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"the guy" initiated the exchange by calling Musk names on TV. Musk did not initiate it.

• voidUpdate 1y ago
  Vern Unsworth said that the submarine wouldn't work, Musk then called him a paedophile and tried to hire a private investigator to discredit him. Could Musk not have just accepted that yes, his idea was stupid, and not thrown false accusations with no basis at Unsworth?
  • WalterBright 1y ago
    Vern publicly insulted Musk on TV first, and so I have no sympathy for him when Musk insulted him back. > Unsworth had mocked Musk’s submarine in an interview with CNN, deeming it a “PR stunt” and saying Musk should “stick his submarine where it hurts”. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/05/elon-musk-trial-vernon-unsworth-apology https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/05/elon-musk...
  • try_the_bass 1y ago
    > Vern Unsworth said that the submarine wouldn't work He said a lot more than that, and none of it nice. He definitely threw the first punch in this exchange