Elon Musk: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@moveslikemacca]

i really dislike how so many people talk about elon musk like he's the one doing all the work, as if there aren't actual engineers, designers, factory workers etc as well as decades of already-existing technology behind every product/endeavour

[@v1antbo]

Just like Steve Jobs

[@MidnightMob209]

​@@v1antbo Woz was the real one

[@COMPUTER.SCIENCE.]

Well, Steve Jobs should be your first complaint target!

[@LachNetSoDumm]

​@@COMPUTER.SCIENCE. well, nobody is talking about steve jobs nowadays, so why not musk?

[@Sam23606]

true but since he is the one whon, run the project and start it .he is on the focus i guess

[@Gouretoratto]

So does this mean we're finally acknowledging that putting billionaires and corporations above the law is a problem or too early?

[@prooveditt4839]

How is being put above the law. The law of Democrat fools.

[@infomercialwars]

Judging by the muskrat chump fanboys who responded to you, looks like it's still a bit too early.

[@spaceowl9246]

@@prooveditt4839 Ah, how unsurprising. A right wing idiot who can't form a single coherent sentence.

[@Jkjoannaki]

​@prooveditt4839 democracy is law in liberal democracies. Basically the birth of capitalism and nepo babies like Elon.

[@rolandwoltman7835]

Putting them in the law, NSA, CIA, ECT is no better. Look at Bezos or the Bush family. The CIA makes Epstein's all the time.

[@MoebiusChungus]

This is arguably the nicest breakdown of Elon Musk that John Oliver could’ve done. John completely skipped over how Elon proposed the hyper loop, which was suppose to “replace highways”. Originally conveyed as the future of public transport, the project ultimately produce a small underground tunnel that people would take a Tesla Uber through. It was a thinly veiled distraction from a proposed high speed train in California that would have provided both a cheap and environmentally friendly option. I think that example ultimately encompasses what Musk has always been. A guy who is constantly spoke about as an innovator trying to save humanity, but always doing it by the most costly means to society that only benefit a few people and distract from the wider more effective sweeping changes.

[@squidsbizarreadventure]

I do feel like that warrants another half an hour on its own... This is barely scratching the surface on everything Elon did.

[@lynxminx4]

He's also proposing to 'save humanity' by replacing current transit systems with inter-city travel by rocket- a solution that promises exponential increases to the environmental impact of jet travel, and firey death to approximately 1 in 10 passengers.

[@plainText384]

He also ignored that Elon didn't start Tesla, but merely invested and took over from the original creators.

[@lynxminx4]

@@plainText384 While SpaceX might be worse off without his influence; Tesla would almost certainly be better off.

[@trowawayacc]

Looks like he had to hold back due to how powerfull musk lawyers are. Its like voldemort if voldemort was a very rich racist muggle.

[@mountainaire7382]

Good segment. You left out the sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and hostile work environment lawsuits his employees have filed. When you read what kind of environments exist in his workspaces, it is so freaking illegal. He thinks he doesn't have to comply with employment law. Even paying settlements for these law violations is a drop in the bucket for him, but he is doing real harm to real people who want to believe his corporate mission might be a good thing for us all.

[@ChristopherR236]

Anyone working for him should kind of know to expect an unusual/dynamic work environment. It won’t be for everyone It wouldn’t be for me. But I also think it likely helps someone like him achieve what he’s achieved . There are some people that whether you like it or not play by a little different rules due to their importance/impact

[@sheryloconnor4143]

9:40 pm informative segment worth watching. This is a dangerous endeavor having one billionaire oligarch controlling so many critical areas that the USA heavily relies upon. How are the business agreements defined so that our government isn’t held hostage. He cozies up to Trump now so when he is assigned to manage our debt to mitigate, he really will be doing away with regulations so that he can trample over employee rights and safety protections.

[@beyondplanesight]

Do what he did and then start talking. out of the hundreds of thousands that work for him there will always be those who feel they were discrininated against. its a law of averages. not a law of one human being making hundreds of thousands of lives perfect. its the trolly problem. few have problems while the vast majority succeed through hard work and merit.

[@prettyevil6662000]

The fact that billionaires can apparently just deny access to safety inspections for their businesses kinda makes it seem like the billionaire has more power than the safety inspectors. And that should definitely be the other way around. They shouldn't need permission. They should be able to get police to accompany them and force their way in if necessary. But that would require police to be protecting the people in the business instead of the business property so I can see why we don't do that in America.

[@davidbeppler3032]

You know all companies do that? Right? Safety inspectors are not police with a warrant. Have you ever seen an OSHA inspector turned away? I have. It was unsafe for him to be there.

[@na3rial]

America is a corporatocracy not a democracy 🫠

[@adora_was_taken]

@@davidbeppler3032 dude are you ok? you're responding to every comment here.

[@marvinmartin4692]

Well monarchies did create the corporate model!

[@nataliaofthenightlords]

@@davidbeppler3032 yeah we know...thats why they said its a problem

[@jonesguys]

“One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with Zaphod was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn’t understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid. He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly was so-but not all the time, which obviously worried him, hence, the act. He preferred people to be puzzled rather than contemptuous.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[@Thurthof5]

spot on! RIP Douglas Adams

[@grubbs517]

Douglas Adams. That was a frood who knew where his towel was.

[@BaldingClamydia]

Adams was brilliant and hilarious. All of his stuff is great. Check out "Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul" if you've never read it. It's not dark

[@mikekelly5869]

​@@grubbs517A truly hoopy frood

[@mikekelly5869]

Well done on remembering that passage

[@danielleuberroth1788]

I would like to personally thank the robot dancer for the penguin waddle they did on their way off-stage.

[@leftbower1023]

Same. I'm glad the camera stayed on the dancer just enough to catch it

[@kenthresh3350]

Yeah, and a one arm stand with four upward legs kicks.

[@vikteur5465]

Them cheeks made me question my heterosexuality for a bit

[@mercurialdanny]

I really hope it was the same dancer lol

[@markschaffer480]

And I would like to personally thank you for falling for that cherry picked early presentation by John that ignores the progress shown recently on the actual bot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maHVkouXrJyXr8U

[@courtneygibbs9832]

Who is here post election 2024?

[@BugsyBugYT]

me, its a dumpster fire

[@Relevantfield]

Me, omg we are so cooked

[@josienajar984]

At least one sad, anxiety-ridden person, hoping this is just a nightmare and that I'll soon wake up to a world without the orange menace.

[@emilyvanvoorhis]

So depressing.

[@ElizabethWagner-f6m]

I just hope I live long enough to never hear this madness for one day.

[@prettypic444]

As an autistic, I think Elon Musk provides valuable representation for the community: he proves we can be stupid, egotistical, petty, amoral assholes just like everyone else!

[@LeBonkJordan]

This absolutely. We, too, can be corrupted beyond the point of recognizable humanity by the pure pursuit of power and domination, accelerated by divorce and the subsequent opportunistic alt-right radicalization pipeline!

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Yay equality 😉

[@ApahtieParty]

Sad but true

[@LockhartSpain]

Somos humanos.

[@brecheese6532]

I was worried about the first half of this, then I read the last part

[@vincentproud6589]

How is it possible that a company can deny access to state inspectors? That's insane.

[@pamelacass9642]

Reason why he wants to get off Earth before people start to hunt him down.

[@louisquatorze9280]

$

[@CMDKeenCZ]

When your company is this big, fines are just the cost of doing business.

[@Shaif.S]

Wh$t y$o m$$n?

[@traveller23e]

@@CMDKeenCZ Except they aren't, because you deny access to your factory by the inspectors and the government more or less just shrugs.

[@oncelercanfly1974]

I love John Oliver, I love his entire writing and production crew, I love everyone whose responsible for this show

[@micheleandhenrycasavant386]

Sweet we feel the same.

[@mickeysteward9859]

I would argue that, week by week, John Oliver has more positive impact on Americans than does Elon Musk. He is kind of our digital conscience.

[@anellawrites]

I only wish there were more episodes.

[@jv-lk7bc]

becasue they don't miss. ;)

[@ChristopherR236]

@@jv-lk7bcthe trans episodes and corona ones might be only ones I’d call a miss Usually amazing episodes though

[@CanItAlready]

I have to disagree with one thing you said, John. The turning point moment, at least for me, wasn't the pandemic lockdowns. It was in 2018 when he called that rescue diver "pedo" on Twitter. THAT was the moment I knew what musk really was.

