# Elon Musk Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [September 8, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291 "2018-09-08T16:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/101 "2023-02-04T20:31:24Z")
I’m not. I see this Twitter deal destroying him. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/102 "2023-02-05T00:02:06Z")
Really? How so? He’s the worlds wealthiest man. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/103 "2023-02-05T00:06:25Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > Really? How so? He’s the worlds wealthiest man. He hasn’t been the same since he did this stupid thing. Twitter is bleeding cash. Tesla has lost 65% of its value in 2022 because everyone sees Elon focusing on the new shiny thing. Shareholders are openly calling for a new CEO since Elon can’t stop obsessing over Twitter. > **[Musk Risks Investors’ Revolt As His Fortune, Tesla’s Value Decline Because of...](https://www.tekedia.com/musk-risks-investors-revolt-as-his-fortune-teslas-value-decline-because-of-twitter/)** > > Last week, Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk dropped to second spot behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand LVMH, maker of Louis Vuitton luxury goods and Hennessy cognac, in Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires.” The decline currently... ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/104 "2023-02-05T08:59:03Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > He hasn’t been the same since he did this stupid thing. Twitter is bleeding cash. Tesla has lost 65% of its value in 2022 because everyone sees Elon focusing on the new shiny thing. Shareholders are openly calling for a new CEO since Elon can’t stop obsessing over Twitter. The Twitter Files has probably been a distraction but I noticed he has paid off half his Twitter debt in 4 months. In another 4 months his debt may be gone and Twitter will be all profit. I haven’t read the Twitter Files, yet, so I don’t know if or when more are supposed to come out about all that but I do believe when that part is over, Musk will be able to commit more time to Tesla. I mean, I don’t think Musk is going to allow the Twitter Files destroy his business, even though his service in producing those files are more important for the global community. I am a little surprised at his distraction though. It does seem like he Tweets a lot. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/105 "2023-02-05T09:37:53Z")
So I went back and looked at Tesla stock over the course of 5 years. At its peak, it was $800.00. I owned shares of that stock when it split Nov, 2021, to $407.00. Tesla has been in decline ever since, if you believe the chart below. The point is, for more than a year Tesla has experienced a great deal of hurdles, including the pandemic. This is not something that just happened. IMO, those CEO’s support censorship and Musk stands in the way of that with Twitter. If they can get Musk off the Board and Twitter goes bankrupt, it’s a win for them and Globalism. ![image](https://bbad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4181d3fe3eadba31269083c85fb1c66b9cc6cd96.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/106 "2023-02-05T18:34:04Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > I noticed he has paid off half his Twitter debt in 4 months I don’t know where you got that. He paid off $300 million on debt of $12.5 billion (call it 2 percent, not half). [(Source)](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/twitter-just-made-first-interest-111724239.html) > [@AgeofGrace](#): > > This is not something that just happened. Yes it is. On April 22, 2022 when Elon made his first Twitter stock purchase, Tesla stock was worth $336.26. It ended the year at $123.18. That is a loss of 64%. It has since recovered to $189.98 today, still a loss of 44%. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/107 "2023-02-06T13:08:29Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > I don’t know where you got that. He paid off $300 million on debt of $12.5 billion (call it 2 percent, not half). [(Source)](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/twitter-just-made-first-interest-111724239.html) _The total **stock** sold by Musk since April when he moved to buy Twitter now stands at $22.9 billion._ My bad. You’re right, this time lol. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/108 "2023-03-08T05:51:14Z")
Elon is a pendejo. Mocking someone who has muscular dystrophy is Trump-like. > **[Elon Musk apologizes after mocking, questioning disability of Twitter employee...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/musk-twitter-fired-worker-apology-1.6771404?cmp=rss)** > > "Your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am employed or not," Twitter employee Haraldur Thorleifsson tweeted at CEO Elon Musk after finding himself locked out of his work computer. Musk quizzed him about his work duties and questioned his... ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/109 "2023-03-11T08:04:04Z")
Elon is now supporting that weird Chansley guy. He might be right on this one, though. I’m not sure. ![image](https://bbad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/98f64736117a657a7efa3b6075de91ecdfd51276.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/110 "2023-03-12T17:32:11Z")
