How Americans View Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

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13 points·adrian_mrd··4 comments

Interesting differences between ages, particularly young Republicans:

67% of adults under 30 hold an unfavorable view of Musk, compared with about half of those ages 30 to 49 (53%) and those 50 and older (49%).

About half (47%) of Republicans under 30 express an unfavorable view of Musk. By comparison, 23% of those ages 30 to 49 and even fewer of those 50 and older (16%) see him negatively. For Democrats, favorability of Musk does not differ across these three age groups.

And they wonder why everyone accuses them of being in a cult.

I wonder about media exposure and interests

folks under 30 are on social media more and probably see more of that side of musk

older folks can probably buy/afford tesla cars.

> Age differences are particularly pronounced among Republicans when it comes to views of Musk. About half (47%) of Republicans under 30 express an unfavorable view of Musk. By comparison, 23% of those ages 30 to 49 and even fewer of those 50 and older (16%) see him negatively. For Democrats, favorability of Musk does not differ across these three age groups.

Although you can’t say these are directly related, this does seem to align with my anecdotal observation that older conservatives are more susceptible to propaganda.

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