Elon Musk

I heard he launched satellites that look like stars!

Yes. Musk and Zuckerberg. I think they were incels. Never got laid until they became rich. Sociopaths? Musk has a well documented history of drug addiction and unstable behavior.

[quote] But remember that whole episode with those trapped kids in the cave in Thailand

I'm glad the rescuers decided to go against the Elon Musk's plan.

I'm glad they availed themselves of the support of Matt Damon for the volunteers.

[quote] Well, turns out calling someone a pedo is a QAnon hallmark.

Calling someone a pedo is also a Datalounge hallmark.

[quote] Musk has a well documented history of drug addiction and unstable behavior.

Shocking! Unacceptable!

He's a troll and an edgelord

He named his child X Æ A-12. I get NXIVM vibes from him. Maybe slightly less severe

He's a billionaire who can ignore the twitter-minions.

Chairman Mao said his people are ants. This billionaire can do the same.

Alien possession

He’s a modern, trashy Rockefeller type. His business probably peddles more narcotics than anything. And he takes them, too.

Didn't he hook up with Amber Heard during her marriage to Depp?

R10, yes.

He's an Alien.

When he made the "We will coup whoever we want!" tweet, it was his "supervillain" moment. It's like straight out of a Marvel movie. Just out-in-the-open evil. Of course we live in a sick capitalist world filled with neverending distractions, so barely anyone batted an eye.

Anyone who buys a Tesla is trash.

R13 Oh shit. That's not good. Someone I care about very much, and who is otherwise extremely poor right now, has some Tesla stock that has skyrocketed in value since it's humble purchase. I wonder if I should encourage them to sell before Musk gets cancelled?

Oh mark my words. This guy is a freak.

He IS the same type of guy who was behind the fyre festival.

Conman to the stars. And these stupid fools just eat it up.

I teach at a stem university and most of the undergraduate men idolize Musk.

Anyone who buys a Tesh is trash.

So... can the people who actually run Tesla force him out, or force him out of an active management role?

Because he's obviously crazy, on drugs, and just plain eeeEEEeeevil.

"I could easily see this guy being a Trump supporter." Well, he openly supported Trump on Twitter, so it's not a big secret

He's a sociopath.

The problem with Tesla, is that as long as he is the face of the company, they risk those cars being associated with a total flake, which he is.

That is the sole reason why I won't buy one. I hate this guy. I don't want to be associated or reminded of him. And every time I see one ofe these cars I think of this garbage can person. I'd rather walk.

Love the cars.

R20 Well...Musk also tweeted that he was going to vote for Kanye. So. Regardless of what this crazy man tweets, the truth is that there's a much higher chance that he did not vote at all, than that he voted for Trump. He's too cracked out these days to leave his drug den and go out into the daylight to vote in elections.

I don't care if he voted, I care whose campaign fund he gave money to!

And it's a pity he's the face of Tesla, as long as he's part of the company I won't buy one. Well, I can't afford to buy one new, but I would like an electric car when they come down to my price range! But I can't be seen in a Tesla as long as this dirtbag is part of the brand.

[quote] But I can't be seen in a Tesla as long as this dirtbag is part of the brand.

Have you heard about Henry Ford being an evil dirtbag?

All I'm saying is that engineers (who tend to be aspie) think he's the cats meow so he's not completely worthless, in all likelihood.

I'll bet a large percentage of you dissing him don't even know what businesses he's in or what he's accomplishing and planning to accomplish. Tesla alone has pushed the automobile industry kicking and screaming toward a renewable future. SpaceX renewable launch vehicles are paving the way for humans to live an work in space, and meet earth's need for resources. Starlink will make affordable Internet access available across the world, breaking the back of communications giants in the process. He's developing brain/computer interfaces that will give sight to blind, restore motion to paralyzed and bring on unknown advantages to humans in the future.

He's odd, but definitely in the right way.

South African

He’s a sociopath and one day his empire will crumble because of his actions. We will one day be watching documentaries about him similar to Mcaffee and those Enron people.

Henry Ford was a sociopath and one day his empire crumbled.

[quote] SpaceX renewable launch vehicles are paving the way for humans to live an work in space

It will never happen.

H Ford was a noted anti-Semite who collapsed and died just after he saw a movie of the persecution of Jews and others in the Nazi extermination camps. Surely Musk is not a Ford; I know Musk is eccentric but he's not that bad, is he?

[quote] he's not that bad, is he?

The OP will tell us. The OP has Musk on his Hate List at No.1.

No, R33, obviously he's not. It's just typical DL cranks. There's a lot of hatred for successful entrepeneurs around here.

