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by nodesocket 2914 days ago
I have the opposite opinion. The press has gone on a tyrannical campaign against Elon as of late. People, we should know why... Outrage sells and generates clicks way better than unbiased and factual news.
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Business Insider is interested primarily in clicks, but not the worst of the bunch. I don't generally see outright lies or anything. This article included. It stated the facts that they had access to. But in any event, it isn't fair to brand all media with such a cynical brush.

Such a broad brush is reminiscent of talking about "the blacks," etc. You just can't say much that is meaningful about such a large group.

Musk has been a media darling for the last ten years. Only recently when he has run into production difficulties, high executive turnover, etc have there been any negative press at all, and Musk didn't like it one bit. He seems to have initiated whatever "tyrannical campaign" you are alluding to, not the reverse.

He's a celebrity, thanks to the media, and yet somehow he hates them? Seems like mainly a tactic for dealing with the negative but factual stories.

This story was lacking in information, but largely because of secrecy on the part of Tesla. Looks like it was reported on fairly.