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'Problem for Tesla': Dems flee automaker over Musk’s Trump endorsement (www.rawstory.com)
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But Musk later changed his mind, reportedly donating $45 million a month of his money to the pro-Trump political action committee American PAC.

`Nuff said. CEOs are often Republican, but to be this outspokenly political is normally a bad thing for CEOs like Musk. Media company heads (and Twitter/X is a media company) are supposed to at least pretend to be neutral.

And catering to the far-right seems like a bad idea if your company makes EVs. But what do I know?

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Around 9 years ago I very much wanted a Tesla and thought Musk was a genius. All he had to do to keep everyone thinking that was shut up.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of stims plus ketemene make that hard

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

As well as taking loss after loss since his pedophile accusation against that seasoned, professional cave diver made fun of his idea to rescue those kids from a cave. He just keeps trying to save face and making it worse.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Takes one to know one.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know I'm a fool, it's why I don't attach my name to my social media

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

I was simply going along with what is also a Simpsons quote

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The problem is that it is his narcissism that drives him to want to be adored by everyone. As such, he can't actually stop talking.

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Literally the exact same problem Trump had during COVID. Fauci was giving press briefings every day and we all loved him for it. Problem was we loved him more than Trump and that's when Trump just had to have the spotlight once again.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Also the drugs