Karl BodeApr 22, 2023

it literally took the US tech press the better part of fifteen years to realize musk was an unremarkable rich brat cosplaying as a supergenius engineer, which says more about our press than it does musk

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/22/elon-musk-the-barking-mad-publicity-hound-00093293

Elon Musk Figured Out the Media’s Biggest Weakness

Here's why the press falls for his stunts every time.

POLITICO
Show threadKarl BodeApr 22, 2023
I'm still really enjoying the seamless pivot of countless big name tech journalists who enabled his bullshit mythology for more than a decade, and now, only when he's descended into full caricature, casually pretend to be hard nosed skeptics who saw him for what he was the entire time
Show threadBarbara MonacoApr 22, 2023
@KarlBode I remember my techie niece and nephew strongly defending Musk as a beneficent world changing genius when I tried to call him out on his BS a couple years ago. My nephew had invested heavily in Tesla and was over the moon about stock prices.
Have not said anything to them about Musk since then. Hope they saw the writing on the wall and got out with minimal losses.
Show threadKarl BodeApr 22, 2023
@Barbramon1 I've had a few decent people initially put off by my criticisms of him come to me and say some mea culpa, but most of them just like to pretend none of this is happening
Show threadBarbara Monaco
@KarlBode I have not brought up the subject, because I love them, and don't want to say I told you so.
Seeing their stock worth $162 today after a high of $400 less than two years ago will hopefully be enough of a lesson, and it will expose the man behind the curtain.
Apr 22, 2023 at 4:59pmWeb
Show threadKarl BodeApr 22, 2023
@Barbramon1 yeah I think history will likely speak for itself without the news to fight with family and friends about it. I expect there will be more than a few excellent documentaries that aggressively expose him for what he is in the next 5 years