Author Topic: Elon Musk: tech wizard or numpty? (Read 4349 times)

ad_orientem · « **Reply #25 on:** July 29, 2023, 11:39:43 AM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/

ad_orientem · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2023, 05:00:38 AM »

Saudis might be using private Twitter information for human rights abuses.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/twitter-saudi-arabia-human-rights-abuses

Musk considers suing ADL for loss of ad revenue.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/elon-musk-threatens-sue-anti-213118019.html

Perhaps not giving voices to Nazis might solve that problem.

SqueakyVoice · « **Reply #27 on:** October 09, 2023, 06:04:54 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2023, 03:10:59 PM

Threads unravelling?

Hopefully (sort of) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film).

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a film which comes closest to representing the full horror of nuclear war and its aftermath, as well as the catastrophic impact that the event would have on human culture.

SqueakyVoice · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2024, 08:21:41 AM »

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/elon-musk-tesla-pay-package-too-much-judge-rules

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Judge ruled his pay – six times larger than the combined pay of the 200 highest-paid executives in 2021 – was set inappropriately

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2024, 09:23:33 AM »

Quote from: SqueakyVoice on January 31, 2024, 08:21:41 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/elon-musk-tesla-pay-package-too-much-judge-rules

Difficult to tell from the report but it seems to compare a ridiculous set of stock options, though ones that when they were granted would not have been worth a set amount, with the 'basic' pay of the 200 highest paid executives. This may be making the number for those executives lower than a comparable figure. That is in no way to justify the Musk figure but to highlight that the figures for others may be higher.

It's not very good reporting from the Guardian but perhaps they are astounded, justifiably, by the 56bn figure.

ad_orientem · « **Reply #30 on:** May 06, 2024, 06:12:32 AM »

Elon Musk just let open neo-nazi Nick Fuentes (quite how he gets over his Hispanic name, I don't know) back on Twitter. I don't buy all this free speech bollocks. The only conclusion I can come to is that Musk actually has some sympathy for these views, because his track record is giving voices to conspiracy theorists and nazis. He's turned Twitter into 4chan.

ad_orientem · « **Reply #31 on:** May 08, 2024, 05:33:13 PM »

Another classic take from Apartheid Clyde and his favourite Malaysian incel.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #32 on:** May 08, 2024, 05:36:14 PM »

Quote from: ad_orientem on May 08, 2024, 05:33:13 PM

Another classic take from Apartheid Clyde and his favourite Malaysian incel.

That isn't parody?

ad_orientem · « **Reply #33 on:** May 08, 2024, 05:42:07 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 08, 2024, 05:36:14 PM

That isn't parody?

No. Musk is big on the problem low birthrates in the West and white replacement theory.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #34 on:** May 08, 2024, 05:46:02 PM »

Quote from: ad_orientem on May 08, 2024, 05:42:07 PM

No. Musk is big on the problem low birthrates in the West and white replacement theory.

So the implication is he thinks the IRA should bomb immigrants?

ad_orientem · « **Reply #35 on:** May 08, 2024, 05:59:14 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 08, 2024, 05:46:02 PM

So the implication is he thinks the IRA should bomb immigrants?

It would be easy to draw that conclusion, certainly.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #36 on:** May 08, 2024, 06:03:58 PM »

Quote from: ad_orientem on May 08, 2024, 05:59:14 PM

It would be easy to draw that conclusion, certainly.

He's such an edgy wee prick.

jeremyp · « **Reply #37 on:** May 09, 2024, 04:13:53 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 08, 2024, 05:46:02 PM

So the implication is he thinks the IRA should bomb immigrants?

Not only that, the implication is that he thought that that is what they did back in the day, only the "immigrants" were the English.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #38 on:** January 01, 2025, 03:21:11 PM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy53vz1qpx1o

I can't help but think

ad_orientem · « **Reply #39 on:** January 01, 2025, 04:05:27 PM »

Musk also has an alt account "Adrian Dittman", which he uses to flatter himself.

ad_orientem · « **Reply #40 on:** January 02, 2025, 04:23:42 AM »

And now supporting racist thugs.

Gordon · « **Reply #41 on:** January 05, 2025, 02:49:33 PM »

Be interesting to see just how long it takes after Trump is inaugurated for a stramash to occur involving Musk's role - I'm betting not very long.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #42 on:** January 05, 2025, 02:54:12 PM »

Moderator We've just merged a topic started by SteveH on Musk because it was more about the issue of 'grooming gangs' and there was already a thread. We discussed there being a set thread for Musk, the man, but are conscious that he's involved with so many issues that that that may be difficult. However, given this thread already existed we're bumping it up for use should there be something to discuss about Musk that doesn't fit into an existing topic, or deserve a new thread.

ad_orientem · « **Reply #43 on:** January 06, 2025, 09:38:43 AM »

A tale of two tweets

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #44 on:** January 06, 2025, 09:52:44 AM »

Moderator merged this with another couple of threads, and moved to the Politics Board. As covered above the intention is to have this as a Musk specific topic though he will undoubtedly appear frequently on others

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #45 on:** January 08, 2025, 10:13:39 AM »

SqueakyVoice · « **Reply #46 on:** January 21, 2025, 08:28:54 AM »

Can't we just change the poll to - is EM a fascist or a Nazi (3 answers, definitely a facist; definitely a nazi; or Yes)?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University, said: “Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.”

https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/elon-musk-performs-gesture-resembling-a-nazi-salute-at-speech-after-inauguration/content.html

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Elon Musk performs gesture resembling a Nazi salute at speech after inauguration

ad_orientem · « **Reply #47 on:** January 21, 2025, 09:38:49 AM »

Quote from: SqueakyVoice on January 21, 2025, 08:28:54 AM

Can't we just change the poll to - is EM a fascist or a Nazi (3 answers, definitely a facist; definitely a nazi; or Yes)?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/elon-musk-performs-gesture-resembling-a-nazi-salute-at-speech-after-inauguration/content.html

Definitely weird.

jeremyp · « **Reply #48 on:** January 21, 2025, 09:49:36 AM »

Quote from: SqueakyVoice on January 21, 2025, 08:28:54 AM

Can't we just change the poll to - is EM a fascist or a Nazi (3 answers, definitely a facist; definitely a nazi; or Yes)?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/elon-musk-performs-gesture-resembling-a-nazi-salute-at-speech-after-inauguration/content.html

Lol. He's not a fascist. He was doing a gesture "my heart [hand on heart] goes out to you [gesture outwards]". He just doesn't understand what he was doing. Probably somebody who is a fascist, taught him that and said it would be a good gesture.

The real problem is that he doesn't have a clue what he is doing and he has no principles beyond "give me your money and adulation". I laugh when people say Musk adheres to a certain political ideology (same applies to Trump). He just does what he perceives is better for him.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #49 on:** January 21, 2025, 10:07:54 AM »

Quote from: SqueakyVoice on January 21, 2025, 08:28:54 AM

Can't we just change the poll to - is EM a fascist or a Nazi (3 answers, definitely a facist; definitely a nazi; or Yes)?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/elon-musk-performs-gesture-resembling-a-nazi-salute-at-speech-after-inauguration/content.html

I'll go with the ADL's take. And note there are other Jewish history professors who see it differently

https://time.com/7208614/elon-musk-nazi-salute-reactions-debate-controversy-adl-trump-inauguration/

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