[quote] There's a lot of hatred

Yes, it's a simple-minded hatred without nuance. More like a dummy-spit.

R34:

Sorry, but he is not No, 1 on my hate list. He is not an open Trumptard, and I reserve top honors on my hate list for idiot seditionists and Trump supporters.

Also, REAL cars have a fucking ICE and I don't care what you or any Tesla owner says.

He's aging like Mickey Rourke. Mark my words.

He could be that bad. He definitely harbors animosity towards Jews.

Muslims seem to adore him so take that for what its worth.

[quote] … REAL cars have a fucking ICE

What is that?

He’s a psychopath.

He runs a cult. All his fanboys are insufferable

Elon to the rescue

What it means

Napoleonic

Elon is as moderate as they come.

But liberals are attacking him now?

Crazy.

R47 Why do you say that when Musk himself describes himself as right of centre? It's like the posters here who say Douglas Murray isn't a conservative, when he's an avowed Neocon.

Musk made a cartoon meme of a political continuum with a stick figure representing himself yrsterday, or the day before. In it, he explains how he once was considered a slight deviation to the lect, from centre. but that leftists became too extreme, and he feels the continuum has shifted. Making him right of centre. He expresses his outrage at wokeness, and SJWs and loathes the cancel culture of the left. Musk says his evolution to being right of centre has taken place slowly, since 2008.

He supports really traditional, if not old-fashioned ideas about men and women, gender roles, etc. Many who have known him over the years say he is no friend to homosexuals. He thinks it's unnatural, and he's said they make him uncomfortable sometimes...but that he doesn't think "they" should be discriminated against. He doesn't seem to have any of "them" in his employ. If he does they're more than likely so derp in the closet, they're finding Christmas presents.

^deep in the closet

I hope Musk cleans up all the trans Twitter uses who have been allowed to post "Kill Fags" on their accounts.

R50 Wouldn't that NOT comport with the idea of free speech above all else, even if people's' feelings get hurt? That's the MO of Musk! The entire raison d'être the owner is to create a new wild west of freedom of speech, or so he claims.

I'm beginning to agree with dome of Musk's fanboys here that the people who talk about him, don't really know anything about him.

^some

Inciting murder is not free speech.

That's where you draw a line.

R53 I think you meant to say "that's where Musk should draw the line". I'm not involved on Twitter, nor am I an American. Quite frankly, I think the "free speech" element is somewhat misunderstood, as I think that implies more of a governmental rung of suppression or censorship. (But I'm keeping out of it)

Are there so very many transpeople threatening to kill specific gay blokes, because it's the first i've heard ANYONE make mention of such a thing. Perhaps you could link to a specific user's account?

Perhaps it's a good idea for a thread of its own if this is what is on Twitter. From what I've read, there isn't supposed to be any editing, or censorship at all. Jack Dorsey supports this as well, and is on the advisory board. If someone threatens to kill specific people, the authorities will more than likely be notified, I would hope. They will probably not allow it, yet you say it's already been happening, so you've left me more confused about it.

R54, someone posted a link in another thread to a lot of anti-gay posts by trans-people on Twitter. It was pretty ugly.

And Twitter did not take down those posts or suspend those user accounts.

R55 I would blame Musk's deeply ingrained homophobia for that if actual death threats are being made., and they're being ignored. Not cool, and glad I don't have a Twitter account.

[QUOTE] I would blame Musk's deeply ingrained homophobia for that

This has all been happening well before Musk bought Twitter.

Hopefully he'll have those "Kill Fags" posts removed.

And I don't see Musk as homophobic at all.

R57 People see what they want to see.

Anyone who believes homosexuality is unnatural, is homophobic in my mind.

He's a scam artist and the new Howard Hughes pretending to be the new Edison.

He knows nothing about anything except running his mouth for his pump & dump stock schemes using his companies as bait. Oh, and sucking gov contractor tit.

He has a tendency to ask for shit that doesn't and can't exist just to impress the money guys. I am sure he drives the real engineers he thankfully hires totally fucking bonkers.

A lot of rich guys are incels. Insufferable uggos with little to no empathy, who would never have women or friends without their wealth. Hef was the ultimate cuck incel. His childhood crush chose his best friend, he did not lose his virginity until he was about 24, his wife cheated on him…. he created Playboy to get even and exploit women out of hate. Elon was born into money, so his story is a bit different. Make no mistake, he is ugly and weird, nobody would be getting pregnant by him if it weren’t for the cash.

If he was pumping and dumping, why'd he come out a couple of years ago saying Tesla stock is way overvalued? It's still amazing to me that his own rabid shareholders just brushed that off!

He's a Bond villain in-progress.