[@snicksabea]

I think most CEO’s and super rich ppl are usually big jerks.

[@obinator9065]

@@snicksabeaYes, basically everyone. I'll forgive Gates for the good his foundation is doing, but he really was ruthless back in the days at Microsoft as well.

[@xWood4000]

​@@obinator9065The foundation does a lot of good, but Gates is against making the covid vaccine patent licenseless so that countries outside the west could manufacture it, so he wants to keep the status quo instead of improving the world. Had we had the patents released the later strains of COVID may not have spread as much or been as early and deadly. There were of course a bunch of other rich folk of the same opinion, but they don't have an image of doing good things

[@Stinsvarning]

The "rescue diver" didn't rescue anyone. He was a dude who commented on the issue on TV because he knew the cave fairly well. It's easy to look up on Wikipedia. The man called Elon names, and Elon responded perhaps a bit harsh. Elon was sued in court and won the case.

[@michalovesanime]

​​@@obinator9065don't forgive Gates, he is partly responsible for the fact that most of the world didn't enoy a patent free Covid vaccine receptie and why copyright as a whole is so trash! He did a whole campaign to clean up his image in the '00's, that man also messed with the educations of thousands screwed it up, all these billionaires think they are good at everything. Just because they did somethings good does not make them good. Dont forgive any of them, they do the good for goodwill! With all of that untaxed money and free time they should be fixing the worlds problems after benefitting from the state of it. So yes his foundation does good. Still dislike that man heavily. Multiple things can be true at the same time

[@Gladissims]

I'm Swedish. More than a month ago Tesla mechanics went on strike because (surprise surprise) Tesla has refused to sign a collective agreement with the union (which is pretty standard in Sweden). Since then every Swedish port has gone on sympathy strikes, refusing to unload Tesla cars meant for the Swedish market. I think even some of our postal services have stopped sending Tesla branded replacement parts. Tesla has tried to circumvent this by going through Norway, Denmark and Finland... so now the ports in all of those three countries have joined in on the strike, and I think Germany is considering it. I really hope we don't give up until they've agreed to sign the collective agreement, because that man legitimately needs to be humbled. And if this ends with Elon pulling out of Sweden... honestly, I think we're better off for it.

[@CobaltContrast]

Fight the gazillionaire lobbyists and over lords!

[@Gladissims]

@@jkj420 Just because some companies are exploiting their workers despite agreements (definitely harder to do than when you have one, but I would not say it never happens) doesn't mean Tesla isn't exploiting its workers here. And they are. That's why they decided to go on strike. Your whataboutism is pretty pointless here. Tesla losing this battle would still affect him to a degree. The entire reason an agreement wasn't reached was because the Swedish branch of the company is not allowed to make those decisions, and their American counterparts said no. That said, we have Swedish companies that also refuse to sign collective agreements. Spotify and Klarna being the first that come to mind. So far that's been not so great for the people that work there. Especially during a time of massive layoffs.

[@BarbaOlof]

@@vapeurdepisseThe unions are NOT cancer, and however you choose to look at it, companies should adhere to local standards.

[@giovannilloretsorribas2836]

​@@vapeurdepisse I hope that you like the taste of the jackboot

[@robertkayborn7084]

Elon has 11 children (that we know of). I wouldn't count on him "Pulling out".

[@deerhart5009]

"The rest of us still call it twitter" is highly accurate

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Haha literally noone says X, seriously. I mean musk has always been a douche, he was just silly meme man and people thought he was some genius recluse until he got more airtime and everyone realized the guy was a dumb clown who bought PayPal/Tesla/space x after they were successful and didn't actually do shit

[@spectralprospectus]

I felt like "X" was a previously known but renamed platform when I first heard about it (which was roughly a month ago 🙄) but I didn't know it was Twitter until this video 😜🤣😂

[@NeldaIrwin-g1v]

no😅

[@JOHNWICK-do6ub]

All I heard was CRY7 cryy n Tears From a 50 year old man wearing glasses ... Saying a MILLONAIRE IS FAILIN .. THAT'S WHAT SUCCESS IS U FAIL UNTIL U SUCCEED... THAT'S WHY HE'S STILL JUST YAPPIN ON A TV SHOW GETTIN PAID 600 A WEEK 🤣🤣😂 .... AND ELON MUSK IS A BILLIONAIRE

[@Dubsteppinout]

ALSO why are you all still using twitter? Don’t be weak and needy.

[@davecullins1606]

Another reminder that it's usually a bad idea to let a single person have insane amounts of power

[@lindakelley2676]

That became really obvious when he turned off the satellites in the Ukraine war.

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

"Let"? Who "let" him have that much power? It's capitalism and it's what runs the planet. If you don't like it, perhaps you can have Elon ship you off to Mars where capitalism doesn't exist... yet.

[@worldadventuretravel]

Yeah, it's almost like billionaires should simply not exist and capitalism is a problem.

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

@@worldadventuretravel capitalism is only part of the problem.

[@lasvegaslion]

Absolute power, corrupts absolutely.

[@TheWretchedOwl]

Oliver: “I’ve never actually revolutionized an industry myself” Um excuse me? Professional marble racing would disagree.

[@TP_Rockstar]

well, it was mostly created when he sponsored it. He only ensured it would run and that more people were watching

[@BleedingPortuguese]

​@@TP_RockstarSo. Exactly like Musk then.

[@Blutzen]

@@TP_Rockstar Actually The Marble League had been going for years before John found it.

[@GolemRising]

@@Blutzen So EXACTLY as responsible for it as Musk was for Tesla.

[@TP_Rockstar]

@@Blutzen sorry, poor phrasing (not native English speaker). I meant it was already created when he sponsored it, like you said.

[@Janjust1617]

“Narcissists will destroy your life, erode your self-esteem, and do it with such stealth as to make you feel that you are the one that's letting them down.”

[@DavidDedmon-pw8jz]

You must be referring to John Oliver.

[@philtorrez4198]

Sucks when one of these people is your parent. At least through my experience I can identify these types early on nowadays.

[@anjallama4986]

​@@DavidDedmon-pw8jz Sure, let's go with that. 🙄

[@phillipphil1615]

​​@@DavidDedmon-pw8jz ooooh you're going the "I know you are but what am I ?" path.... How bold and original, perhaps you could send your resume to the Last Week Tonight HR for a writer position.

[@MWGScorp]

yea its super easy to identify people with bpd and npd after you meet one or two, they're basically all carbon copies of each other. I'm fucking glad I am not elon lmao@@philtorrez4198

[@TheORGANEZIZED]

The fact that 50% of the active satellites are owned by SpaceX is a prime example of why you don't let critical infrastructure in the hands of private companies. Because at any moment, they can do whatever they want, even if it flies in the face of U.S. security interests.

[@ishaaandatta908]

They can regulate them(they probably already do), nationalisation creates inefficiencies like you wouldn't imagine, not a good idea. And handing off to the defence establishment, jeez, not a good idea.

[@razoredgechris]

LOL.. us security interests? u mean the war in Ukraine? how is that in any way attached to US security? Besides if you are truly worried about US security interests you would be more worried about our own porous border. before whats going on outside of the US..

[@ilovu7790]

no one gave it in his hands, he built it..

[@haidenlotze7530]

I feel this point, as with their “Mass to LEO” (excluding Payload Fairings, Geostationary Orbit Mass, etc) l, is a bit disingenuous. Yes Starlink has a PILE of satellites…but it is a Megaconstellation of smaller short lived satellites. Who has the most School Bus Sized Satellites, or who has the most Remote Sensing Satellites, etc is a more important way to look at things.

[@haidenlotze7530]

@@razoredgechris…because Isolationism is a myth that was proven wrong all the way back at WW2? And if you think it can work *now* where the world is way more complex and interconnected you are naive as fuck. You can’t just go “lalalalalala not listening” to world problems and just go after whatever Fox News et al need to use to distract the masses. Not only is there the Famine and Energy Crisis caused by the Invasion (not directly affecting us, but can cause more conflicts elsewhere), but also if we don’t stop them here Russia can *continue* to Bully Neighbors (re: Georgia). *Also* given Ukraine gave up their Nuclear Weapons in exchange for protection and so on…and if we don’t protect them…that is one hell of a case for Nuclear Proliferation, which *really affects us all*.

[@savoff477]

“Tell that to earth” is ine of the funniest fucking things i have ever heard lmao..

