The Elon Musk Thread

[Time_Traveller]

Elon Musk Says “The Woke Mind Virus Is Making Netflix Unwatchable,” Piling On Embattled Streamer

Wed, 20 April 2022

Two business stories converged as Elon Musk took a Twitter kick at Netflix after the streamer’s stock sank on subscribers losses.

“The woke mind virus Is making Netflix unwatchable,” Musk tweeted in a chain responding to news of Netflix’ share crash following yesterday’s earnings report. He didn’t elaborate. Netflix stock is down 35% today, a massive hit, as confluence of factors (not really content related) have slowed its once mighty growth trajectory.

Musk has also been pretty busy slamming the board of Twitter in other posts on Twitter, which he wants to buy. Twitter’s board of directors put in place a so-called “poison pill” to make that harder. Musk is attempting to raise funds for a $43 billion cash offer with the help of Morgan Stanley and if he does, has hinted he’ll launch a public tender — going to directly to Twitter shareholders to buy their stock over the head of management.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-say ... 02179.html

[weatheriscool]

I hope he buys netflix next and transforms it into a science, space and futurism platform.

[peekpok]

The woke mind virus Is making Netflix unwatchable

I have absolutely no idea what Elon Musk is even referring to with this statement. Which Netflix programs are emblematic of the "woke mind virus"? Not too long ago Netflix was notorious for greenlighting almost any show because they were looking for quick ways to invest their money. It was pretty much the opposite of highly-curated content.

[Xyls]

Elon Musk already broke his agreement with Twitter

When Twitter agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April 25, the two parties agreed to specific terms of the merger, signed a document, and filed it to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Musk doesn’t yet own Twitter, and he won’t for many more months, but he is now locked into a contract with the social network’s current management, and there’s a $1 billion penalty at stake if he pulls out. The two sides also agreed to certain rules of behavior for the period before the deal closes. And one day after that agreement was reached, Musk already broke the rules.

Musk’s agreement with Twitter allows him to tweet about the merger “so long as such Tweets do not disparage [Twitter] or any of its Representatives.”

But on April 26, Musk tweeted what could be considered two separate disparaging comments about Twitter employees.

After Politico reported that Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s top lawyer and head of trust and safety, had cried in an internal meeting following news of the acquisition, conservative journalist Saagar Enjeti tweeted a screenshot of the article alongside the message: “Vijaya Gadde, the top censorship advocate at Twitter who famously gaslit the world on Joe Rogan’s podcast and censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, is very upset about the @elonmusk takeover.”

Gadde’s team, which is in charge of content moderation decisions at Twitter, briefly blocked a link to an October New York Post article about a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, son of soon-to-be-US president Joe Biden. It also temporarily locked the Post’s account. The laptop was eventually confirmed to be Biden’s, and then-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologized, saying Twitter made a mistake.

On Tuesday, Musk jumped into the fray, in essence agreeing with Enjeti’s critique of Gadde. “Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously incredibly inappropriate,” he tweeted.

https://qz.com/2159764/elon-musk-alread ... h-twitter/

Mess.

[peekpok]

Elon really can't keep his mouth shut for any period of time, can he? He seems chronically addicted to getting the last word.

[Yuli Ban]

[raklian]

LMAO

The real reason he bought Twitter for $44 billion.

[Tadasuke]

I think that Elon Musk is overall a good person. He believes in freedom and democracy.

[wjfox]

He believes in freedom and democracy.

Does he really, though?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when ... reedom?s=r

[Time_Traveller]

He believes in freedom and democracy.

Does he really, though?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when ... reedom?s=r

When billionaires talk about freedom, watch your wallets via Futuretimeline

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when ... rce=direct

[wjfox]

A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence.

Rich McHugh
12 hours ago

SpaceX, the aerospace firm founded by Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim against Musk in 2018, Insider has learned.

The attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, according to interviews and documents obtained by Insider.

The incident, which took place in 2016, is alleged in a declaration signed by a friend of the attendant and prepared in support of her claim. The details in this story are drawn from the declaration as well as other documents, including email correspondence and other records shared with Insider by the friend.

According to the declaration, the attendant confided to the friend that after taking the flight attendant job, she was encouraged to get licensed as a masseuse so that she could give Musk massages. It was during one such massage in a private cabin on Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, she told the friend, that Musk propositioned her.

After Insider contacted Musk for comment, he emailed to ask for more time to respond and said there is "a lot more to this story."

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex- ... ?r=US&IR=T

[Ozzie guy]

A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence.

Rich McHugh
12 hours ago

SpaceX, the aerospace firm founded by Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim against Musk in 2018, Insider has learned.

The attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, according to interviews and documents obtained by Insider.

The incident, which took place in 2016, is alleged in a declaration signed by a friend of the attendant and prepared in support of her claim. The details in this story are drawn from the declaration as well as other documents, including email correspondence and other records shared with Insider by the friend.

