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Comment by nharada | Hacker News Reader

I'm honestly already so sick of the media circus around this, and everyone watching breathless from the sidelines with hot takes. Elon is truly a master at focusing millions of eyeballs on himself and everything he does, but I'd be happy if HN didn't have a top level post for every single movement the guy makes.

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It's really the intersection of stuff though - he's driving plenty of the attention, but Twitter's also a large and influential company, so changes to their business model, moderation, and staffing are all things that would make the front page of HN even if their CEO was someone less interesting.

I'm feeling burned out on it all as well, but it's not as if each of these moves is some meaningless thing that's being hyped up just because it's Musk. If Facebook started charging $8 for a super-Instagram account, that'd be big news.

It's not as if we get posts for random things about Tesla or SpaceX all the time - it's mostly just for major launches, product or rocket. The recent circus is exceptional because it's so many movements happening so fast.

Agree, though rather than be annoyed I opted to have some fun. Using a browser plugin that automatically changes all occurrences of selected words in a web page I now get a snarky chuckle whenever EM is mentioned. Also works well for craven politicians and narcissistic celebrities.

"Laughter is like shock absorbers. Without it you feel every bump in the road."

He's right up there with Kanye and the Kardashians, et al. I hate that I know who they are and what they're up to because you can't scan the day's news without being informed about their activities.

Musk is getting what he wants again with his tweets, drastic changes that is causing wanton outrage and chaos rippling over the news and the internet.

It's really funny to watch, the 'villain' of the month getting your attention every day, rent free.

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