[@lmnlstes]

I lost all respect, what little I already had, when he falsely accused that man who rescued the Thai boys diving team of being a pedophile simply because he beat Elon musk to rescuing those boys because Elon was too busy stroking his ego talking about his plans for some Futuristic submarine to save them when that wasn’t even necessary as proven by the man who actually saved them. Calling somebody a pedophile just because your ego got bruised is so disgusting.

[@commenter4898]

He couldn't imagine any other reason why anyone would want to save boys from a developing country.

[@redbullwife1]

That was particularly fucked up.

[@juliahello6673]

Go back and learn what actually happened. Watch the video of the caver (not diver). The diver attacked Elon first. Plus Elon had evidence that this guy, who had moved to the child prostitution capital of the world to retire, was indeed a pedophile, but chose to drop it.

[@sydneymomma11]

One word: PROJECTION!

[@orlandiskobulla]

Yes omg a human making mistakes 😢

[@sigmascrub]

Roman generals coming home from a victorious campaign used to have someone to constantly remind them that in the grand scheme, they are no different than the commoners cheering for them. We need that for billionaires.

[@Nonsense010688]

"remember that your are mortal"

[@cristianmunozlevill1265]

We don't need billionaires.

[@urkcan]

When everyone around you depends on you for their livelihood, few of them will tell you what you need to hear, only what you want to hear.

[@BWreSlippySlope]

Now the best among us have the total propaganda media and any sleaze who wants to make a buck in media after anything that might make a positive change against the dumbing down of Americans, or controlling the sheep population. CIA and PR firms ensure there are no trusted opinion leaders unless they can be controlled and most key enough blackmailed and have plenty of leverage to destroy if they ever think for themselves or reveal behind the curtain.

[@polydex108]

​@@cristianmunozlevill1265you nailed it.

[@CGingerbreadman]

I love that he tweeted about giving people their freedom back during the pandemic, but that "freedom" to him was people working crazy hours for him. *Edit* - Adding this here ‘cause people are missing my comment below: Some are in here implying that I was saying people didn't want to work. Some people do live to work instead of work to live, and some need to work in order to live. I'm more so saying Elon's tweet for sure wasn't for those people. You know he did it for selfish reasons. He needs his worker bees working or he's got nothing.

[@jimlerific]

So many very rich people sell “freedom” as working hard for rich people - it’s unfortunate to say the least

[@Zalzany]

@rayalder8511 Simmer down child he will never know your name lol. And the issue is many people choose not to work for him at twitter, and that is one of many reasons its gonna flop, the ad boycott is just end result of all his shitty decisions. So don't come crying to us when Truth social some how posts less of a net loss then twitter this year lol

[@CGingerbreadman]

@rayalder8511 Easy to say, but everyone has a different personality type. There will always be those people who are easily taken advantage of, and sometimes they're just victim to circumstances outside of work. Now me? I'm never working for the guy to begin with lol

[@sangeet9100]

The corporation freedom is - free to work hard for us at low salaries and free to buy our products at inflated rates

[@renelopez8227]

I worked crazy hours during the pandemic for my employer, and I was grateful for it every day

[@tuliashuliva2646]

Can we talk about how John's robot dancer was more talented, had more control, and the costume design was better?

[@creativemindplay]

Had a nicer 🍑

[@BioluminescentOne]

We can, even though it is the least significant thing we just saw. He was a much better dancer.

[@cnj67]

I am not happy to take it out on some anonymous, hopeful dancer, but still ... can we talk about the fact that Elon's robot dancer was doing something that looked a lot like minstrel? Am I wrong?

[@flackstar007]

@@cnj67 There may be similarities and considering Musk has strong roots with apartheid and has shown clear racist elements himself, I would not be surprised if he was promoting the robot as a future replacement for slave labour of a people that he simply does not respect.

[@utaka78]

And a better anatomy😏

[@MifsudZ]

Crazy how much more stupid shit there is to add to this episode less than a year later

[@twistedfenderchick]

MifsudZ-You are not wrong.

[@Ulthek]

I’m sure it will get mentioned in the US’ goodbye speech

[@MsCorydorus]

Elon right so far. While all this Media has been quite Bias.

[@Francklyynnnn]

I'm fairly sure I've heard more people call it _"The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter"_ than I've heard them call it _X_ and that makes me very happy

[@darksaint0124]

More people still call it Twitter, to the face of Musk and other executives of the company, than I've ever heard even contemplate calling it X.

[@mikeygraves16]

Hell Musk himself even referred to it as Twitter in the Aaron Sorkin interview 😂

[@thatunicornhastheaudacity]

Only Prince is cool enough to get away with the "formally known as" moniker. That platform is called Shitter.

[@AxeGaijin]

I just call it by it's true name: Shitter.

[@SharienGaming]

i took the liberty of examining twitter and it turns out the only reason it was sitting on its perch was that it was nailed there its not pining, its passed on. it has ceased to be. it has expired and gone to join its makers its a stiff, bereft of life - if elon hadnt nailed it to its perch it would be pushing up the daisies its metabolic processes are now history - its off the twig its kicked the bucket, shuffled off the mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleeding choir invisible it is an X-platform

[@grantzolldan]

Please do a follow up about the actual laws he and his companies have broken and the people he has hurt. You were far too kind in this.

[@winonafrog]

Yea, this is a puff piece, disappointed in John & LWT staff

[@krejados1]

Rather surprised John didn't mention he started out wealthy.

[@blairweinberg6279]

He absolutely did at the beginning@@krejados1

[@phriedokra6158]

Nothing on the monkeys hes torturing dying....he covered this previously believe though?

[@davidguelette7036]

How about union busting and blackmailing Ukraine.

[@najhoant]

Here’s another fun Musk-related story from this year. Here in Sweden, Tesla’s management got into a feud with their workers who want the company to enter a collective bargaining agreement, as is fairly standard here; they’ve been requesting it since 2018. Tesla refused, claiming they offer better terms than such an agreement. The workers disagree, and have gone on strike, with support from the union they belong to. Since then, more unions and workers in other Nordic countries have joined the strike too. It’s still ongoing as of this writing, and Musk has not been happy about it

[@MrJimheeren]

And it’s absolutely marvelous. The fact that the cleaner’s are not cleaning Tesla’s office’s in solidarity with the car builders is just peak socialist and wonderful to see

[@darraghmckenna9127]

One of Teslas latest job listings in Sweden is with public policy “significant experience with Nordic legislative and regulatory advocacy.” He clearly wants to take a hammer to unions in Sweden. The company also noted that the candidate must have “a proven track record of getting regulatory changes made in the Nordics.”

[@oerthling]

And now a group of Scandinavian institutional investors have announced that they want Tesla to get to the union negotiating table, or they have to consider getting out of Tesla.

[@Arthera0]

I didn't know that. Americans and their anti union bullshit...

[@strangnet]

Don't forget how Twitter added a warning page about malicious activity when linking to an article in Sweden's largest daily newspaper when they reported on Tesla's, and other car companies', use of resources gathered by child labour in Madagascar. So much for Elno's riding on his high horses for freedom of speech.

[@jujubluedot]

Why has the US government given ONE MAN so much POWER?

[@Gottenhimfella]

Because in the American dream, Moses descends Mt Sinai to hand out the news from on high that American citizens can be literally whatever they want.

[@cherifurr3935]

Just wait post-election 2024!

[@omegaRST]

The issue with billionaires is exactly the same as the issue with kings, too much power on a single person that can snap at any point

[@TheGuerrCZ]

Oh, you mean the politicians, right?

[@LetoDK]

Politicians are elected. Billionaires are NOT. Both monarchy and extraordinary wealth is inherently undemocratic. And democracy, with all its flaws, is the best invention since the dawn of civilization.

[@basileerla]

I guess that's why the guillotine was invented

[@marvinmartin4692]

And kings invented the corporate model!

[@NankitaBR]

Exactly

[@morbihan9857]

At 9:00 funny how he explains that they can't sell cars for less than the cost to produce, but had no problem taking orders and money for the future sale before he had any idea what it would actually cost.

[@nelspotts5311]

They put a deposit down......

[@Simon-nw9bf]

That's entirely on the chump consoomers who bought them. It was a free exchange, nobody forced them into it.

[@Kwijiboi]

Take that up with kickstarter and indiegogo?

