> His behavior on X seems to contradict that though.
Then why piss off advertisers?
Then why piss off advertisers?
If you want proof that Elon isn't too concerned about making good products, try using Twitter/X without being logged in. The experience is significantly worse than before the takeover.
If you cared to watch the the interview I linked to above with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the NYT Dealbook summmit, you will hear three things:
a) remorse for the dumb thing he said (he says it is probably the worst mistake he has made)
b) when you say a lot, you're abound to say foolish things and that he has
c) he actually re-explained his clarification of the logic that was widely labeled as antisemitic but that people have chosen to ignore it. If you think this is a cop out, look at (a) again, where he expresses remorse for having said what he said in the way he said it.
> Then he got mad at advertisers for, as he thought, trying to rein him in.
Yes, when people try to limit what you say (beyond the law) then it is natural to be upset about it.
> If you want proof that Elon isn't too concerned about making good products, try using Twitter/X without being logged in. The experience is significantly worse than before the takeover.
Let's talk in 3 years.
Meanwhile, I'll point you to Tesla (Model Y is the best-selling car of any kind across the world), SpaceX, and Starlink. I don't know about you, but I would classify these as best in class.
"Foolish things" sure, but this is a little too forgiving. If I talk enough, I'm bound to call someone the N word at some point, for example?
This is the same interview where he told the advertisers he needs for revenue to go fuck themselves. I don't think the remorse is genuine.
> Yes, when people try to limit what you say (beyond the law) then it is natural to be upset about it.
I also feel that Disney is limiting what I say by not giving me millions in ad revenue. That's just the reality I have to live with though.
Most people have all kinds of practical limitations on what they can say. I can't tell my boss to go fuck himself and still put food on the table. Joe Biden can't tell the American public to go fuck themselves and still get elected. I'm not sure why Elon feels entitled to be uniquely free from consequences for his utterances.
X operates worldwide and even though Elon Musk is a staunch believer in free speech, X also has to follow laws of different jurisdictions, including limitations on speech.
That's just, like, your opinion, man. And I don't believe it.
It’s a very specific and weird personality type that’s constantly drawn to white knighting racists and billionaires.