is mastadon a safe space to say i called it in 2016 ??? the fact that interviewers never fact-check elon musk. and other assorted observations about tech billionaires and tech press' increasing inability to keep their pronouncements in check https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nitashatiku/ground-control-to-silicon-valley
Ground Control To Silicon Valley

At Code Conference, billionaires dream of space while the media looks to the stars.

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@nitashatiku You called it, but Musk was a pisher back then. Not anymore...
@nitashatiku Incidentally, CNBC has a valuation for Musk's shareholdings on their webpage for Tesla. The information appears to be old, and based on a $285 share price. It's sitting now at $139. Given the change, Musk has lost $65 billion in the value of his Tesla holdings, and most of that appears to have been the result of his Twitter purchase. So it's cost him $110 billion, up from the $44 billion purchase price...