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Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by jmprspret on Friday May 13, 2022 @07:59AM (#31366398)
I agree but I'm also unsure if he's putting on that persona because his audience has reacted to it in a positive way. Flanderisation, I think they call it?
Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by ascagnel_ on Friday May 13, 2022 @09:55AM (#31367647)
Flanderisation is a little different -- generally applied to fictional characters, its when a single trait overrides every other aspect of your personality. Ned Flanders on the Simpsons is the inspiration for the term: a character initially created as a foil and mirror for Homer Simpson (kind, calm, and collected where Homer is typically brash, emotional, and chaotic) became a one-note character defined by his faith.

I guess you could kind of apply it to Musk in that he seems to revel in being something of a jerk, but (in the view of someone who's been very skeptical of Musk for a while) it's not an all-consuming thing.

Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by themitigating on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:16AM (#31366566)
My mom called it "seeking negative attention"