• @[email protected]
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    72 years ago

    I wish I could say this is Twitter’s death kneel but we all know they’ll be back together soon enough. Like an abusive relationship

  • squiblet
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    He seriously thinks the public will blame the former advertisers and be angry at them when the issue was obviously Musk running the company into the ground?

  • GONADS125
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    2 years ago

    “But those clarifications were ignored by the media and essentially I handed a loaded gun to those who hate me and arguably to those who are antisemitic. And for that I’m quite sorry, that was not my intention.”

    You hear that? He’s sorry.

    Sorry that he’s facing consequences for his actions.

  • Throwaway
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    582 years ago

    I wonder if hes going through a mental breakdown. Im all for him going down, but the way hes talking is weird.

    • IHeartBadCode
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      He’s the right age for a midlife crisis and a lot at that point can get triggered by growing mortality combined with a perceived lack of accomplishment in life. Additionally, as others have said, substance abuse is likely a factor in his life. A lot of wealthy people have huge substance abuse issues that their access to vast resources allows them to buffer most of the usual consequences of such. On top of all of that, he’s going through a divorce and child custody case with Grimes that is gearing up to be more toxic than a bottle of freshly pumped reactor four coolant water from the Chernobyl disaster.

      Yeah I think mental breakdown is a pretty good bet. It is highly likely Musk has a substance abuse issue on top of all of that which is likely not helping anything. The wealthy in the United States do have some of the highest substance abuse rates because for many of them, their lifestyles and access to their vast wealth helps to buffer pretty much a lot of the usual consequences that people face with substance abuse issues. It wouldn’t surprise me the least to hear Musk diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder and that he’s largely avoided his “come to Jesus” moment in that due to his vast wealth.

      the way hes talking is weird

      Yeah, it looks exactly the same way my Aunt used to talk when she was heavy on psychedelics, including the body language. It’s a kind of disinhibition where the mind isn’t firing any of the parts that would usually guide a person on making thoughtful responses and keeping up with the current situation. Like Musk in the video constantly looks like he’s talking to someone out in the audience rather than responding to the person asking the questions but then after talking jets his head right back to the person asking questions like he’s asking “more fuel please”.

      I would be surprised if all of this isn’t driven by some substance abuse. But that said, none of anything that’s happening is likely good for his mental state, even with his wealth all of this is likely taking a toll on his mental state. The drugs only beg the question of how aware he might be of his declining mental health. But he’d likely tell any doctor concerned about Musk’s mental state to go fuck themselves at this point.

  • MxM111
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    At this point I do not think that he is sane. Such people should not be commanding such great resources as he does, and so many people should not be dependent on his decisions. This is just immoral at this point.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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    1892 years ago

    “And let’s see how Earth responds to that,” Musk replied.

    I’m getting strong Kanye vibes from Elon these days.

    • trashcan
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      132 years ago

      Quick, someone introduce Musk to Jonah Hill!

    • @[email protected]
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      A recent comment of mine:

      In an old interview, Mr. Narcissus [Elon Musk] said he may have bipolar disorder; he said he experiences “great highs, terrible lows, and unrelenting stress”.

      He has doubts because his highs and lows follow events in his life, whereas episodes from bipolar disorder often appear without triggers. […]

      We’d know if he went for an evaluation/possible diagnosis, but I cannot even imagine him doing it.

      Kanye West is usually manic when he acts this way. I guess this supports Musk’s suspicion.

      • no banana
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        92 years ago

        He has doubts because his highs and lows follow events in his life, whereas episodes from bipolar disorder often appear without triggers. […]

        Maybe the events are what follow the highs and lows.

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      Kanye’s straight up bipolar, maybe even schizoaffective. Musk still just looks like a narcissistic asshole, and the grandiosity about “Earth” caring about Twitter is par for the course

        • @[email protected]
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          92 years ago

          As someone who takes prescribed ketamine on the regular, it blows my mind that he can still hold the shit opinions he has. I only ever feel more connected to everyone and more present with the small joys around me.

          • Flying Squid
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            32 years ago

            I’m guessing he takes it in vastly more quantities than you and also that it would affect someone who is already an asshole narcissist a different way than it would someone like yourself.

      • a1studmuffin
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        112 years ago

        Yep. Can’t put my finger on what’s happening there exactly, but there’s some kind of mental health crisis going on and it’s very public.

  • @[email protected]
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    42 years ago

    He should release the code and increase security and privacy within the app if he doesnt have advertisers. We dont want ads anyway.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        oh my god you are spot on. I couldn’t figure out what it was before but now I cannot unsee it. That’s both hilarious and horrifying.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          Helps explain the Cybertruck styling. Had to limit polygon count due to system limitations.

  • likelyaduck
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    312 years ago

    Wait till SpaceX IPO tanks next month. “Don’t buy the stock. Go f*** yourself”.

  • Ecksell
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    42 years ago

    I wonder if the news on X (and other media) regarding Kissinger will drown this out?