[@lloydevans2900]

Of course nobody forced anyone into the original contract - anyone who had signed up to pre-pay for the Tesla cars had obviously done so of their own free will. But that misses the point by light years: The problem identified here is that the customers are not getting what they had originally paid for, at the price they had originally agreed to pay. This is quite clearly and obviously FRAUD, perpetrated by Musk, using a bait-and-switch method. You do not and cannot justify fraud by trying to shift responsibility for it onto the customers who were defrauded - that is a clear cut example of victim-blaming. There were some honest approaches Musk could have (and should have) taken when he realised that he could not supply the cars at the price people had paid: He could have apologised and given a full refund to any customers who may have decided that they wanted their money back instead of the car. Or he could have fulfilled his original obligation and supplied the cars to any customers who still wanted the car they had paid for, without asking anyone to pay anything extra or do anything that the original contract didn't require or specify. Those are his only honest options - either give people their money back, or give them what they had paid for at the price they had originally agreed to and paid. Anything else is dishonest, fraudulent and not justifiable in any way.

[@5400bowen]

He couldn't take the loss from his own mistake. Any honest business person would take the hit and move on. Especially someone as rich as he is. And that comment about they entered into the agreement of their own free will...yeah the agreement that the price he, the manufacturer quoted and agreed to. Is that Musk himself saying that? It smacks of his 5 year old personality and infantile emotional logic, especially calling them chumps. That last shows an emotional detachment. All for him. He was the one who could know what the costs would be, not the buyers. He should have swalloed the loss and moved on, if for nothing else to maintain/improve his public image. With his resources it isn't worth the bad PR. But he is like a child in so many ways...that's dangerous. And I've supported him strongly since he became well known.

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

I've worked on projects for the Tesla Fremont plant. I was not responsible for the energy efficiency documentation, as that was handled by Tesla's in-house engineers. I was fairly certain what we were executing was not energy code compliant, since we were effectively air conditioning a large tent, but I wasn't responsible for that aspect. When the drawing set was released for submission to the city of Fremont, I checked the energy efficiency documentation, and the page was blank. In the corner, a note that basically said no energy efficiency calculations were needed, because this building was already "indirectly" air conditioned by double doors at each end which are propped open and the spaces they lead to are air conditioned. Which is a little bit like saying your garage is air conditioned because you can prop open the door to your house. I was not involved enough with the project beyond that point, but I don' t think they would have put something so brazenly inaccurate there if they didn't think they'd get away with it. By the way, this "tent" was only legal because it was officially a "temporary" structure, despite the contents being very expensive and rigidly anchored equipment.

[@rolandwoltman7835]

So the electric car builder was energy efficient enough for you? Laughing at the lack of physics understanding if you think anything about electric cars are energy efficient with today's power grid. A electric car is heavier and makes 70 percent more carbon just in manufacturing... And only beats a gas car if you assume their batteries will magically be recycled. Which will NEVER happen. Never.

[@Weirdkauz]

Scary. People are scary.

[@Anne--Marie]

Yup. Musk is full of crap. He thought that he would be the next Jobs, only better. And Jobs was a con, but he knew his limitations.

[@nw6358]

there is no energy code for temporary structures.

[@amaldev4150]

@@Anne--Marie You are full of crap, musk is half full of crap.

[@MoistBananaFantasmagoria]

Who else is here after the 2024 election?

[@mm87007]

😂😂😂😂

[@tuffc00kie]

Unfortunately.

[@Stevieboy042562]

The clown car is filling up quickly.

[@cherifurr3935]

I am-scared to death!

[@theanthill22]

Knowing Elon watched this and got upset really makes the replayability of this video sky rocket.

[@CloudsGirl7]

I admit, that does bring a smile to my face. 😁

[@Brandon_388]

Elon is a legend

[@theanthill22]

Oh he's going to be legendary, alright. Not sure that legacy will be one his ego can handle, though. @@Brandon_388

[@aboxofbeans]

​@@Brandon_388 yeah LEGENDary crybaby lmao

[@gregraj]

​@@pentu7738the LWTWJO research team fact checks *everything* before they say it on air because his lawyers don't want HBO to be sued. I doubt your comments wouldn't hold up to scrutiny if fact-checked. It's just a hunch. 😉

[@JPage-fj7mb]

The bomber jacket with the black T-Shirt, beer belly, thinning, unbrushed hair and cowboy boots is spot on. I swear he walked right out of a south Missouri trailer park. The drugs are really starting to show.

[@fantastikfanatic1900]

Still better than your loser life.

[@felixpeterman9303]

Looks like some Jewish guy going to a West Hollywood bar

[@Julia-lk8jn]

I thought he sounded awfully like he was high. (To be exact: _Sounds like a below average smart teenager on drugs_ )

[@evelynscott3384]

yea …. a northern Missouri trailer park resident would never do that shit.

[@Joy-rh8cg]

Yea don’t show your ignorance too much. It’s funny when your too young to remember when Elon was a hero of the left. You disagree with their crap and they run constant hit pieces that the sheep consume and repeat adnauseam.

[@thedesigner987654321]

While going on a cave trek in Asia a few years ago, my guide happened to be one of the British divers that was coordinating efforts in the Thailand soccer team rescue when the cave they were visiting was flooded. I asked him about Elon's solution at the time (that pod submarine thing), and his response was that it risked all the lives of that soccer team, because the experts told him it wouldn't work right away, but he refused to listen and brought a giant media frenzy to an extremely delicate operation anyway and ended up delaying rescue operations by crucial days.

[@eily_b]

Pure megalomania

[@sarahs2800]

He called the guy a p3do bc now when you google “Elon musk p3do” you don’t get articles about his 12 trips to Epstein island, you get articles about this event … he did it on purpose

[@Idkwhyyouresostupid]

@@eily_b yes the commentor who is lying is truly as megalomaniac

[@MrElKabano]

His actions during (and after) that soccer team rescue is the perfect example of this "he wants the world saved, but only if he's the one saving it" thing. And it's ugly.

[@FischerNilsA]

Not to mention calling the trainer who kept the boys alive and together a pedo....

[@gooner424]

Coming back to this now, as Twitter sues advertisers for not advertising with his poorly-run social media site.

[@nevzzzor]

Do you want to ban freedom of speech? Only thanks to Musk, censorship has not yet taken over.

[@coolcat23]

"Messiah complex" nails it on the head. Musk claimed there would be no one alive who knew more about manufacturing than he himself.

[@temptaytion]

I bet Donald Trump has something to say about that. 💀

[@nondisclosure3920]

​@@temptaytionthat's cos he something to say about EVERYTHING, none of it intelligent or correct however. And there's probably someone with tears streaming down their face involved

[@Padraigp]

I mean to be fair who among us would not be strutting like pimps if we had that amount of wealth at our fingertips. I mean your average south African white is pretty coked up to start with ..

[@JoE_Songs]

😂 what an idiotic logic. okay, so then ... what if it's the truth? is it still a messiah complex? The probability that one of the very few persons on earth to start a successful automotive manufacturing company, without going bankrupt, can actually estimate that better than a yt-commenter - is pretty high isn't it? 🤣

[@coolcat23]

@@JoE_Songs If you think Musk started Tesla, think again. He didn't. Musk has no particular technical expertise. What he is good at is inflating stock values by blatantly lying about the capabilities of products.

[@annamartin5923]

I like that John Oliver is saying he's never revolutionized despite the fact that the media has a term for the changes he has caused and named it "The John Oliver Effect"

[@edgeredux]

Elon you sneaky devil. You on KZbin kicking the tires?

[@thatsoutstanding4331]

Elon burner account

[@shaec3405]

John Oliver should be happy that Elon IS TRYING TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH. and I don't even like the guy.

[@uniraffesaur]

Recently the Facebook algorithm served me with an article about how the new-old CEO of Dollar General announced the company will be “making big changes”, and the first thought that came to mind was “The John Oliver Effect strikes again”. Going through the comments of that article, I was very much not the only one to notice lol

[@williamdavidm.l6665]

​@@shaec3405 By allowing racists, holocaust deniers and antisemitic bigots to speak freely their hateful ideas on his platform.

[@dusan-renat]

The "Twitter" name and brand is arguably one of the most valuable things Musk got when he bought Twitter the company. Changing the name was indescribably stupid.

[@Elena-er7zp]

that’s ego baby

[@ARichardP]

Yeah, who wants to post on a platform named ‘X’?