Elon is becoming seriously weird. Cult-like. > **[Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX ‘utopia’ revealed – WSJ](https://www.rt.com/news/572861-elon-musk-snailbrook-utopia-texas/)** > > The speed of development and lack of transparency surrounding the Tesla tycoon’s Snailbrook project reportedly worry locals ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/111 "2023-03-17T20:04:37Z")
Elon is sounding more and more like Trump. > **[Elon Musk frequently told Twitter staff 'let them sue' in response to vendors...](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/companies/elon-musk-frequently-told-twitter-staff-let-them-sue-in-response-to-vendors-and-landlords-complaining-about-unpaid-bills-report-says/ar-AA18L0gR)** > > The Financial Times reports that one of Musk's key lieutenants has managed to negotiate some bills down by as much as 90%. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/113 "2023-03-30T16:37:25Z")
Elon just passed Obama in follower count. He also thinks we should pause AI development for 6 months, which is nonsense. I’m not sure what he thinks that will accomplish. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/114 "2023-03-30T17:49:54Z")
I read that yesterday. He obviously thinks there is a risk involved. I can’t say I know what those risks are beyond job losses but even with that, the transition the world is making should create new jobs, like delivery service. > **[LauraAboli](https://t.me/LauraAbolichannel/35567)** > > This is not a helicopter, but an ordinary modern drone with a seat for the pilot.🚁 This may be the future in faster deliver services. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/115 "2023-03-30T19:45:41Z")
Obviously there are risks. I’m just not sure what a 6 month pause would achieve. The Chinese aren’t going to pause for 6 months. Nor are the Indians. Or the Russians. The destiny of the human race is to build that which will replace us, and then merge into it. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/116 "2023-03-31T00:15:20Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > Obviously there are risks. I’m just not sure what a 6 month pause would achieve. I read somewhere that the pause would be to assess the risks and get it to a place where risk is manageable. It wouldn’t matter to me if they paused it 2 or 10 years. > [@Reg](#): > > The destiny of the human race is to build that which will replace us, and then merge into it. You’ve posted this before but you never elaborate on it. Do you want to share what you think that means? ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/117 "2023-03-31T00:28:19Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > I read somewhere that the pause would be to assess the risks and get it to a place where risk is manageable. It wouldn’t matter to me if they paused it 2 or 10 years. I already explained why I think that’s useless. The Chinese aren’t going to pause for 6 months. Nor are the Indians. Or the Russians. > [@AgeofGrace](#): > > > [@Reg](#): > > > > The destiny of the human race is to build that which will replace us, and then merge into it. > > You’ve posted this before but you never elaborate on it. Do you want to share what you think that means? I thought it was self explanatory. AI is going to do everything better than we do. Everything. It will cook better, clean better, drive better, and eventually program computers better, do surgery better, innovate better, govern better and think better. We will first use AI to do our tasks, but then we will use it to improve ourselves to the point where we become unrecognizable as humans, and eventually we will stop identifying as humans. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/118 "2023-03-31T00:31:23Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > then we will use it to improve ourselves to the point where we become unrecognizable as humans, and eventually we will stop identifying as humans. I like the way you make that sound so futuristic when in reality, it could be in weeks and I don’t want anyone putting anything under my skin. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/119 "2023-03-31T00:32:47Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > I already explained why I think that’s useless. The Chinese aren’t going to pause for 6 months. Nor are the Indians. Or the Russians. I saw this and chose to ignore it because I’d rather some other country destroy the world. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/120 "2023-03-31T00:32:52Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > I don’t want anyone putting anything under my skin. When they tell you, “you have cancer, Michele, but we can cure it by injecting this artificially intelligent nanotech into your bloodstream which will find and kill all the cancer cells in your body”, you might change your mind. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291/121 "2023-03-31T00:35:21Z")
Not likely, since oxygen kills it, too. Maybe I should correct that and say a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber will kill it. [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291.md?page=5) [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/elon-musk-madness/291.md?page=7)