I know it's not popular but I like the fact that he's annoyed and did something about it.
Can't argue that he puts his money where his mouth is. He's just not just a passive critic.
Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors
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> Elon Musk is kind of obnoxious. He lies (or "exaggerates"). > If you hate Elon Musk, consider probing your mind deeply to figure out why. I'm not a hater, but I can understand why others are. Like you said, he's obnoxious. And he lies. Which should be enough justification by itself. But he's also really fucking rich, which is a teeth-grindingly annoying combination. I really admire what he's done for the Electric V…
Lots of celebrities are gigantic douchebags and no one cares. Why do people care with Elon? Why does he have a parade of haters not just criticizing his attitude but also claiming that his work isn't valuable? It's not because "they don't care about EVs or rockets," it's something deeper and uglier.
> Lots of celebrities are gigantic douchebags and no one cares.
Tons of people care, an entire industry of celebrity gossip lives off of it.
Elon has just as much of a cult following as he has haters, the fact that you can’t see how perfectly this mirrors wider celebrity culture suggests that you are either very out of touch with pop culture, or are a part of the Elon cult.
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Not directly, but my implication here is that Elon Musk is in the bad graces of the SEC of is being made an insider of another huge company who facilitated him falling out of favor with that SEC. It is Twitter saying they don't care about the SEC and don't see any potential conflict with empowering someone who flaunts SEC penalties. And also, that I would be 0% surprised if Musk did this out of spite.
I certainly agree that Elon Musk has a habit of flaunting SEC penalties, but I don't think this alone will lead to any real conflict. Things would be rather different if he started flouting them, of course.
He has been flouting them, SEC hasn't had a lot of teeth to do anything about it .
Re: Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors
#254Good for TWTR but not great for its employees given how Elon runs his companies.
Depends on the person, doesn't it? If I were at Twitter, I would be excited about this. I would be expecting the work to become more challenging, but also more important.
Praise for Elon tends to diminish the closer you get to him. He’s kind of notorious for being a bad boss; impulsive, poor temperament, and petty. Even if you like his achievements, chances are you would very much not enjoy having him as a boss.
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> He filed forms that he was going to be a passive investor This was almost certainly done by a lawyer working on his behalf. This strikes me as a technicality of paperwork that is being seized upon by the media as a way to portray Musk in the worst possible light. > I wouldn't want somebody like him on my board In this hypothetical, what is your role (i.e. fellow shareholder, CEO, employee)? I ask because shareholde…
Yeah this isn't how contracts work. You don't get to say "what do I know, it was prepared by an attorney".
> Yeah this isn't how contracts work. You don't get to say "what do I know, it was prepared by an attorney".
Yes, you do. Many crimes, like tax evasion, require “willful” violation, so blaming your tax attorney is a valid defense.
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>If you hate Elon Musk, consider probing your mind deeply to figure out why. So, I'm going to reply to your comment but really, this is relevant to most of this thread (and nearly every thread about him), because I'm just tired of these conversations. Yes, by many measures, he has been incredibly successful at both running businesses and amassing wealth. There are a lot of metrics that you could cite that support tha…
>I'm just tired of these conversations. And yet here you are, engaging in one of them. I echo the parents request of a deep meditation on why you are feeling this way.
>And yet here you are, engaging in one of them.
Pointing out the futility of a conversation is different than engaging in it.
>I echo the parents request of a deep meditation on why you are feeling this way.
Please highlight where, in this thread, I've stated my own feelings about Elon Musk.
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Elon is his one of his new bosses, I would take anything the CEO says with a grain of salt.
I give his tenure as CEO 6 months at most before he's forced out by the board, or resigns for ideological differences. The changing wind that Elon is going to usher in is going to be fundamental and sweeping, and I wouldn't be surprised to see an exodus of employees follow.
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Yeah this isn't how contracts work. You don't get to say "what do I know, it was prepared by an attorney".
> Yeah this isn't how contracts work. You don't get to say "what do I know, it was prepared by an attorney". Yes, you do. Many crimes, like tax evasion, require “willful” violation, so blaming your tax attorney is a valid defense.
This is not tax evasion.
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Misleading investors is one of Elon’s main jobs. And he’ll continue doing so, as we doesn’t face any consequences for it (expect for becoming ultra rich).
This. He lies constantly about his products, intentions and behaviors and faces no repercussions. But stocks go brr so who cares
Some good products too.
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>I wouldn't want somebody like him on my board You wouldn't want the CEO of two of the most innovative, most successful companies of all time on your board? Why?
because of personal biases and feelings
Because I checked the temperature on social media, and noticed people with similar politics to mine mock him a lot.