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Who is that?

Musk

It's funny to me that you think Musk isn't an "always-be-selling" type of person and that you think he speaks his mind without spewing "corporate speak" because to me, "Musk speak" is just another form of corporate speak.

Musk isn't so much "speaking the truth", he's more "selling things, his way".

Exactly, his shtick just happens to be the complete opposite of conventional corporate speak. It's edgy "tell-it-like-it-is" trolling, but it's still designed to build a brand and a relationship with the consumer. He's not even the only corpo who does that.

You've essentially expanded the definition of "corporate speak" to be "anything a person in a leadership position says"

When you're a corporate leader, the way you speak is by default a form of corporate speak, because as a public figure who is listened to, everything you say is a reflection of the brand.

No. Corporate speak is a specific way of speaking.

Will you agree with this?

Corporate speak, definition:

- to say what's in the best interest of the corporation, no matter what the circumstance

- to not tell the truth, unless it's something that can become a huge PR success for the corporation

- to not tell a lie, unless it's something that can become a huge PR success for the corporation

For the "Musk speak" definition, simply replace "the corporation" with "Musk".

I think there's a specific "corporate style" of speaking that's very stiff and blandly positive, which is what they're thinking of when they're saying corporate speak. But I agree with your point and was making it, even though Musk speak is a different style, it ultimately works the same way as the corporate style, which is to buff up his brand in a way that maximizes shareholder value. Musk speak might not be the corporate style, but it's still a form of corporate speak, as per your definition.

That's cool; I was just answering ghostly_'s question as to whom systemvoltage was implying

LOL, Github has made more impact on the world than Elon.

systemvoltage made no comparison between impact of Musk & impact of GitHub

Elon

Edit: lol, this will be the most downvotes on a char count basis I've ever received. I thought it was generally accepted that for better or worse, he does not mince words.

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