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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j16ka1f wrote

AHAHA!

Desperate for fresh validation and praise, L. Ron Musk turns to the Chinese and gets shot down.

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BriefDownpour t1_j17uxtp wrote

>“Can you focus on Tesla? No improvement, no new models, no localisation of Model X and S …,” said one top-voted comment under the post. “I think you should open a vote on Weibo regarding whether you should step down as Tesla CEO.

The internet really isn't a place fit for billionaires, people are out for blood in here lmao

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swistak84 t1_j18dli6 wrote

>The internet really isn't a place fit for billionaires

It used to be for a while. For years any post criticising Musk would get downvoted to oblivion. Anyone questioning Tesla valuation would get shouted over ("Tesla is a tech company!" "It's a growth stock!"). People were honestly arguing that Hyperloop is something that can be realistically built (Hell. Another billionaire-but-imbecile even spent a lots of his money to try to build one).

Perception is just catching up to reality.

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MossytheMagnificent t1_j18fz4n wrote

Words matter less now? He spent 44? Billion on a social media company because he wanted to promote free speech.

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Helenium_autumnale t1_j18gl45 wrote

Musk recently had a spat with Hu Xijin, the former editor of nationalist state tabloid Global Times, over comments related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

He does not know how to conduct himself as a CEO in a foreign country, not only as a representative of an American company but also as a guest in that country, who is making money from Chinese people due only to the good graces of the government. Public spats over politics is not among acceptable behaviors in that situation.

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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j18r00n wrote

My theory is that some right-wing fuck knuckles - you know, the kind he's been buddying up to lately - said something along the lines of "Y'know, I wish someone'd do something about all the wokerati on Twitter" and then Musk bought it out in a desperate bid to look cool to them, and is now burnin' up because the RWFKs aren't reciprocating the love because Musk did it off his own bat, and the RWFKs don't feel they owe him anything.

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icantfindanametwice t1_j18sx8b wrote

To be fair, Elon also asked his flight attendant for a handjob, and said she’d get a horse in return.

I mean, how out of touch do you have to be to not know a pony was the superior gift, which would have clenched the handy, and saved him a cool quarter million?

Then there’s the whole flying to Epstein’s Island ten times on the Lolita Express.

All that money, and he just wants to copy Woody Allen - or his dad, and bang his stepdaughter.

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RNBAModBrainTumor t1_j18thry wrote

bro the flame from the chinese League of Legends community is on another level. That is honestly super tame, but also back handed as fuck as and so funny. Like Muskrat actually thought weibo of all places was going to be supportive?

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Weird-Engineer t1_j18yzvl wrote

After seeing him run Twitter THEY WANT HIM BACK AT TESLA?! In what world do they think Musk possesses the leadership skills or the public trust to run Tesla. He ran an unrelated company so poorly it destroyed Tesla. Maybe if he goes back to tesla full time we can see the stock drop to 25$ a share! Or maybe he will just lock me out of my car like he did my Twitter for making fun of him.

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Stevieflyineasy t1_j1923wj wrote

I am so tired of this guys obsession with attention. someone give him a hug and tell him to shut up

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ScenicAndrew t1_j1942lh wrote

I was definitely one to defend the person over their message, but I'm pretty happy to have learned. As long as it's just words in the void of the internet; Better to learn and regret than to have been nasty about it without ever changing.

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ultron5555 t1_j19706e wrote

just the opinion of a few random users, there is no link to the post

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SquatchWithNoHeroes t1_j19bcef wrote

Hyperloop CAN be realistically built.

But not with our current technology.

First we need to get regular maglevs on working order and then we can begin thinking on vaccum sealing them.

And then it probably will not make a difference, Hell, the amount of concrete needed may very well offset the energy consumption. Nevermind the issue of a single guy with a drill being able to stop the whole line (and maybe cause a big incident if a train happens to just be going through.)

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gringo-tico t1_j19bkds wrote

A news article about online comments, ground breaking stuff right here.

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YawnTractor_1756 t1_j19d70i wrote

>Perception is just catching up to reality.

You conveniently "forget" that before 2018 things were other way around. People were shitting on Musk since the very start, for over a decade, saying BEV are unviable, unsellable etc, "rational critiques" said if rockets could land NASA would do it long time ago, etc. etc, but Tesla and SpaceX kept delivering.

So no what you call "reality" is not always right. And it's not reality, it's just another perception.

Musk just changed. And with him his companies are no longer the same.

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r0b0tsrfun t1_j19fbn2 wrote

As they should be, billionaires have no place in a functioning society lol. I don’t understand why we as a society with limited resources, idolize those that horde them. It’s crazy that we have a few individuals who go get to play judge, jury, and executioner with our finite resources.

