So "X" - nothing to see here. Elon's in control - Part XXX **Threadbans in OP**

Jesus lad, don't get all "Muh freedoms!" about a flippant throwaway comment.

I found the below video interesting, it's mainly about one on one personal communication and how important (and even complicated) it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCWuQIjNHak&t=939s

Twitter at its worst popularised the idea that everyone’s opinion on everything is equally valid, which of course is total nonsense - as is the idea that people who were banned for breaking the ToS had their free speech rights trampled on or that they were being silenced.

With solid moderation Twitter can be a fun, informative place. But that’s not going to happen under Musk so let him put it behind a paywall and out of its misery.

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I think Isaac Asimov would like Elon Musk. If the general plot lines of his books reflect his thoughts and opinions, he liked the idea of strong leaders not encumbered by morals. Also, the future he saw for mankind is one where AI gives mankind the means to leave Earth and also makes Earth uninhabitable so to give them an incentive to leave it and colonize (uhh) the galaxy.

The gobshíte can't even run a website properly, if we're relying on him to save the human race then we're in bother.

Musk isn't strong. He has paper thin skin.

Couple of reasons beyond his grandiose narcissim and tissue thin skin when it comes to anyone not adoring him..... what am i forgetting? Oh yeah his dog whistle pandering to racists and bigots.

Elon and the other billionaires like him are dragons sitting atop their hoards piling more and more money under them but it will never be enough... since you seem to be into book references was Smaug a great leader too?

Yup massively overpaying for Twitter and not being able to service the insane debt he loaded the company with is certainly a result that speaks for itself

You are the only one in denial.

He's not gonna lead any revolution because there won't be any revolution to lead. It's all about incremental progress and that's where he's a leader. Again, he's behind what has become THE electric car brand, THE satellite Internet provider and THE US space program. Also, just like any other great leader before him, he has plenty of failures and he will have more failures in the future. But what moves us forward is his successes.

Ah sh1t I'll never not see Musk now when I see Thrawn.

He has now ruined one of my favourite Star Wars characters.

Thought that for a while myself. He did an excellent job in popularising the EV and making it a desirable product. But it’s really a matter of time before the big manufacturers take over in terms of price, build quality, performance etc.

I do think the company has been wise to invest in EV infrastructure too, though - so additional fees for non-tesla’s charging could be a good source of income for them.

Hes a great hype man to have(or, at least he was). Him being the face of a product while there was a workable product to sell was ideal. But the more he inserts himself into the actual design process the more things fall apart. The Cybertruck and the Semi really seem like concepts that should have never gone any further. Interesting ideas and unique designs, but severely impractical.

And Twitter is the same. A markedly worse place now that has to run based on the whims of its owner.

He bought Tesla when there was just a startup with no actual product. The first car was designed under his leadership, and so were the cars that lead to its huge success and made the electric car great again. Why is it so hard to recognize his achievements?