[wellthatsawrap1]

You don't know anything about this guy, his employment history, if was underperforming in the past, etc. You read yet another hit piece on Elon because he's taking out the trash at Twitter and all of a sudden this one example has TOTALLY changed your opinion. You are being manipulated.

[SimianSci]

You really can’t conceive of a world where Elon’s actions soiled his reputation?

You think all of this is just some narrative being pushed, or are you just sensing a shift in public opinion and since it’s a deviation from the norm you are assigning it to some unknown “force?”

[wellthatsawrap1]

Has his management style changed? There are plenty of stories about him cracking the whip, being a total authoritarian jerk, etc at Tesla. Where was the outrage then? The only think that had changed is he's fallen out of favor and "public opinion" is being shifted on purpose.

[mcphage]

> You don't know anything about this guy, his employment history, if was underperforming in the past, etc.

I don't, but then given Elon has been CEO for all of 2 weeks—neither does he.

> You are being manipulated.

As are you.

[wellthatsawrap1]

Look at the HN new Tab. See all the negative press about Elon and Twitter. You think this is organic?

[mcphage]

> See all the negative press about Elon and Twitter. You think this is organic?

Well, it certainly hasn't been going great. I have no idea if it's organic, but the tech press reporting bad news about an ongoing tire fire is expected. Why would you even need to manipulate the news, when the company itself is generating bad news at such a rapid clip?

[d3ad1ysp0rk]

Yes. A lot of people are being affected by his poor choices and a lot of people are watching said outcomes play out. This means there will be a significant number of people writing about it.

[aczerepinski]

Neither does Elon.