Elon's Fading Relevance...What Happened?

[@Uncle_Fred]

The moment for me was in the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue when he called one of the rescuers a certain name. That was the first time I can recall Elon showing his less honorable side publically.

[@shafsteryellow]

His entire personality is based on a chronically online shitposter he has no actual beliefs outside of whatever is edgy

[@REmm-rf8fl]

@@eltodesukane the guy in fairness was pretty rude to him for trying to offer a solution. Accused him (unfairly) of basically trying to make the crisis about him. It wasn’t that his submarine wasn’t used it’s because the guy was a straight up asshole about it.

[@munaali840]

@@shafsteryellow he has the mind of a 12 year old boy, at least most 12 year olds grow out of it

[@joby602]

A pedophile, that's what he called him. Why couldn't you say that?

[@JoeOvercoat]

That’s when I realized he was no engineer because that submarine was just ridiculous. But more to the point of this video, Elon won the court case where he was sued for calling that guy a pedophile, etc. Elon won. He was wrong, but he won. and this is where he had hired a private detective to go after that guy.

[@j4genius961]

When you keep making outlandish promises eventually it catches up with you...That's what happened

[@jbigboa]

Exactly what was going to say.

[@markotrieste]

Oh come on, FSD will make coast to coast without human intervention by the end of 2018, you naysayers!

[@aitoluxd]

​@@markotrieste 😂😂😂 you got me

[@talkingbutt3150]

Blasphemer, how dare you say that about our Lord and Savior, not to mention the real live Tony Stark.

[@perfectallycromulent]

yeah, this video was really disappointing there. "he's still the same guy with the same goals" is the exact problem, because he said those goals would be achieved already.

[@marlomitchell2761]

Full self driving next year guys.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Yes

[@charlech]

Since 2015 😂

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Maybe a year and three months

[@Jin420]

😂😂😂 5th of Nevuary 😅

[@VicBennett-oq6so]

Already in Phoenix, Waymo is the company

[@shivamvishnu5539]

Born with a emerald spoon (literally since his dad owned south african mines!), attending ivy league schools, easy access to network and capital in silicon valley. No doubt he succeeded against unbelievable odds stacked against Tesla. But he was never in danger of being pushed into the streets if he failed. No idea how he conned everyone with the cultivated underdog image.

[@lesseirgpapers9245]

Same with liar Gates.

[@InventaChris]

Blatantly false. 1) Their emerald mine was in Zambia, NOT South Africa. There was NO apartheid money. 2) @elonmusk's abusive dad gave him no money, ergo he had student loan debt. 3) EM used PAYPAL money to invest in @Tesla. #TwitterTakeover

[@josecipriano3048]

Odds stacked against Tesla? The billions of dollars in corporate subsidies plus all the millions he got from the tax credit scam tell a different story.

[@josecipriano3048]

Odds stacked against Tesla? The billions of dollars in corporate subsidies plus all the millions he got from the tax credit scam tell a different story.

[@therovingrobin5938]

Tesla had huge help from Mercedes and GM (if I remember right) when it was in danger of folding

[@BeachLookingGuy]

Let’s not forget that a laundry list of lies manipulation and government subsidies is the main reason any of his companies are still alive

[@darknesshorizon3742]

It's not a fan club it's a cult

[@onetwokaafour]

No, cult is something different. Its a fan club

[@jerrybruan8595]

@@onetwokaafour Nope, he always lie and he delivers nothing he said. Those fanatics are make believer that's why it's a cult

[@TurdFergusen]

@@jerrybruan8595using the word “always” just made you a liar. so youre no better and have accomplished nothing at the same time

[@michelstronguin6974]

Not a cult, a fan club, since if he does something to negate the reason people are fans of him, they won't anymore be fans. But its hard to not be a fan of Elon when he has done more than anyone else in favor of your future children, grandchildren and so on. Started the EV revolution so that you, and your future family have clean air to breath, a sustainable energy source and in a few years his cars will prevent millions of accidents that otherwise happen every year. He made sure you and your future family have access to boundless resources due to cheap access to space (reusable rockets). He is making sure we colonize other planets so that we have a backup plan in case something horrible happens on Earth one day in the future. He is curing paralized people with neuralink, successfuly already. What more do you want from the guy? Why not be a fan?

