• LeZero@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I would be so embarassed if I ever was a fanboy of this fucking dunce

    Imagine being capable of getting enough loans to buy a company for $44B and not being able to envision basic consequences for your buisness actions

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      1 year ago

      I am loathe to admit I was a fan (though not really a boy about it) in the early days of Tesla and SpaceX. I don’t even necessarily think I was wrong at the time, mind you — whether or not he deserved the credit for their achievements, his companies were pushing electric cars and rocketry in the right direction IMO — it’s just sad to see that once the curtain was pulled back, there was nothing but a narcissistic and delusional huckster behind it all.

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        1 year ago

        I would say that a lot of people (myself included) fall into this boat. We were fooled a decade+ ago, but the truth is clear now

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          1 year ago

          I didnt fan over him, but I definitely respected some of “his” earlier ventures, especially SpaceX. Now I just laugh when I hear his name

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            1 year ago

            I have the same sentiment, it wasn’t necessarily the man I was a fan of, but I was happy to see someone using their wealth to build companies that can push humanity forward. Tesla turned out to be a dud in my opinion and SpaceX prospers seemingly despite Musk.

    • Cynar@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      I’ll admit I was a minor fan of him. He seemed to have his ego pointed in a good direction. It was around the time those kids got stuck in a cave that I realised something was off.

      I was never a hyper fan, but I’ll admit I was completely taken in by his PR machine, for a time.