and made a small fortune. However, that changed my mind completely about him. Clearly just another bully.
• unsignedint 2y ago
  Personally, this isn't about Tesla—sorry for the slight tangent. I never considered Tesla, but not because of Elon Musk; rather, EVs simply don’t work for me. I’ve always tried to separate the person from the service they operate (e.g., not judging art by the artist). For what it’s worth, I’ve acknowledged Musk’s accomplishments. Yes, some of the things he has said are deeply disturbing and indefensible, but I’ve generally tried to maintain that separation. However, his collusion with the administration to actively make people's lives miserable—without proper oversight, due process, or accountability—has been a breaking point for me. The blatant conflict of interest has led me to significantly reduce my activity on X. This creates a dilemma, as many of the people I interact with are in Japan, where X remains extremely popular since the Twitter era. Most of them are unlikely to migrate elsewhere simply because they aren’t directly affected by his political actions. The situation might be different for Tesla owners, but I’m not sure they were necessarily “overlooking” his statements. People have varying levels of tolerance when it comes to "canceling" products due to the actions of their owners.