RayNov 26, 2022
Chris Trottier

What a cringe-fest!

Elon Musk trying so hard to hurl insulting zingers at Mastodon. But he just comes across as incredibly awkward and dorky.

He also fails at one of the first rules of PR: don't acknowledge the little guy lest you turn them into the big guy.

Nov 25, 2022 at 8:45pmWeb
Show threadSarah ClarkeNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet So cringey. Classic insecure bully behaviour...
Show threadJKChicagoNov 26, 2022
@ArtsAtRandom @atomicpoet bully is the word that come to mind, when thinking about Elmo. Also, that the concept of “hardcore Twitter” being a way for rich old white men to exploit average workers to make said old white men richer. And I confess to stealing that phrase from a former Motorola co-worker.
Show threadLeitmotif Productions Ltd 🎬🇪🇺Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet he is a child trapped in an idiots body…
Show threadMister Muff ✔️Nov 25, 2022
@SongOfTheOss @atomicpoet replace "child" by "idiot", too.
Show threadMark HalvorsonNov 26, 2022
@SongOfTheOss @atomicpoet he is proof that not all children are precious
Show threadMJLevyMDNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet that’s the joke equivalent of his dancing.
Show threadSteve Montana 🏞️ ☕🍷🥾Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet LOL. TBH, this tweet from Elon is how I found Mastodon. Didn’t know about this #mastodon before this info from Elon
Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
@stevemontana816 And this is why that tweet is such a PR failure.
Show threadbukan Nov 26, 2022
@atomicpoet @stevemontana816 turn the little guy into the big one
Show threadCaitlin mka KatieNov 25, 2022

@stevemontana816
then *welcome to the #Fediverse*
bcs mastodon is only one part of the different social media network based on the Fediverse philosopy

C/c @atomicpoet

Show threadKay DubNov 26, 2022
@stevemontana816 Welcome to the better side of the social media interwebs! 😄
Show threadShannon DeMariaNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet I suspect he’s trying to direct a troll wave. Mob rule seems to be how he rolls.
Show threadRobin from Colorado 🇺🇸🇺🇦Nov 26, 2022
@shademar @atomicpoet it won’t work. Trolls aren’t smart enough to figure it out
Show threadRichard DegenneNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet Well the dude is incredibly awkward and dorky. Always has been.
Show threadNomadicNerd (StoleUrSweetroll)Nov 25, 2022
@richarddegenne @atomicpoet nothing wrong with awkward and dorky. I identify as both plus nerdy, geeky, weird etc. He just tried too hard at a dad joke because he is threatened and insecure and failed miserably.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
@NomadicNerd @richarddegenne Believe me, there were other words I wanted to use, but these ones ended up being the "nicest" while getting the point across.
Show threadP Gurgel-SegrilloNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet @NomadicNerd @richarddegenne I call him Elon, the Eejit. You may borrow it 😁😅
Show threadRichard DegenneNov 25, 2022

@GurgelSegrillo @atomicpoet @NomadicNerd TIL ! :D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eejit

Eejit - Wikipedia

Show threadNomadicNerd (StoleUrSweetroll)Nov 25, 2022
@GurgelSegrillo @atomicpoet @richarddegenne yeah I’ve used eejit a lot in my life
Show threadRichard DegenneNov 25, 2022
@NomadicNerd @atomicpoet Not a criticism at all. But he definitely doesn't feel comfortable with all the attention he's been getting recently.
Show threadAgnes of the DogsNov 25, 2022
@NomadicNerd @richarddegenne @atomicpoet Nothing wrong with awkward and dorky… unless coupled with malicious intent; see, e.g., Musk.
Show threadlampNov 26, 2022
@NomadicNerd @richarddegenne @atomicpoet this isn't a dad joke this is an immature child joke
Show threadLucyNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet E-loon coping that people are leaving his 44B platform with 8$ checkmarks for better social solutions
Show threadEss.Bee.Bee 🍑🔌Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet Honestly, this is such a 3rd grade rant it’s hilarious.
Show threadAlistair DavidsonNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet did he delete?
Show threadWillem JanssenNov 25, 2022
@moh_kohn @atomicpoet Snopes says yes:
Show threadAlistair DavidsonNov 25, 2022
@Wlm @atomicpoet lol he took a screenshot with his phone
Show threadWillem JanssenNov 25, 2022
@moh_kohn @atomicpoet (I dig the little “Image Via Twitter” at the bottom there.)
Show threadjoostetoNov 25, 2022
@moh_kohn @atomicpoet
Cannot find them any more, so they indeed appear to be deleted.
Show threadDirk-Jan SwagermanNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet by calling it a “site” he (as most of the time) gives away that he’s not an engineer
Show threadDirk-Jan SwagermanNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet

