[bennesvig]

I don't understand the hate for Elon (though the response to Unsworth was disproportionate). His offer to help seemed to stem mainly from a curiosity in solving the problem and having the ability to potentially help. Great PR wasn't guaranteed from it (ex. if they used the sub and a kid died in it). Then came critiques from people on Twitter who have never built anything. Maybe it's a mix of envy + his willingness to fight back against inaccuracies.

[subjectsigma]

How do you not understand the hate? He's perfect for it, and getting better every day. He's cocky, quick to respond, and occasionally an asshole. He's a pseudo celebrity - everyone knows about him so discussing him appeals to a wide audience. He dates and associates with other famous people - big gossip mills can run solely on that. There's already dedicated crowds of people who like and dislike him fanatically - lefties love to hate him because he's rich, white, and male, and righties love to because he sucks up government money and uses it on ''bogus'' clean energy initiatives. It doesn't even matter what your angle is, I know an engineer who simply thinks combustion engines are superior and that Musk is an idiot for ever trying to make electric cars 'premium'. That has nothing to do with politics or image but I have seen it start Musk-hating trains.

The mix of controversy, zeitgeist, everything. He's literally the perfect person to rag on for Internet points. If he had a social IQ greater than 0 and actually cared about improving his public image he would restrict his tweeting severely and try to appear more aloof.

I use to really like Elon, not just his work but also his personality. He used to come off as quiet, even a little strange. His recent personal and professional failings have become so public, and he is handling them so poorly - it's tarnishing him.

[senectus1]

the guys personality grates on me personally.

I cant stand the "guy", but I love his goals and (most of) his actions.

I see this recent debacle as a moment of weakness while being trolled by another arse-hat. Its super disappointing to see Elon fail at basic twitterquette