Lex Fridman: “Since purchasing , you’ve become more political. Is there a part of you that regrets that?” Elon Musk: “Have I? — I guess if you consider fighting the woke mind virus, which I consider to be a civilizational threat, to be political, then yes.”
More management by stupidity. Elon Musk told SpaceX workers not to wear safety clothes because he doesn't like bright colors https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-told-spacex-workers-181406484.html SpaceX workers told Reuters that Elon Musk discouraged employees from wearing yellow-colored safety clothes. The employees said that Musk, the rocket company's founder, doesn't like bright colors. An investigation by Reuters found that SpaceX has had at least 600 worker injuries since 2014. SpaceX employees have accused Elon Musk, the rocket company's founder, of being fast and loose when it comes to safety measures. Four SpaceX workers told Reuters that Musk discouraged employees from wearing yellow-colored clothes for safety purposes because he does not like bright colors. The employees also told the news outlet that Musk would play around with a novelty flamethrower during visits that the billionaire made to SpaceX sites. Three former SpaceX supervisors told Reuters that Musk would have machinery painted in industrial safety yellow repainted to black or blue because of he didn't like how it looked. The ex-supervisors also said that some workers were told not to wear yellow safety vests when Musk was on site. The investigation by Reuters found that SpaceX has had at least 600 previously unreported worker injuries since 2014, including eight accidents that led to amputations. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Insider on Friday. Reuters' report comes after some SpaceX employees wrote an open letter last year criticizing Musk's behavior as a "source of distraction and embarrassment." Musk has been known to run his companies with a high level of intensity, sometimes calling for work sprints and even sleeping on the factory floor at Tesla.
"Free Speech Absolutist". LOL Elon Musk railed against shadow bans—now he’s using them on his critics Musk is a self-appointed free speech crusader. Sometimes. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/elon-musk-shadowban/
Yeah... this is pretty obvious. X Is The Biggest Source Of Fake News And Disinformation, EU Warns https://www.forbes.com/sites/peters...-and-disinformation-eu-warns/?sh=5cf7b11930ce
Let's see how things are going this week on Musk's hate platform as he continues to spew antisemitic crap, places advertising directly next to neo-Nazi posts, and shares revenue with leading pro-Hitler Holocaust deniers. IBM suspends ads on X after corporate ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ds-appeared-next-pro-nazi-content-2023-11-16/ Advertisers flee Elon Musk’s X following antisemitic post https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2023/advertisers-flee-elon-musks-x-antisemitic-post Elon Musk’s X ‘shares advertising revenue' with pro-Hitler Holocaust denier https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...-with-pro-hitler-holocaust-denier/ar-AA1k2eBs
Company after company drops advertising on Twitter after Yaccarino did her best to have them return. In the latest hit, Apple does not see themselves advertising on X/Twitter anytime soon after their ads are spotted next to posts praising Hitler and the Nazi Party Linda Yaccarino CEO of X might as well just add "Nazi Sympathizer" on her LinkedIn page because she is now officially unemployable. Apple halts all advertising on X after Musk agrees with antisemitic post https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/17/apple-advertising-on-twitter-paused/ X CEO Linda Yaccarino Brutally Mocked for Failing to Call Out Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitism: ‘You Will Never Get Your Reputation Back’ https://www.mediaite.com/news/x-ceo...tism-you-will-never-get-your-reputation-back/
The trend of companies stopping their advertising on X/Twitter-- after finding their ads next to neo-Nazi posts and Musk supporting antisemitic crap -- accelerates. Let's take a look... Major advertisers flee X, deepening crisis at Elon Musk’s social media site https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/17/tech/lionsgate-suspends-advertising-x-musk/index.html X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67460386 Major Hollywood Studios Pull X/Twitter Advertising in Protest over Elon Musk's "Amplification" of Antisemetic Post https://movieweb.com/disney-sony-wa...-musk-amplification-antisemetic-twitter-post/ Let's see Musk's response to Media Matters demonstrating an endless stream of screen shots showing ads from major advertisers next to neo-Nazi posts. Is he contrite and promise to fix the issue? No, I think not. Elon responds, as always, like an idiot. Elon Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers desert X Social media firm boss says he will sue media watchdog that said ads were being placed alongside antisemitic content https://www.theguardian.com/technol...thermonuclear-lawsuit-as-advertisers-desert-x Shortly X/Twitter will have no major advertisers. The future in 2024 simply involves which quarter will X/Twitter miss an interest payment and be handed over to creditors. And which large hedge fund will buy the debt so they can take over Twitter.
Maybe Elon needs to learn what "oppressors" are. Advertisers which provide the large majority of your revenue are not "oppressors" -- they are customers you need to treat with respect. Elon Musk Calls Advertisers “Oppressors” After Comcast, IBM, and NBC Universal Abandon X https://wccftech.com/elon-musk-call...fter-comcast-ibm-and-nbc-universal-abandon-x/