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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by tchalla on Monday February 08, 2021 @08:59AM (#26064495)
> When you have millions of followers and billions of airtime on you, it's absolutely inexcusable to call a random guy a pedo.

The comment from Musk was inexcusable but it didn't come out of nowhere. Elon Musk offered help and Mr Unsworth decided not to use it. In a TV interview, he further labelled it a "PR stunt" and suggested that Musk could "stick his submarine where it hurts". That led Musk to respond with the "Pedo guy" comment. Yes, that comment was totally inexcusable and uncalled for but it didn't come out vaccum.

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by ceejayoz on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:16AM (#26064708)
"I didn't like what he said" isn't a legal defense to defamation.
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by randomsearch on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:15AM (#26064696)
Further, it seemed that Musk was actually talking to other members of the team out there who were more positive about the submarine idea. So it seemed valid to pursue it. And then as you say an argument started and Musk was an asshat. So, he has flaws, he can be an asshat to people.
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