[root_axis]

> I don’t get the cult thing. I encounter way more people who hate musk, often times irrationally than I do big time supporters

I encounter way more people who hate scientology than people who praise it, that seems consistent with the cult label.

I'd be curious to know some of the "irrational" reasons people dislike Musk, I think people's dislike of him is pretty understandable: he's a dishonest businessman and a partisan troll.

[fleshdaddy]

I have no doubt that most people, let alone people who have accumulated that kind of wealth have done plenty to deserve some ire. It’s the focus on him that can make it seem irrational and like it’s more because he’s a loud mouth. There are a lot more businessmen doing substantively worse things for the world that don’t catch an ounce of hate. For me that looks a little superficial and does resemble something closer to hating a pop culture icon.

[root_axis]

> There are a lot more businessmen doing substantively worse things for the world that don’t catch an ounce of hate

I'm certain nobody likes those vaguely described bad things and would agree those "substantively worse" things are worse. So what? The topic is Elon and thus we see people's reaction to Elon.