Re:Twitter's pivot to x.com is a gift to phishers
by tombert on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @11:52AM
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I think what most of the internet gets frustrated at the fact that people take the implication to a logical extreme: he succeeded at SpaceX, therefore he's the savior for humanity and he's infallible and actually a fucking genius and OMG HE'S GOING TO SAVE US FROM THE WOKES. How much of Teslas and SpaceX's success can actually be attributed to him? It's impossible to know, probably more than "0%", but also probably a good chunk less than the "100%" people act like it is.
And, as I stated in a sibling thread, he lies all the time. He just makes a lot of shit up. He acts like self driving cars are just around the corner, he pretends that the hyperloop is basically done, he says there's so much shit "we can do today". He calls people pedophiles if they don't want to use his stupid little submarine. There's overconfidence, and then there's grifting investors, and I think at this point it's thoroughly moved to the latter.
And, as I stated in a sibling thread, he lies all the time. He just makes a lot of shit up. He acts like self driving cars are just around the corner, he pretends that the hyperloop is basically done, he says there's so much shit "we can do today". He calls people pedophiles if they don't want to use his stupid little submarine. There's overconfidence, and then there's grifting investors, and I think at this point it's thoroughly moved to the latter.