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jeminstall t1_j19fd5d wrote

I think you're partially right, but I'm going to guess, instead of trying to look cool to them, he's just poorly coping with the fact his kid came out as trans and disassociated with him completely. https://www.reuters.com/world/elon-musks-child-seeks-name-change-sever-ties-with-father-2022-06-21/

He turned to RWFKs because he needs to be loved, but even his own kids wants nothing to do with him. Throw in one of them being trans, and he probably blames "woke cancel culture" for his ruined personal relationships.

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Speculawyer t1_j19oxz8 wrote

Musk has united the world!..... against him.

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swistak84 t1_j19ponc wrote

I remember EV car FUD mate, but plenty of "Rational critiques" were very much spot on. In 2022 we still don't have:

  1. FSD (only beta)
  2. Robotaxis
  3. Hyperloop (and never will)
  4. "Tech company" - It's funny that no one is even trying to argue this any-more.
  5. "Energy company" - SolarCity is on coninous downwards path, solar tiles are insignificant and they are reselling chinese panels
  6. Loops (regular kind, made by boring company). Even Vegas Loop is serviced by taxi drivers
  7. Cybertruck.

The only things they actually delivered on were the "realistic" ones which is to produce and expensive EV Car & SUV.

I called it then that Tesla will become like Mazda small independent carmaker making quirky interesting cars or becomes bankrupt.

They exceeded expectations producing two times more cars then Mazda at his point and I'm sure that they will continue to grow, but the dreams of challenging Toyota are over (but no chance of suddenly going bankrupt either I think).

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DontToewsMeBro2 t1_j19r1du wrote

Does he know that weibo literally stole Twitter code, almost byte for byte, and just created a ‘new’ website with more active users than twitter? Sounds a helluva lot cheaper than overpaying for a house of cards that apparently can be run by 13 people.

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Skirate t1_j19rdo7 wrote

Says a man who spent billions on a company that is all about words (with characters limit though)

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fafafanta t1_j19uldk wrote

Nobody in the world likes this dipshit besides other equally stupid dipshits.

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SquatchWithNoHeroes t1_j1a22mn wrote

Obviously, the containment would be built out of concrete.

Otherwise it would be impossible, it would collapse on itself by stress alone rather quickly.

Anyway, my point is that Hyperloop is like wanting to make the concorde without making the 707 first.

And it may very well like the concorde end up being not practical.

Frankly, I don't see the need to be faster than 400km/h . That's what videoconferences are for

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ScenicAndrew t1_j1a5wol wrote

Was just younger. Was not a muskrat but definitely felt like if I liked something he did (or more appropriately, something his PR team said he did) he must not be all bad. Learned by learning he and others were just awful.

Honestly the bigger issue for me was with Gates. Kinda hard to see past the foundation, environmentalism, etc. At the end of the day can't just separate Microsoft's shitty behavior from him.

If you don't learn to separate the person from their actions they really sneak up on ya. Patagonia guy is the recent example. Does SOME good, sure, but he's just setting his wealth in stone.

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j1a6c6w wrote

Elon Musk's words show he's a kook.

Elon Musk's actions show he's a criminal.

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OldsDiesel t1_j1aiuyo wrote

Its why I've been banned from Twitter twice, Reddit once, and temporary suspended from both Facebook and Instagram more than I can count.

I fucking hate billionaires, and I want them to know they shouldn't exist. Whether that be peaceful or violent, I don't care.

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brick_eater t1_j1apuwk wrote

It’s also sad as he used to be somewhat respectable but has driven his reputation into the dirt for no good reason whatsoever. He could have been a decent spokesperson for science, engineering and the like, but he has continued to say and do shit that makes him more divisive and less likeable to the average person

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I_like_big_bugss t1_j1b7hzz wrote

Hahaha epic.

His mum shouldn’t have convinced him he’s so special (their relationship is creepy) and he wouldn’t be having to go through this public humiliation. But if you surround yourself with sycophants….

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BananaFreeway t1_j1be1j2 wrote

Note to self - this is what self destruction looks like

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SidewaysFancyPrance t1_j1bg6j1 wrote

This is the wrong time to be absolutely oblivious to public sentiment, and unable to read the room. The economic pressure is hitting everyone, and he's whining and complaining the loudest. Smart billionaires STFU during downturns and don't criticize/aggravate/condescend their customers and labor force. They lay low and don't draw attention to how their lifestyles don't change one bit.

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TweedleBum t1_j1ciw9w wrote

He probably meant to post on Weirdo, but those clumsy fingers tapped the wrong app.

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