He is literally gaslighting and normies eating it up. He is basically part of fiat cabal and he knows what he is doing.
I'm not convinced that Elon Musk has a firm grasp on what the word "moral" means at this point. https://www.mediaite.com/tv/elon-musk-calls-remote-work-bullsht-and-morally-wrong/
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I don't have a robust working theory of Elon's motivations. But if I was forced to put chips down somewhere on the table, it would be on the "captured by his audience" square.
I respect him for some of the work but he is not a honest person.
Tesla and SpaceX are fucking great. I cheer for their success. But yes, Elon has some ... personality flaws.