[@snicksabea]

Musk is not a smart man.

[@originalscreenname44]

"Indescribably stupid" perfectly describes Elon.

[@anacc3257]

@@ARichardP Well it's one of the biggest social media platforms for porn which elon doesn't seem to have any problem with😂

[@questionablynerdy]

Aaaand now he's suing advertisers for essentially not advertising on Twitter.

[@GeorgeP1066]

I can't wait to see that court case. Musk: They didn't advertise on my site! Advertisers: Yeah, you told us not to.

[@questionablynerdy]

@@GeorgeP1066 let alone the "we didn't want our ads related to Nazi propaganda posts, it's bad for our brand" defense.

[@mjn245]

"We wanted to advertise, but we were too busy going off to fuck ourselves as he requested."

[@MrAydinminer]

He's not just one of the richest men on the planet. He's the richest manchild on the planet. 😂

[@CatyBee]

As someone deeply impacted by Elon's employment practices, I wish you would have covered how he's informing labor law by ignoring it without consequences.

[@blah204]

Why would you just make something up like that? Like what is the point?

[@rockytruelyrox]

yea budy, cry about it after living and enjoying the snowflake life at twitter. Your work didn't matter and you were let go. If you are so skilled make your own business.

[@Fickle_Water_2100]

not worded right. can't decide if i agree or not

[@tbthegr81]

Lotta consquences in Sweden right now around that :P

[@ruthdevisser2526]

@@blah204NOT MADE UP ,DENIER Must be MAGA .Do your freaking homework .MAGA are the only ones that can twist the truth against them every time!

[@JoMama-q3e]

Anyone else see an IUD every time you see the Tesla logo? Just me?

[@cynthiawilson4500]

His mother should have swallowed..apparently he has a half brother whose mother is his step sister.

[@sachadee.6104]

LOL. Indeed. But actually it's not the IUD I see but the cross-section image of the organ that embeds said IUD.

[@marteinnbreki3512]

I didn’t see it. Now I can’t not see it.

[@myflippinggoodness8821]

This just stinks of deliberate intent lol

[@ninoska.noe.]

@@sachadee.6104uterus ?

[@troybonner91]

The fact that a company can just tell inspectors to "come back later" is mind-boggling. It contradicts the point of inspections...

[@sirsmokeefortwence25]

The government (especially the conservatives) love privatization because it's harder for the American people to hold private companies accountable and the government can push blame if necessary

[@TheCosmicPony]

The fucker’s above the law.

[@Pschokid]

No wonder usa doesn't really work. It's a corporate hellhole

[@scottwarner9856]

​@@sirsmokeefortwence25 The Government doesn't love privatization. Only those getting their pockets padded by lobbyists who want privatization (read Republicans) do.

[@Shadowninja1200]

@@sirsmokeefortwence25 That and a lot of those old farts in congress don't get held accountable for what are effectively bribes to look the other way. What's even more offensive is that the money they take is so little that why wouldn't any companies do it?

[@solastorm7]

this aged so well... now he is trying to sue said advertisers

[@MortMe0430]

That is really scary, how much of government stuff got outsourced to Musk. I honestly had no idea how bad it was.

[@alexj3709]

The real question is why is the govt outsourcing to Musk? He can't take it, they have to give it. Why didn't Oliver ask that question?

[@Lets-Go-Family]

I'm not sure I'd call it outsourcing. The government sucks at a lot of things. It's pretty easy to see that private businesses can do them better. The real miracle is how Musk wrestled some control from the government's hands.

[@AnonymousPersonAP]

You do realize this is a Democrat propaganda show right? If Elon Musk was a Democrat this episode wouldn't exist.

[@chillones9574]

it be ok, settle down lol.

[@andrewdeen1]

he cut starlink when Ukrainian special forces were in inflatable boats on an operation. they had to retreat and took casualties. they're doing brain surgery on chimps without anesthesia in his starlink labs. jon was WAY too kind to elon in this piece.

[@DhooomKetu]

" wearing a jacket from Ralph Lauren's mid life crisis collection" ... writers on the show are doing a good job😂😂

[@detectivemarkseven]

Yeah, its like they are determined to "slander" him lol

[@geirmyrvagnes8718]

"Your jacket brand is stupid". Is that what they've got? John's writers usually do better.

[@lisarozzz]

Naw it was brilliant 🎉

[@2011hwalker]

yeah it was a bit lame @@geirmyrvagnes8718

[@janeydoe7417]

😈⚠️😈⚠️ There is more evil behind Elon and Grimes. r/enoughmuskspam r/grimeZs WARNING ⚠️ Elon and Grimes lurk on those subreddits!

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

He's not Tony Stark, he's just the monorail guy from The Simpsons

[@nunyadangbidnessbidness1084]

omg...hell yeah! Simpsons.

[@nunyadangbidnessbidness1084]

"Is there a chance this track could nen? Not on your life my Hindu friend..."

[@nunyadangbidnessbidness1084]

woops...bend*

[@Pacman420]

Lyle Lanley had more integrity than Muskrat

[@cillyhoney1892]

Wow, that dancer was really good. I look forward to our new John Oliver Robot Overlords.

[@sinswept]

I saw no dancer, only a really impressive robot 🦾😂

[@Zero_Ninety]

@@sinswept Amazing that John Oliver designed and built a robot just for a joke on his show.

[@sinswept]

@@Zero_Ninety engineering genius! 👏👏

[@alexrogan6563]

Oliverlords

[@SerendipityChild]

Really, really good

[@samsh-p8907]

Cheers to the workers at the Swedish Tesla factory. In Sweden it is common for workers to be paid according to collective bargaining agreements. Because Elon Musk strictly refuses to do this, the workers are on strike. There are now solidarity strikes in Finland, Norway and I think Denmark. The workers from the German factory should also join.

[@johnnysokko2004]

13 workers affecting the jobs of 350. Is that fair?

[@samsh-p8907]

@@johnnysokko2004 I might as well ask whether it is fair to ignore safety standards so that accidents occur. Elon Musik doesn't seem to be a person who likes to give workers rights. No wonder he is so anti-union. What's the point of saving the world if only a few people are doing well while the rest are treated like "slaves".

[@capusvacans]

@@johnnysokko2004 You are completely missing the bigger picture. It is 13 standing up for the rights of millions. Because letting one factory get away with treating their employees like crap opens the door to all others. Is that fair? But as long as it isn't your job rights and conditions that are being directly affected you don't really care now do you? Because all hail fk'ing elon musk, right?

[@applescause3021]

@@johnnysokko2004I mean, do you also disagree with the notion of class action lawsuits?

[@AngelusaNobilis]

Fuck yeah Nordic countries!

[@WestOfEarth]

Hello, my name is WestofEarth, and I'm a recovering Musk fanboi. It was the pandemic bullsh*t he was spreading where I hit rock bottom. I've had a sober intellect for 4 years now.

[@funkaddictions]

Hi, my name is Funkaddictions, I started recovery after the Hyperloop shenanigans. Been clean ever since. I'm with you, brother. Stay strong.

[@aquafishcspeia2921]

I wouldn't be too hard on yourself, you're likely not in the minority. Look on the bright side, at least you weren't one of the 30 women he had a kid(s) with!

[@mcnamaraky]

He's still a brilliant engineer, but he's starting to go the Howard Hughes route...pretty soon he'll be surrounding himself with Mormons after yelling show me all the blueprints for hours. He definitely had me too, because again: he's a brilliant engineer. His rocket designs and car designs have advanced humanity. The problem is he's started to love the smell of this own farts too much. And conspiracy theories. Which is weird, because you'd think the richest man in the world would know those conspiracies don't exist, because I'd they DID, he wouldn't be the richest man on the planet. Unless he's in on the conspiracy I guess?

[@ambiguousparadox]

​@@funkaddictionsI can totally see hyperloop being the thing that snapped people out of it lol

[@colli_]

​@@mcnamaraky He's not an engineer and they're not his designs. He's a wealthy businessman.

[@bunjihusbun9514]

Needs episode 2 once 2024 is over 😂

[@AB-kg6rk]

agree!

[@eggtarts286]

This isn't a joke anymore. Musk already called off a sovereign nation's war plans by cutting service to them. He has power over countries and he's demonstrating all the emotional maturity of an edgy teenager. This needs to change.

[@DeeSaf1]

Which sovereign nation?