[@Nonomoke]

@@TurdFergusen You realized he exposed himself to a flight attendant and tried to get her to perform intimate acts with him in his private plane right? He also pledged to put humans to settle in Mars by 2021 and develop the human colony in Mars by 2022. The list of false promises and scandals are catching up.

[@metaxy]

Everyone is fed up with snake oil...

[@Edgedable]

And that’s what’s so frustrating about Elon, which is he’s legitimately done the impossible many times over and you can’t take that one from him but the dude will not shut the f*ck up. Just because you’re highly skilled in one area does not make you an expert in everything else.

[@thrasher2344]

The people that work with him do not agree with you on that one. It's always the people that don't know a fucking thing that get butt hurt.

[@themore-you-know]

Is cutting off woke dead weight, to the tune of 7/8th of the company while simultaneously improving feature sets and mission alignment, "snale oil" ? Where exactly is the snake oil you point to, exactly? Large part of the truth is: you sold yourself onto the idea that Elon Musk is now bad. You are your own salesman.

[@kingiam9271]

​@@themore-you-knowFSD and colonizing mars

[@kingiam9271]

​@@themore-you-knowcan he at least make the roadster?

[@FRANKMUSIKOFFICIAL]

I adore your content but I think the underdog theory is a red herring. His insurmountable list of broken promises would probably devalue favorability much more I think.

[@jennyvinyl85]

As Machiavelli wrote many centuries ago: "The promise was a necessity of the past, the broken word a necessity of the present".

[@sui6272]

The only thing that's changed is he's not the underdog, really? - Not the founder of Tesla - No self driving - No Mars colony - Not an engieneer or scientist - Is old money: father with emerald mines - Tesla regularly embelishes performance by disabling self driving before an accident - Reinvented the subway but just for Tesla owners (Hyperloop) - Acts like a Facebook boomer on Twitter - Called a guy rescuing children trapped in a cave a pdfile cause he wasn't the center of attention - Redditor humor - Made a PS1 truck that chops off your fingers - Market manipulated Dogecoin - One of his kids rejected him - Constantly makes insane claims he cannot achieve Just read his Wiki dude (btw he also has beef with Wikipedia)

[@KVUAA]

It's relative, he was the underdog compare to Elite billionaire not to avarage joe

[@munaali840]

@@KVUAA you need to read his family tree, he is as elite and weird as they come and he wants to put a chip in your brain

[@munaali840]

what is odd is there are self driving cars already in China, they can pick you up from the airport, why doesnt he just copy? You also forgot the fake solar panel tiles that looked like small real tiles on the roof than the big squares, showed a 'prototype' at launch, turns out it was just something to represent what it COULD look like lol

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

@@KVUAAhe was born with a platinum spoon

[@hefoxed]

One of his kids rejects him because of his deep seeded bigotry. That child is transgender. He promotes so much hate towards the trans community, labels "cis" as a slur on Twitter (which is a term to indicate someone is not trans/born and identity as same gender, used in medical information among other areas where being clear is important. similar to straight vs bi/gay, which some straight people also labeled straight slur and unnecessary back when it started getting used). Twitter now pops up a warning when people try and use it, while still allowing actual slurs through.

[@kageisuke]

Elon Musk turned on the people who supported him. Environmentalists who wanted to go green. Democrats who supported his government subsidies for electrifying America and going to space. He is the poster child for someone getting money and forgetting who helped him get there. That person who pulls out the "I started from the bottom" who was never really at the bottom like most people know it. Then when people see he's doing better and can afford to pay back the loan they willingly gave him, he calls them beggars saying they don't deserve to be paid back.

[@muhcharona]

Those people never wanted to be green, they were anti human, its why they don't care about the long term impact of their beliefs, and don't mind turning their back on their supposed solution over fickle emotion.

[@esthers5201]

Don’t forget the students who got their internship to Tesla revoked…I understand laying off fulltime workers but internships aren’t even high pay. Lost many fanboys that way

[@kageisuke]

@@esthers5201 I hadn't even heard about that. At least the internships were paid though? I can see cutting those because you're primarily teaching (supposedly) and not getting a ton of productivity. Unless he was using them as cheap labor with no teaching

[@fmzaidi2001]

He is now full on MAGA, what a crazy turn of event. Tesla and its electric dream will go down when Trump gets elected along with its share price

[@MB-yn5iu]

Elon's relevance isn't fading, his public favorability is.