Elon Musk is

A businessman’s idea of an Engineer

A shallow persons idea of a Visionary

And a racists idea of a hero defending free speech

Show threadLeon MillerNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet this world doesn't need billionaires but it most certainly doesn't need 13 year old billionaires.
Show threadTim RogersonNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet some lovely PR for #mastodon by Elon there - desperate times!
Show threadnortherncodemkyNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet i had to check. Honestly unbelievable
Show threadRiley S. FaelanNov 27, 2022
@northerncodemky @atomicpoet: Well, he's definitely in the running to prolong adolescence beyond all previous limits.
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet It’s so bad. The guy has the sense of humor of a 3 year old.
Show threadSloanLANov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet He desperately wants people to think he's funny, but he thinks bigoted jokes and behaving like a juvenile is the way to do it.
Show threadRuthieBNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet How incredibly.....lame.
Show threadChrisNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet what a prat! 🤣
Show threadÅtômïč Çøwbēłł Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
If I had billions and billions of dollars & had successful businesses to run, dicking around online would be sooooooo far down my to-do list.
Show threadGallifrey DollsNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
Show threadMr. Fred 🔥Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet oh no the company is run by a 12-year-old
Show threadWouter De ClercqNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet I wouldn't have even posted this. Seriously, any message concerning Elon on Mastodon, Twitter, newspapers, ... is one too many. The guy thrives on attention, the best you can do is ignore it, don't post about him and give him the silent treatment. It will annoy the hell out of him and the sooner people forget he exists, the better. If a little kid has a tantrum, you also don't engage and encourage do you?
Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
@woudec But that tweet from Elon Musk is good for Mastodon 😉
Show threadChloe Tse Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet and not awkward and dorky in an adorable kind of way either. It's dorky in a way that you can imagine him murdering small animals for fun kind of way
Show threadSimon Keily, M.Ed 🏳️‍🌈Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet its such an obvious joke, it's not funny. In Australia we'd respond to a joke like this with a very dry comment "Yeah, good one."
Show threadNomadicNerd (StoleUrSweetroll)Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet @aus_teach in Australia he would have wanker plates
Show threadTony thefathippyNov 26, 2022
@aus_teach @atomicpoet I'd just give him the "pathetic, you're not worth my time" look and shake my head.
Show threadCaptBobbersNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
Forget who said "he's the most divorced man on the internet" but they were right.
Show threadAndy Warburton ❌❌❌Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet I’ve figured out what is going on. A 12 year old went to the fair and asked a Zoltair machine to make him a billionaire.
Show threadMartin CampbellNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet It's not #MuskVTusk, no matter how much Elon might imagine it is.
Show threadKevin Ryan ✍️Nov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet seriously, name someone who is less funny than this idiot.

I'd spend premium tickets to the front row of a Lindsey Graham Stand Up Tour quicker than listen to Elon try and tell one joke

Fucking hell.

Show threadAZRAMNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet Perfect analysis of The Big Twit!!
Show threadDoug 🇨🇦🌈Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
A bit like:
What's the fastest way to become a millionaire?
Start as a billionaire and be Elon Musk.
Show threadKirk BrauerNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet if you’re gonna make fun of it, actually make good jobs. Maybe try to focus on the fact that it’s called a “toot” or something like that. Also, no such thing as bad press
Show threadBigEarl ☕Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
He'll need some tweezers and a magnifying glass.
Show threadPhilipp Alexander VollmerNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet

1) confesses to not know what a mastodon is by finding the name just funny,
2) trying to make a joke about it and his first thought is masturbation,
3) if he ever take part in an AMA we should ask him how often.

Show threadMichael KleinNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet every single time man child #elonmusk tries to make jokes it's incredibly cringe and he deletes half his attempts. It's really sad
Show threadApprentice Bodega Cat 🐈‍⬛Nov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet
The correct portmanteau of "masturbate" and "Mastodon" is _clearly_ "masturbatodon". He couldn't even land THAT.