[@daviga1]

​@@DeeSaf1Ukraine

[@nerezza5505]

If you look more into the story, its alot more nuanced than was presented here. Starlink at the time was already shut off outside of ukraine held territory before the Ukrainian operation began. This was in part, to prevent russian use or interference in the network, and in part, to restrict the usage of the terminals in an offensive capacity, which Ukraine kept trying to do using its starlink controlled drones. While this sounds bad, unless starlink wants to fall under ITAR regulation (and be unable to sell terminals) , they couldnt allow this to happen.

[@JL-tm3rc]

If that country has anything to complain off then they should find a service better service than starlink. Attacking crimea do not even make any strategic sense it is just a waste of military assets

[@coyotelong4349]

Governments need to stand up to Musk If necessary, Starlink needs to be forcibly nationalized by the countries it provides service to When Musk objects, too bad. He may be filthy stinking rich, but he commands no military to stop it from happening

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Reminds me of how Elon Musk blamed former Twitter Employees of "Not having Loyalty" after he already fired them. 👨🏿‍💻

[@franklin9400]

Do people think this makes sense? 😂

[@safehouse432]

​​@@franklin9400yes have you not seen his dedicated following? He is one of the gods of alpha crypto bro that they worthship.

[@AndorranStairway]

No need to remind you, because that's not what happened. He was referring to the people who quit after he said people had to be "hardcore" after he took over.

[@ecocodex4431]

@@AndorranStairway That makes even less sense, lol

[@steemlenn8797]

@@AndorranStairway That's even worse. Because that has nothing at all to do with loyality.

[@ictia7036]

I don’t think a democracy can function when so much power is able to be held by one person.

[@Helenah51]

What? Like Biden with the DOJ, FBI and CIA in his back pocket? I’d vote for Elon any day.

[@teachingthecode4651]

This is why relying on a handful of random ultra-rich individuals to head ambitious society-progressing mega projects is an idiotic idea. They are no better politically than any random, unelected individual off the street. So what would be dumb opinions of an unremarkable individual become massive problematic issues.

[@lnplum]

Almost like capitalism (private ownership of capital and its accumulation by individuals) is incompatible with democracy (everyone getting an equal say).

[@Arthera0]

democracies are flawed in general. we get to pick between people that want power but shoulnt necessarily be in power. sadly its the best system we got.

[@psycoNaughtplaysMCPC]

Man just outlined the definition of a monarchy while pointing out how the US is a failed experiment

[@speters17]

Bizarre to even suggest that Musk himself has done any of this. His only arguable skill is marketing, and that too is now absolutely tanking. The extent of his involvement in everything so far has been 'use daddy's money and connections to get more money, buy or take over existing thing, pay people to do thing'. Essentially every 'idea' we can actually assign to him has been either pointless or an abject failure.

[@tc-tm1my]

Everyone is boycotting his companies now

[@cristianjrojas]

this piece was surprisingly lenient toward Elon

[@MangaLover-tq1zw]

Can we appreciate how fly that robot's dancing was

[@deangraves7462]

And the butt...

[@popefacto5945]

The sashay offstage was mint!

[@gabrielsantos2430]

@@deangraves7462 The robot's "metal exterior" was quite tight... And let's just say that we were able to see a lot of their "equipment"

[@brianfox771]

@@gabrielsantos2430 🤣 Yeah, John's robot definitely had more 'hardware' than Elon's. Lol.

[@victor2049_]

Pretty fly for a white guy

[@krombopulos_michael]

It's kind of hilarious that Elon is doing this "you killed Twitter, not me" thing like the whole world is going to be so mad if Twitter is gone.

[@margotvirzana9943]

Or that people will blame advertisers instead of him if anyone actually laments its passing

[@Ganiscol]

Hilarious only if you ignore the deranged nature of his claim. Business genius? Really?

[@hippotek1]

why would the world care?

[@saikyostudent4509]

​@@hippotek1because... umm... he'd care; and if he cares, of course the Earth would care... ... because that's how the world works, right??? RIGHT!?!?!? /sarcasm

[@salihbbas]

Yes. Of course. People Will be mad. Instagram goes down 3 seconds and People go mad

[@destmichael]

I absolutely love John Oliver. I fully endorse his brilliant presentations.

[@Korzacks2nd]

Love that John posed that the fight between Zuck and Elon be in a volcano, and Zuck is currently building a supervillain base in one. Perfect.

[@telavivjake]

I think the fight should be on Last Week Tonight

[@OGimouse1]

​@@telavivjakeThe only way that would happen is if it was the Last Night: This Week 😢

[@coolioso808]

I would be all for the richest men in the world doing a Mortal Kombat-like tournament at a Volcano base site presented on Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver. Better than WrestleMania could ever be.

[@littleripper312]

Zuckerberg is scum but hes no where near as moronic as Musk.

[@definitelynottommywiseau3037]

It better be like the ending of The Northman: both are nude and the fight ended with a draw.

[@perrious4980]

He's an example of why its easier to become richer if you're already rich to begin with. You need to be able to afford to fail enough times to eventually succeed.

[@Azulakayes]

The Matthew effect.

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

And be used to spending huge sums of money so much that you can even stomach that. If I were suddenly rich but then ended up losing a huge sum on a venture I'd give up that venture

[@g.m.2427]

Not caring about other people helps too

[@YoosufMuneer]

Not really. Would you invest all your wealth if you had $180M into two of your companies in highly risky industries? The truth is most people don't. Once they make a few million they just become very risk averse.

[@StreyX]

Letting the government loan you hundreds of millions of dollars to start and then continue to subsidize you in the billions also helps.

[@rockybadger]

John and staff, we know what you're capable of. You were way too kind to him.

[@Radjammin]

Johns show is things blue states reeee about. 😂😂😂

[@gordogunso]

@@Radjammindude, Elon is a dick. Don’t defend him

[@oddmanout7755]

​@@Radjammin Nobody likes you.

[@Lets-Go-Family]

He's afraid Musk will buy HBO.

[@CurrentOwner911]

Agreed!

[@WilliamStephenson-ij3jh]

This is the funniest guy on planet ..I need this subscription

[@harenava1451]

This is too big a topic for 1 part. Definitely would love to see a second part diving deeper into the stuff that was left out and stuff just touched on.

[@KyralRetsam]

The podcast "Behind The Bastards" has done several mini series on him

[@bad_writer]

Yeah wasn't there this whole episode where he allegedly tried to get a masseuse on his private plane to have sex with him and offered to buy her a horse for it? And then SpaceX settled things with her for $250,000 and an NDA

[@Kriae]

Some More News did exactly that earlier this year

[@wirelesmike73]

💯% agree. But... To be fair, covering all of Musk's issues would take up more than half a season's worth of shows.🙄 And, I'd watch every one of them just to hear John and his writing team dunk on that derpy vampire.😏

[@Yonasu]

no lets stop giving this bozo attention

[@shalleneholley2853]

While wearing a jacket from Ralph Lauren’s ‘Midlife Crisis Collection’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@conspiracybear1564]

Ya a billionaire who has more accomplishments than everyone in this comments section is having a midlife crisis.

[@___chief866]

​@@conspiracybear1564 glazzzzingggg

[@Julia-lk8jn]

@@conspiracybear1564 I know it's a core belief of capitalism that if you just get enough money, stuff like sadness, depression and midlife crisis can't ever happen to you. Of course, it's also supposed to be fair and modern, and yet medieval European workers hab more rights than you average Walmart wage slave.

[@Saturnius]

​@@Julia-lk8jnIf you actually believe that, you're beyond stupid and ignorant of history.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

He's getting too fat for European designers. Lately he seems to be wearing Kim jongun collection

[@crypticnomad]

I saw a meme calling him "Space Karen" and now that is all I can see when I look at him

[@alexemerson9886]

Apartheid Clyde is another apt one.

[@oriel9347]

All I see is the weird baddie in the snl girls 'Ghostbusters' movie which had to be based on him he is an emotional 2 year old.

[@nikoladd]

Yeah but he kind of evolved into "Giga Karen" since.

[@Game_Hero]

@@nikoladd A Karen is still a Karen

[@YourRealName1]

He hasn't even been to space.

[@munachi98]

He did not invent electric cars. He took over Tesla.

[@SpoopySquid]

Congratulations to Elon Musk for singlehandedly disproving the myth that Elon Musk is some kind of business genius

[@slister45]

Hahahaha! Great comment!