[@Neseku]

both

[@GotJay713]

Have you seen Teslas stock price lately? Do you not realize the inflationary crisis stimulated by government spending will have long term consequences for companies like SpaceX? This man is being squeezed and wealth was his relevance.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

If he learned to stfu, I would have still thought he's the tony stark instead of him just being a massive pearl clutching karen.

[@johnpark7972]

If anything he’s becoming more relevant. Especially after taking over Twitter he’s been in AI a lot more and calling out OpenAI and Sam Altman

[@RogerStLouis-ji8yd]

@@GotJay713 Spacex doesnt benefit from gov spending? Where do you think their valuation comes from? poor people buying Starlink? The Gov isn't squeezing Elon, its the other way around.

[@mdrcross100]

@Thunderf00t has been calling out Elon's BS for about 7 years now.

[@Jonteponte71]

His video on the shitshow that is "Full Self Driving" for the last ten years or so very illuminating. He just can't stop promising (or even guaranteeing) shit that simply does not come true.

[@rhobot75]

And Common Sense Skeptic. Coincidentally, Wall Street Millennial also today has released a similarly themed video.

[@mycodingchannel9690]

he and others deserve their flowers. But most importantly Marx deserves it because he called it far too long ago.

[@FalkonNightsdale]

Nope… Thunderf00t's videos on anything Elon-related are pure cringe - frequently doubling down when Elon delivered on his promises few years later, Thunderf00t scolding him again for his late delivery… I never truly understood, why he did that, as he already had a vast array of legit scientific videos, that were FAR more interesting than Elon-related cringe…🤷🏽‍♂️

[@winterhaydn]

Thunderf00t and Common Sense Skeptic are about the only channels worth watching on Musk criticism

[@prathatiprathipati9304]

You definitely have my sub. This content is next level. For me Eledator was the turning point. Please keep doing what you do and keep being you, love it.

[@Noah_Levy]

Not that I've ever trusted billionaires, but the Thai Cave tweet was the first inkling I got that this guy was not particularly emotionally mature.

[@blogdesign7126]

For most of us once Elon Musk ranted politics on X and became the owner thats when Musk got exposed on multiple Reuters articles for being the most Toxic CEO at SpaceX and Tesla.

[@scottabc72]

Same

[@muhcharona]

Butthurt over that, says a lot, he's done more good than the rest of the billionaire class.

[@blogdesign7126]

The rest of us found out about Elon Musk when Reuters looked at SpaceX and Tesla and how toxic he is in those companies.

[@scottabc72]

​@@muhcharona This very video listed a number of 'good' things done by other billionaires. You can say they did that mainly for PR, which is probably true, but Musk cant even say that. The supposed 'good' he's done has all been for his profit and his skill at PR means that he only did what other competitors often could have done the same or better. Musk has done a lot of harm including killing real climate solutions like mass transit with his poison pill Boring company nonsense among other things and using his massive media platform to almost destroy someones life with crazy accusations while distracting from children who hadnt even been saved yet is not actually a small thing either. Musk is all image control and stock manipulation, a perfect example of what is wrong with the billionaire class as a whole.

[@oneandonlykumar007x]

It was a cult. I was part of the cult but realized it was a cult, and left. Whats he actually doing other than using public funds and making our planet possibly worse.

[@thrasher2344]

Everything you just said makes no fucking sense😂

[@oneandonlykumar007x]

@@thrasher2344 😮

[@Nnss-yb6vb]

​@@oneandonlykumar007xyou are right he is just a guy Who done some marketing And PR work Sold his stock collected money from public.he is not a genius He is More like a narcissist

[@markm0000]

@@oneandonlykumar007x. I get the same kind of comments all the time on multiple videos.

[@oneandonlykumar007x]

@@Nnss-yb6vb Yeah, he's not really who he says to be.

[@nikolausmummelmann]

Elon just never delivered on his many promises

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Well, his promises are hard to achieve :)

[@juniorbitare3041]

He has… just not any of the recent ones.

[@ronald3836]

He is flying astronauts to the ISS.

[@victortoba-ogunleye4056]

@@LogicallyAnswered Then he shouldn't make them, his fall from grace is simply that a lot of his progress in electric cars, and green energy resonated with liberal people who probably vote blue, he then turned into a Red warrior after buying twitter.

[@anoying]

​That's called fraud

[@ronald3836]

The movements behind GameStop and Dogecoin were "intrinsically good"? Uhhh.. w... t... f...

