The End of Elon Musk

He has no choice. If I were him I'd also be like "wow nice 5D chess by Elon, everyone" and then give him a call and ask him "WTF are you doing?!"

… What would you _expect_ a minority shareholder in a private company to say?

not to mention starlink is massively successful.

Falcon 9 is fine. Presumably it can be refined and upgraded and it will be even better. But starship is a space spruce goose.

To understand Media's hate of Elon uou first need to understand their love of Twitter.

Twitter has always been loved, and promoted (tweet us @) by media because its both an excellent source of news, allows easy engagement with news, and allows news to spread.

Twitter is quite literally the saviour of media, providing a crucial link between print and digital eras.

Now Elon is killing Twitter. Hell hath no fury like that of a journalist scorned.

As users stop using Twitter (perhaps even stop using X), where does it leave those to whom X is the literal source of their own value chain?

Like a jilted lover, Elon is the (really easy) scapegoat. (Who seems intent on driving them away...)

It's not because he's not ideal. Elon musk is the caricature of the billionaire class. Does what he wants above all else, condescending about people who work for him (union busting, safety disregard), zero consideration for morals beyond his pet concern and hypocritical about them as well (free speech absolutist).

His failing and why people gravitate so much to him is that he is loud and public.