[@chaabraaah5823]

Whats your net worth? His went up this year so I mean, still hes pushing 300B. Richest man in America still, america is a giant business where capital equals status power and respect. So you're wrong everywhere. You may not like him but hes still a genius businessman that nasa relies on for space exploration and US military needs starlink sats. YALL EAT PROPAGANDA FOR BREAKFAST lmfao

[@misterflibble6601]

Like that turmeric hued toddler, he's a "very stable genius" with a severe case of narcissistic personality disorder (Quotation marks indicate irony BTW)

[@ericthompson3982]

Well said!

[@arwyss]

He’s Miles Bron

[@dianehrechko6370]

I left Twitter months ago and thank him for that improvement in my mental health

[@Wiiy-td6oc]

@dianehrechko6370 ? Was it your decision to leave X

[@rdubs1705]

You couldn't pay me to go on that trash network.

[@cherifurr3935]

I deleted my account as soon as Elon bought it.

[@rdubs1705]

@cherifurr3935 me too!

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

Phoning me at three in the morning, someone better be bleeding. I was a trauma tech.

[@randomrandom450]

Phone me at three in the morning ? Someone better be on their way to murder me, otherwise just call an ambulance, not me.

[@ts25679]

WAS. What happened 😆 (p.s. thank you for your service)

[@Rowancat11]

​@WiseAcres-iz1mu Someone called them at 3am. 😁

[@black.phoenix.]

I was a telecom service engineer. Calls around that time when a equipment crapped out and put half of a region out of service was rare but sweat inducing... But the pay was not bad to be honest!

[@vandal21891]

Now John Oliver will have to reshoot this again.

[@rajidahae4220]

Dunking on Elon by having a better dancing "robot" was just the cherry on the top! 😄

[@timw4369]

The problem with Elon is he likes to stretch the truth. He's been doing it for years. He's a good salesman and a bit of a con artist all in one.

[@blaynestaleypro]

Elon is a champion of free speech and anti-woke. How is that not a good thing? You don't realize how dangerous woke ideology is. You muppets.

[@roxaskinghearts]

Amen

[@paytonwhittaker]

Hello! I love your show. I am a teacher in Texas and wanted to know if you were going to do an episode on the teacher shortage or the escalating “bad behaviors” in schools. It’s a huge concern and I don’t see a lot of media outlets talking about it.

[@goawayplzthnx]

Massive second, here

[@HockeyVictory66]

Amen to that. My wife is fed up after 25 years and losing her sanity. I lost mine years ago slaving away in the thankless corporate world. So, we are quite the couple. Glad our kids turned out good.

[@thomasbecker9676]

I mean, being in Texas can't help.

[@williamthomas1]

The truth isn't profitable, but the Boogieman is. Have your kids read John Locke, Jefferson, Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Vonnegut. They will love you for it.

[@thomasbecker9676]

@@williamthomas1 You wouldn't be a psuedo-intellectual, would you?

[@prihchaves1]

Rewatching after the election… The next 4 years are going to be a wild trip not only for the US, but for the whole world.

[@TomatoFettuccini]

Saving humanity begins with saving the human first. "You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs." It's always someone else's eggs.

[@swapblue]

that is the messiah complex- "i am better than you all. just let me do my thing and you will benefit. who are you to question me!"

[@velvetthunder3856]

1000% even the reduce the population people don't want it to be them to go

[@loschwahn723]

@@swapblue nope he thinks to be barnabas with his toys'r'us show. multicultural is genocide against human mankind

[@breadgarlichouse2265]

break deez nuts 🥜

[@zorrothebug]

Tesla's factory in Germany has had over 190 accidents reported(!) in just 6 month of operation, that's almost one per day. According to official reports of rescue services, in the first year there was called an ambulance or helicopter 247 times and 26 environmental incidents. It's having 3x times the incidents, including serious and very severe ones, than the average German car manufacturer. It has a very bad reputation.

[@zendesigner]

so germans are crap at working now you mean 😂

[@xxFireFox86xx]

I'm surprised that Germany or the EU hasn't done anything, if what you are saying is true (I believe, but don't want to look into it lol). They tend to take those things very seriously.

[@SemiIocon]

And we all get to pay for those, since Brandenburg is poor and empty. Great.

[@gur262]

I remember shaking my head at the government money we threw at him. I mean. I'm used to every excuse. No matter who you vote they'll find a reason but usually it was at least our own car industry 😢. .....one thing I'd say though. Where Musk is a reckless idiot, at least now , maybe 🤔 that was the keta? The ego that just grew ever bigger? We pushed for nothing and slept on the electric car. We could have would have should have dominated that but nah. German manufacturers make crazy concept cars then do nothing with it. Always.

[@AMeierhoefer]

Very true. When investigated by the authorities they stated that the rate at Tesla is below industry averages. Were you going to mention that in your next comment or just forgot about it?

[@legomaniac213]

"He wants to save the world, but only if he's the one saving it." Literally the primary motivation of Lex Luthor. Ol' Musky really is an IRL comic book supervillain.

[@juliebraden6911]

🤪 L I T E R A L L Y 🤪

[@SaladSentinel]

Don't give him any ideas.

[@ignisterzone5399]

With the temperament of Homelander.

[@Zomburai45]

And yet Bezos is the one who looks like Lex Luthor. Odd, that.

[@Moewenfels]

But far less competent, even without a big opponent.

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

The cyber truck window clip is my favourite.

[@mason96575]

I pay for HBO, but I still find myself watching you on KZbin

[@lolsih101]

Same here. It’s more social.

[@jeandrzyzgula]

And it comes out sooner lol

[@rodneylives]

I do sometimes too, although there's many bits that don't make it to KZbin. Max's player is pretty terrible.

[@fredgarvinMP]

​@@lolsih101Except for the censorship.

[@Daniel-Munoz]

I was literally just thinking this LOL

[@Erinski]

I stopped believing "he's the real life Iron Man," whenever he accused that cave diver of being a pedophile, because he dissed Elon's little submarine that wouldn't work in that rescue situation anyway. Also, that flamethrower giveaway seemed a tad unhinged.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

he is but like all of them, he kisses $

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

He is the real life MCU Justin Hammer tho

[@joejam174]

Exactly when I fell off. I looked up to him up until then and it only got worse and worse

[@stevenkaz28]

Dude took a $50 roofing torch, put a $10 plastic case around them and sold them for $500. Great scam.

[@patricknorton5788]

There were plenty of signs before that, but yes, that was really disgusting.

[@SerendipityChild]

You learn empathy by needing others, having others need you, cooperating and seeing the impacts of when you or someone else is let down. When you're handed everything you want, it's incredibly difficult to end up a well adjusted and empathetic human. To put it another way: inherited wealth is contrary to being someone who will use it ethically

[@nonyab3843]

STOP RIGHT THERE. Adults can not learn empathy. By the time one is around 6 yr old they have their personality traits. Empathy is learned starting in infancy. People don't learn it in front of technology, playing vids all day, etc. After GenX , this has become an issue. You can see it in comment sections on platforms. Experience it by interacting or observing in person. Back to your thoughts. Adults can't learn empathy, they can learn to mimic the appropriate words but they will not mean or feel it.

[@SerendipityChild]

@nonyab3843 yes, adults can learn empathy. It's easier if you aren't spoilt rotten, but it's not impossible. Being isolated from those in need, and never personally seeing the consequences of selfish behaviour certainly doesn't help. You never entirely lose the ability to change, even though it slows after the formative years.

[@nonyab3843]

@@SerendipityChild WRONG. THE MOST CERTAINLY CAN NOT LEARN EMPATHY AS AN ADULT. Why do you think there are so many people running around with narcissistic tendencies! (Notice the exclamation point instead of a question mark. Rhetorical) That is the result of nobody instilling empathy starting in infancy...

[@nonyab3843]

@@SerendipityChild I never wrote that one can't change, you read what I wrote. The topic is empathy and you don't know one person who has learned empathy as an adult.

[@SerendipityChild]

@@nonyab3843 I know many who have. Are you a very young adult, under 25?

[@zmo1ndone502]

The CyverTruck window break IS FREAKIN HILARIOUS

[@bunkerp]

That robot went from any nerdy kid at a dance to Magic Mike, that was quite the software update.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

I'm highly skeptical at the notion that Musk would have had "no other opportunity" - billionaires are notorious about writing their own stories as self-made heroes and genius innovators whom nobody helped at all ever (yet still need those tax cuts and somehow can't accept that anybody else with less means needs government support).