According to the declaration, the attendant confided to the friend that after taking the flight attendant job, she was encouraged to get licensed as a masseuse so that she could give Musk massages. It was during one such massage in a private cabin on Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, she told the friend, that Musk propositioned her.

After Insider contacted Musk for comment, he emailed to ask for more time to respond and said there is "a lot more to this story."

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex- ... ?r=US&IR=T

If that turns out to be true I will probably assume the worst with his Epstein relationship.

[Vakanai]

A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence.

Rich McHugh
12 hours ago

SpaceX, the aerospace firm founded by Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim against Musk in 2018, Insider has learned.

The attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, according to interviews and documents obtained by Insider.

The incident, which took place in 2016, is alleged in a declaration signed by a friend of the attendant and prepared in support of her claim. The details in this story are drawn from the declaration as well as other documents, including email correspondence and other records shared with Insider by the friend.

According to the declaration, the attendant confided to the friend that after taking the flight attendant job, she was encouraged to get licensed as a masseuse so that she could give Musk massages. It was during one such massage in a private cabin on Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, she told the friend, that Musk propositioned her.

After Insider contacted Musk for comment, he emailed to ask for more time to respond and said there is "a lot more to this story."

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex- ... ?r=US&IR=T

If that turns out to be true I will probably assume the worst with his Epstein relationship.

I mean, shouldn't we assume the worst out of everyone who had a relationship with Epstein? Like what good business did anyone have with a man who basically made and owned his own Pedophile Island?

[Ozzie guy]

My benefit of the doubt with Epstein friendships is that many people didn't know he was a pedo and it was probably beneficial to be his friend to get access to other powerful people as well as adult women.

Also in a social setting you don't actively show hate to anyone it is easier and from a networking perspective better to be friendly with everyone. Epstein was also apart of those social groups before pedo stuff arose.

[wjfox]

[wjfox]

Twitter investor sues Elon Musk and platform over takeover bid

1 hour ago

A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire's $44bn (£34.9bn) bid for the company.

The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways.

It accuses the Tesla boss of "wrongful conduct" as his "false statements and market manipulation have created 'chaos' at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco".

Twitter shares are around 27% lower than Mr Musk's $54.20 offer price.

The proposed class action lawsuit was filed this week at the US District Court for the Northern District of California by investor William Heresniak, who said he was acting "on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated".

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61589229

[Xyls]

Why is Elon not in jail yet? That is what I want to know.

Also I'm sure the following is going to keep lots of top talent at Tesla... I doubt this company will be existing by the end of the decade with the current type of management we are seeing.



This idea that Tesla is going to save the world is highly overrated. Tesla is not interested in mass producing affordable EVs which is what people need if emissions were to supposedly come down they are transitioning to be an EV luxury vehicle maker which will be unaffordable to most people. I think Tesla is highly overvalued and the moment someone comes with affordable EVs with no bells and whistles Tesla's business and Elon's wealth is going to collapse.

[wjfox]

Why is Elon not in jail yet? That is what I want to know.

Also I'm sure the following is going to keep lots of top talent at Tesla... I doubt this company will be existing by the end of the decade with the current type of management we are seeing.



This idea that Tesla is going to save the world is highly overrated. Tesla is not interested in mass producing affordable EVs which is what people need if emissions were to supposedly come down they are transitioning to be an EV luxury vehicle maker which will be unaffordable to most people. I think Tesla is highly overvalued and the moment someone comes with affordable EVs with no bells and whistles Tesla's business and Elon's wealth is going to collapse.

Well said, and I agree 100%.

My respect for Musk has plummeted in recent months. In the past, I've enjoyed his interviews about the future, technology, etc. but then I read about stuff like this and I'm reminded of what a bully, troll, and uncompromising capitalist sociopath he can be.

Tesla's stock price has fallen by 30% this year and it's clearly overvalued as you've said. Then there's the whole debacle with his supposed takeover of Twitter which seems to be falling through and he's now being sued over it.

Let's not forget the recent allegations over sexual misconduct, too.

A friend of mine used to be a major fan of Musk, Tesla, etc. but even he's become disillusioned.

[Xyls]

Lol, I've been the most prolific Elon Musk hater on this board for many years. I saw through his shit long ago.

Edit: Favourite Tweet I've seen about this guy.

[Ozzie guy]

His wealth comes from fraud.

He pumped up stock value with hype and lies. Sold stock pumped up by lies "to be taxed" and sold more fraudulently pumped up stock to buy twitter in order to get out of over inflated stock he illegally pumped up.

I do think he will go to prison when everyone turns on him maybe he is appealing so hard to the anti woke people in order to have them defend him.

I think his politics is pragmatic, he started as a liberal to sell green cars then shifted to a crypto bro conservative when he realized he could use those kinds of people to pump up his stock.