Elon Musk, an immigrant, was interviewed recently by the editor of the Economist. He said a bunch of dumb shit - for example that money wouldn’t exist in 2036, and that everybody wouldn’t have to work any more as AI would do their job for them.
Anyway, he’s now essentially calling for the assassination of the journalist over her questions about immigration.
Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
It’s basically just ”divide and conquer” in the information space. We’re engaging with his divisive statements, and not the fact that Tesla and SpaceX are crashing. The interview was published the day after Teslas disappointing report from what i can tell… He is betting that the ”Musk is failing” narrative will not take hold. It’s the exact same tactics as Trump.
Replying to @birkenator@mastodon.social
Cosigned. This is image control and PR psyop to distract from the crash which is only just beginning.
Replying to @MissConstrue@mefi.social
@MissConstrue @birkenator @GossiTheDog Worse, both of the things are true at the same time: he is seeking to distract from his bad news, and is doing so by really, actually endangering a person for their work as a journalist.
Replying to @clickhere@mastodon.ie
@clickhere @birkenator @GossiTheDog
If i had the power of the djinn, he would have exploded into confetti by now, strapped to the nose cone of one of his rockets.
This may be why I'm not allowed to have oil lamps...
Replying to @MissConstrue@mefi.social
@MissConstrue Honestly, just imagine it.. If we could yeet a few of them into space at the same time, I'd be so here for it.
Replying to @clickhere@mastodon.ie
@clickhere Would kickstart this so hard. so. hard.
Replying to @MissConstrue@mefi.social
@MissConstrue THE DREAM