[@slep10101]

Most of his money came from his father’s emerald mines in Africa anyways

[@resevoirdog]

"Noone has done more for the earth than me" is the quote that comes to mind when I read your comment lol 😅

[@TCH534]

⁠@@slep10101no that’s not correct. Most of his money came from when he was bought out of PayPal by Peter Thiel.

[@bluemcneil5883]

Came here to say what Seth did.

[@RapsCalorie]

@@slep10101 which built IT'S wealth on slave labor.

[@Soulvale88]

Gotta love that Elon feels genuinely feels victimized when people won’t just give him money, and that the rest of us will be upset on his behalf that he isn’t being given money. I’m done with pretending any multimillionaire much less any multi billionaire can possibly be a good person. Too horde so much wealth and think you deserve so much while most have so little is disgusting.

[@JL-tm3rc]

they are not hoarding wealth they created that wealth. the world become a better and richer place. When elon got his money from paypal he invested it in electric cars and rockets which generated more wealth. If he did not then this billion dollar industries would not exist today. Steve jobs is rich because people love their apple products. we need more billionaires who will invest on industries that will make the world a better place. Who else will build the industries of the future other than guys like bezos and elon musk.

[@jhwheuer]

Don’t think I ever read horde wealth… like in mongols? Or hoard?

[@coyotelong4349]

It’s actually scary how many Elon fanboys ARE upset on his behalf, though It’s scary how many ordinary people seek to live vicariously through Musk, seeing themselves as kindred spirits with him

[@VictoriousGardenosaurus]

Harsh capitalism for me, socialism for thee

[@VictoriousGardenosaurus]

​@@coyotelong4349Like one day too they could lie to the masses and get handed government contracts. Or how they will say they are self made even with billions of tax payer dollars propping up their ventures Or how promises don't mean anything because "progress is hard"

[@Zomby_Woof]

I'm not into repeats as a rule, but I'll watch this as often as the algorithm decrees that I should.

[@ksc743]

A shout out to John's spandex 'robot'. That guy was really good especially at the end.

[@barbadoskado2769]

please compliments to the dancer in the robot suit, as his performance is absolutely 10 / 10, especially the walk out :D

[@janeydoe7417]

And truthful jokes about Elon in the subreddit s below: r/enoughmuskspam r/grimeZs

[@aishaali8950]

well damn i guess u rlly dont like the robot man 💀@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus

[@PiwaiGee]

10/10 ? more like 9/11 lol

[@NaUGhTyTeeNFI]

I love that he tweeted about giving people their freedom back during the pandemic, but that "freedom" to him was people working crazy hours for him.

[@Flipty18]

These people were getting paid, don't see any problem here

[@khantatat]

​@@Flipty18 the freedom to get infected during a planetary pandemics

[@Gillsing]

It's what the "land of the free" is all about, isn't it?

[@Abhay-l4q]

as tesla employee, i work in selfdriving computer vision division I LOVE MY WORK.

[@khantatat]

@@Abhay-l4q of course USERQC8ED5CL2N

[@mooxieart]

Banger after banger. You nail it every time. 🔨

[@vickischlegel2309]

“Most every man can withstand adversity, but to test a man’s character, give him power.” Robert G. Ingersoll Folks It has come to my attention that the wording of this quote has been paraphrased through the years, albeit the essence is still deeply embedded in this version. But, after further study, I found the that original is much more powerful. So here goes. “If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity - only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy.” Robert’s G, Ingersoll. I

[@advocatusspeaks]

That was actually (most likely) Robert Ingersoll.

[@vickischlegel2309]

@@advocatusspeaks Interesting…..I have a book of quotes that I purchased way before the internet, and the quote was attributed to President Lincoln. I will look up and revise accordingly. Thanks.

[@vickischlegel2309]

@@advocatusspeaks Yep, looked at the Rutgers website…..and others collegiate sites, and although the quote has been long attributed to Lincoln,it is in not any of his speeches or documental archives, but rather Mr. Ingersoll did indeed phrase the quote. I will have to read more about him, as I have never heard of him, and do not want to cite well a criminal. Thanks.

[@howdj]

Anyone who uses most, when the correct word is almost, is not worth quoting.

[@vickischlegel2309]

Well, that could have been my mistake. … so l will correct. However, I am countering with this…..”those who do not have the courage to post their full handle should not be posting at all”. As you got point of that quote, but now you want to be snarky by providing criticism that serves no purpose, but only via the safety of your anonymity. And, you could have provided your comment much more civility. So here goes,I was always taught when you comment on anything, say your full name, otherwise you are just a coward or a mediocre white male. Dr. Vicki Schlegel

[@heyangst6159]

Seeing that this guy is still complaining on twitter about Johns poignant words all these weeks later made me want come back and watch this again.Keep it up John.

[@jonq8714]

Same.

[@adamk.7177]

For real, I didn't watch it at first but now that I know he's pissed I'm watching it lol

[@scotiacrumpler2824]

Beware of any and all "comedians" in suits.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Elmo called me personally because I don't have a Twitter account... that is the next level creepy...

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

@@scotiacrumpler2824I know, have you ever seen Dan O'Brien naked?

[@syanditbiswas4874]

John was being very kind.

[@Lokkiism]

You seriously need a part 2 to this 😂

[@MrGruzefix]

"Elon is what you get when the ghosts of a 19th century oil baron and a 14 teenager who died in 2011 both possess the same body." - truer words have never been X'ed.

[@CranialMalfunction]

I wholeheartedly agree. Melon is a weaponized mixture of John D. Rockefeller and Jordan Belfort on drugs.

[@anotherpeasant]

Troy is our hometown hero in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. His story deserves his own Last Night episode man, google the fella and watch the doco.

[@bengarbutt6497]

Didn't he go nuts?

[@BoudicasQuest]

I'm glad you're drawing attention to this. In the SF Bay Area, we have self-driving *trucks* authorized to use public roads. As fellow street users, we need some kind of indicator to show when a vehicle is or is not in self-driving mode. I imagine it being similar to taxi lights ~

[@MrJimheeren]

But you can sabotage those dumb taxis by putting an orange safety cone on its hood and the car can’t drive anymore

[@minisithunknown5568]

Did you notice the self driving cars had people in it that required to pay attention and have hands on the wheel to be in operation? They are not unmanned vehicles. As a street user I always watch out for any car on the streets whether it is a Tesla or a 1990 Ford vehicle. Gotta watch out for the crazy, old or just intoxicated drivers too.

[@prooveditt4839]

Its never suppose to be self driven. What are you talking about

[@noonyakaleka2098]

@@prooveditt4839 Well, in September California did pass a bill to ban autonomous trucks over 10,000 pounds from driving on Cali roads.....then Newsom vetoed. I haven't seen any news about the veto being overruled by a vote in the legislature. So, that means that self-driving trucks are possible on Cali roads. Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 / 12:28 PM PDT / AP

[@user-gv4cx7vz8t]

​@@minisithunknown5568Mixing up Cruise and Teslas. Teslas keep improving, while Cruise got banned.

[@sgrvtl7183]

11.07.2024 post election......Thank You John Oliver❗

[@IljaAlbrecht]

It is, as always, absolutely stunning how John nails it to the point where we choke on our laughter and realise just how serious things are getting...

[@iamSpazticus]

In regards to lockdowns, he tried to have his Tesla employees classified as "essential workers" on the same level of importance as grocery and medical workers, and when the state of California denied him, that's when he said he was going to open the factories anyway.

[@videosuperhero100]

If the company tesla died how far along would the push ev's in America be. Is gm or Ford stepping up their game? Was there any covid super spreader event at tesla? The answers are pretty obvious are they not?

[@shutincharlie3461]

Ooh you mean essentially workers like home depot, pot shop, liquor stores and strippers??? It was and still is a false narrative that doesn't pass a simple common sense test. POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES WERE EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE VACCINE !! THINK ABOUT THAT , THINK ABOUT THAT!!!

[@randomsonmymind6919]

Do you think the lockdowns were great for society?

[@AndorranStairway]

This was the turning point that turned him from a liberal lovechild to liberal public enemy number one. Elon's past never mattered until covid.

[@swagnostic132]

​@@AndorranStairwayi suppose to be fair, that would've been the point he was willing to as the govt to risk people's lives to have them build cars, so alot of scrutiny will come with that lol