For years, the media built up Elon Musk and got the public to buy into the myth of his genius. Now the truth of who he is can’t be hidden and changing how they cover Musk isn’t enough.

The media failed us. They not only need to inform the public about the harms of Musk’s empire, but change how they cover the entire tech industry so another grifter can’t replicate his rise. They owe us nothing less.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-medias-failure-on-elon-musk

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The media's failure on Elon Musk

After building him up, they need to tear him down

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@parismarx Well, there is the "dude is an asshole" part. That bit does not set him apart from a lot of wealthy people.
But looking at TwiX and considering exactly how much money he threw out the window, that is insane. A shiny rock could have done better, just leaving the daily operations and not actually taking an active role in undermining the business.
Making decisions and sweeping changes, suddenly changing directions. That is not a master strategist - unless you stop to consider that he personally owns a larger chunk of the money on the world, and a good/needed return on investment for him is simply... appearing interesting and getting noticed. Even when the people he is responsible for suffer and their lives come apart in the process.