New defamation suit against Elon Musk over tweets reveals how the billionaire spreads misinformation and lurks on secret Twitter accounts.

Elon Musk‘s erratic posting on X, formerly Twitter, has come back to haunt him once again as a 22-year-old Jewish man pursues a defamation case over tweets in which the tech mogul baselessly suggested the recent college graduate was an undercover federal agent posing as a neo-Nazi during a street fight between far-right groups. Musk’s excruciating March 27 deposition in the matter, which a judge ordered released to the public over the objections of the CEO’s lawyer, reveals the extent to which he has continually sabotaged both himself and the social media platform he owns.

  • oce 🐆
    -4•8 months ago

    Please refrain from personal attacks. I understand your point otherwise.
    I’m not defending him, I even negatively criticized him two times in my initial comment. I’m defending having a rational opinion about him, but it’s very hard, as you can observe by your own reaction to my questioning.

    • Promethiel
      5•8 months ago

      The fact that not all rats are given a maze with cheese in the middle to run to, should not require explanation to any moderately affected by the human condition person. You are owed basic respect in the form of your thoughts being listened to and your place as a person respected.

      You are however, owed nothing, when it comes to civility.

      That is a social contract.

      One which you strain by repeatedly being contrarian to the point it’s either a sign of extreme neurodivergence (fine, my attitude isn’t normal either), or just disingenuous.

      In the case of the later, pound sand. If the former, do you have any actual doubts left as to why people feel this way? Or can I ask you to get the fuck off my sunlight yet, Elon?

      • oce 🐆
        -4•8 months ago

        You are however, owed nothing, when it comes to civility.

        Read the first rule of this community.

        Although I don’t think I am owed it, I think it’s a pretty common minimal rule for discussion. So, if it’s not respected, I will just consider we cannot discuss and ignore you in the future.

        One which you strain by repeatedly being contrarian to the point it’s either a sign of extreme neurodivergence (fine, my attitude isn’t normal either), or just disingenuous.

        I either agree with you or I am neurodivergent/disingenuous/Musk? What kind of thoughts dictatorship is that?

        If the former, do you have any actual doubts left as to why people feel this way?

        I think I understand why they feel this way: it’s psychological more tolerable to demonize (or call a complete idiot in this case) someone you hate, especially when you are powerless against his misconducts such as destroying a valuable communication platform.
        But I still think demonizing him now is as stupid as idolizing him a couple of years ago, which many people here did.
        I prefer to fight the hate he uses for his personal marketing with rationality rather than more hate, I think this kind of person just feeds on your hate, even if it’s against him.

        • Promethiel
          5•8 months ago

          Listen Plato. You’re not in the same universe as my point, yet you illustrate yours greatly. I’m the neurodivergent and you’re just being a pedant was the other option in my message.

          Ignore me, I have no desire to keep putting plucked chickens before you in the hopes you stop repeating the incompleteness that makes a man.

          • oce 🐆
            -3•8 months ago

            I don’t mind learning to go around whatever condition you may have, just let me know, so I can try to include it in my understanding of what you are saying.
            My goal is not to be pedant, my goal is to trigger discussion where I feel there’s some room for progress, either mine or others’, and see if it happens.