Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit “may not have been my wisest”
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Unfortunately for Melon Head, nothing he has done has been the smartest....One of the most aggrandized idiots of our modern era...He is the proof that just because you have shit-tons of things, does not mean you deserve them....The proof that Prosperity Gospel is straight from the Devil.
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It's so aggravating that these people can't just say "I was a moron, alright?! My bad" every once-in-a-while.
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So... lawyer stuff.
Also, he was concerned about bots. Okay.
Then he turns xAI INTO a bot.
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A curious moment in time since now Twitter AI is so pervasive in the platform that everything on the platform can be accused of being AI bot generated.
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I think that in courtroom-speak, that's exactly what he's trying to say.
His real problem is that there seems to be a trail of evidence that indicates that certain of his manbaby tweets may have been intended to manipulate Twitter's stock price.
For his safety and that of others, he should have a special phone for sending tweets which automatically tasers him if he tries to tweet anything regarding stocks.
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I mean... maybe it's true right now that the destruction of all our institutions would allow Musk to walk away from the contract without consequences. But back then... I don't know. There was no indication that the shareholders wouldn't be able to move forward with the legally binding sale.
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I'm sorry but there's a large number of Professional Morons inundating our call center demanding an apology for being compared to Elon Musk.
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I'm sure the owner of xAI couldn't object if the CEO said he needed to step away from day-to-day operations for a day or two to prepare for an upcoming court case involving the company?
Maybe they felt that the request was unreasonable since he was already using a couple of personal days next month to sue some guy called "Sam Altman"...
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It's even worse that regardless of if they do say it or deny it, they usually end up sweeping it under the rug because $$$.
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It's like looking in to a time capsule.
Musk demanding to know how many bots were active in 2022 and now ramming his own personal AI in to every facet of the operation to manipulate the global flow of information.
I'm starting to think bots weren't actually a problem for him.
Musk demanding to know how many bots were active in 2022 and now ramming his own personal AI in to every facet of the operation to manipulate the global flow of information.
I'm starting to think bots weren't actually a problem for him.
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I’ve read some of the transcripts when musk is deposed and he’s just a complete juvenile asshole. Fills my heart with joy reading that he’s getting so frustrated on the stand when someone reads his words back to him.
And the bots nonsense at the time was absolutely him trying to get out of or lower the price of the twitter deal. Hopefully he’s going to be cutting a rather large check to the plaintiffs soon.
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Did they really had that conversation in writing? My god, they are all idiots.
Also, as a court found out (or was close to doing when he settled) he wasn't able to simply walk away and pay the break fee. So another thing that proves that they might not be that smart.
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Seems like a cut and dry case of words have consequences. Admitting the tweet was not his wisest seems like a genuine connection to reality though. Nice to see that. Hey, maybe this will be a turning point for Musk. I won’t hold my breath.
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I was looking for a poop emoji, but Ars has that and the even more appropriate "roll eyes poop" emoji as part of its standard Smilies: 
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At the time, I was pleasantly surprised the courts held Musk to the deal instead of allowing him "special leeway"
. Yes, contract law is supposed to work that way.
.At the time, I was pleasantly surprised the courts held Musk to the deal instead of allowing him "special leeway"
. Yes, contract law is supposed to work that way.
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Yes...but also--other than the time Musk was forced to buy Twitter, he's never seen any consequences to anything he's openly lied about in his life. His lies to shareholders have been dismissed as "corporate puffery" by our courts.
He absolutely should learn to shut his mouth and his keyboard. BUT, there's never been any real consequence to him running either yet. After all his purchase of twitter was all debt swaps.
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I'd like to sue him for the amount of time and effort I spend to block his crap websites from trying to infest my equipment.
I think he has watched and taken too much from watching WestWorld.
I think he has watched and taken too much from watching WestWorld.
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Every time several days go by where he's off my radar, I forget about his existence. But he always comes back like a bad penny.
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When a casual remark that puts you at credible risk of losing billions of dollars "may" not have been your wisest, you really should look more closely at your life choices and ask why there is competition for that status.
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No the fact they weren't his bots was the problem, and also that a bunch of people said really super mean stuff that hurt his fee fees sometimes. IE he wasn't getting his balls gargled 24/7 for being Tony Stark more like Wiley Coyote.
He was so used to being surrounded by yes men and buying bots/upvote that he couldn't conceive of people not liking him. Turns out being a raging asshole tends to make people who aren't financially dependent on you tell you what an asshole you are. Plus there is an indication that he was trying to play the pump and dump game, but this time the Road Runner didn't just Meep Meep and run away he made Wiley pay up.
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One of the main issues with Musk and anyone that attains a certain level of power, wealth or control is that those in their orbit that can't (or won't) correct their stupidities.
Normal folks and most even very wealthy or powerful folk will have spouses, friends, family, managers, accountant, lawyers, advice, etc. to simply tell them "hey, that's a stupid move" or "that's to risky - you have alot to lose by it"
But people like Musk don't really have that and then a snowball effect of ego and psychosis begin to take hold wherein even if the occasional voice of reason makes it through (or is even sought) there is no one left that can punch through the self made false reality.
There is no one and there is nothing that can save or change Musk and those like him.
That's why it is always upon society to create checks and balances (and in many cases, full-stops) in order to protect themselves from those that reach what is essentially madness.
Normal folks and most even very wealthy or powerful folk will have spouses, friends, family, managers, accountant, lawyers, advice, etc. to simply tell them "hey, that's a stupid move" or "that's to risky - you have alot to lose by it"
But people like Musk don't really have that and then a snowball effect of ego and psychosis begin to take hold wherein even if the occasional voice of reason makes it through (or is even sought) there is no one left that can punch through the self made false reality.
There is no one and there is nothing that can save or change Musk and those like him.
That's why it is always upon society to create checks and balances (and in many cases, full-stops) in order to protect themselves from those that reach what is essentially madness.
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My favourite kind of online entertainment is watching universally loathed people demand that people respect and love them. Often with full blown stampy feet.
I just wish they weren't rich and powerful enough to completely screw over everyone on Earth. It turns out FAFO is more of a metaphorical metronome.
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He can't say that here because it would cost him $44B. Also, he's lying about not trying to renegotiate the deal. The one he explicitly signed away ALL due diligence on.
This isn't being a moron, it's being a greedy double-dealing bastard.
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Translation: "My opinions do not align with objective criteria."
It certainly wasn't his wisest tweet, but it probably wasn't his stupidest either. Because there is incredible competition for that title.
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My reaction is: "is this the best line of answering that his lawyers could come up with?"
There does seem to be a strong stench associated with his attempts to say "hey, not my fault because I'm impulsive"
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It's more aggravating that he'll never see the inside of a prison cell for blatant market manipulation and securities fraud. Not to mention numerous other felonies that are swept aside because he's obscenely wealthy and connected.
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Good point. I'd add that rich/powerful types often seem to have an image (true or not) of themselves getting where they are because they ignored conventional wisdom and advice, and often seem to leverage that to rationalize their irrational actions.
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Please don't modify people's quotes, even for silly jokes
I know it is the obvious joke, but I really want it to happen. FTFY
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I may not know a ton about rocket science and electric car design, but I do know an absolute dogshit Elden Ring build when I see it.
When someone swears up and down that that they are amazing at two things you don't know and one thing you do, and he's terrible at the one you do know, one tends to assume the other two were also likely exaggerations.
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I’ve already seen this show. I know how it ends.
I didn’t like it the first time either.
I didn’t like it the first time either.
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