He did it for the memes.
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nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx got excited because he trusted when he should have verified.
I can totally see Elon being the hacker and doing it for the memes.
"The most entertaining explanation is the most likely"