[@williambell3304]

Yeah, I think we're learning something about this creator's worldview, here.

[@jarlovski]

Well, at least as much as I can tell, GameStop was actually a great play to show to the world how certain companys manipulate the stock market. In the GME case, because a bunch of people pulled the reverse card and bubbled the stock, those big investing companies had to use more direct methods to influence the market(they shorted on gme) which then got a lot of media attention, and bankrupted these manipulative companies not only from bad public image but also from the loss they took on their shorts.

[@ronald3836]

@@jarlovski GameStop = a lot of naive financially illiterate people falling for a pump-and-dump scam.

[@williambell3304]

@jarlovski That statement is nonsense and has events backwards. Gamestop had a lot of short interest, (essentially betting that the stock will go down) due to it being a failing retailer. (This also occurred across the retail sector during the pandemic, for obvious reasons.) Some traders on reddit saw an opportunity to damage hedge funds by convincing people to drive the stock up, in the process making money off of those who came in behind them. Narratives about vast potential gains and "revenge" against Wall Street were used to recruit large numbers of low-information investors into the effort. In reality, only one particularly reckless firm called Melvin Capital needed to be bailed out. Some were able to hedge and make money on the upside. Conspiracy theories about market manipulation, illegal short attacks and "naked" short sales only really come into things after the initial pump among bag-holders left out of the profits of the initial frenzy, largely as copium and a way to recruit Greater Fools.

[@williambell3304]

@jarlovski Gamestop had accrued a large amount of short interest due to being a failing physical video game retailer (This happened to a lesser extent across the retail sector during the pandemic) Some traders on Reddit saw an opportunity to make money by squeezing short sellers out, convincing others to come in behind them. Narratives of huge potential gains and "revenge" against Wall Street were used to recruit low-information investors into the movement. Conspiracy theories about killing companies through mass short attacks and mass illegal "naked short sales, and allegations of market manipulation, generally come into play after the initial pump among bag holders looking to cope and to draw in Greater Fools.

[@peterfmodel]

Elon status as an underdog no longer existing is a critical factor in his popularity declining. There are other factors to consider as well. Putting aside the space enthusiasts, which are still big Elon fans, the bulk of Elon’s vocal supports tended to come from the left. With him taking over twitter and ensuring twitter was no longer a left leaning platform, his popularity among those people would have dropped dramatically. While he gets grudging approval from the other side of politics, it was not enthusiastic support. The other side of politics don’t tend to be as vocal in the social media eco system. But i feel this video hits the main reason for the decline in his public popularity.

[@sobtii1935]

When elon blackmails others with money he's saviour bht when others push himself he cries

[@unavezms8167]

I never cared about him until he bought Twitter. Not only did he throw recognised name and logo that's been used for a decade under the bus. He renamed it as an X that sounds like 18+ site. It might as well be one tbh. You'd see bots advertising this kinda stuff under every post. And bluecheck thing lead to top comments not having anything to do with the tweet in question. Also he wants to cancel blocking in Twitter which is just ridiculous. It got him pulled off the Play Store once. He haven't learnt his lesson it seems. It baffles me how a billionaire who doesn't know anything about running a mass media site can't even hire someone who knows. Don't get me started on his bigotry. He always was one but now he has a platform to do so in front of large audience.

[@Euphorica]

Who gives two fks about twitter

[@Democratsknowbidensucks]

He took it away from leftoids using it as a fake media hub. thats a good thing tbh

[@MetaTaco317]

The fiasco behind him being forced to buy Twitter then him allowing it to turn into a zest pool while agreeing with some of the trolls exposed who he really is. And that person is entirely opposite to the Tesla early adopters.

[@TheBooban]

@@Euphoricathe left. And I think OP hits the nail on the head. Every other antic can be over looked until he entered politics and the culture war. The media will tear all non lefties down. I knew it would happen and it did.

[@shootershooter9079]

Yes bots is a big issue on Twitter nowadays but they r working on it but top comments r still relevant if u r reading the tweet from relevant accounts about any relevant topic And his tweets r only bigotry if u don't even want to entertain some problems that he is pointing out may be because of ur own political idealogy or because of elon hatred

[@ddxxbb1]

Funny how he announced the cybertruck price to be $39900 and then changed it to $60,990. 😂

[@WetPig]

4 years of inflation, look at other car prices.

[@TSERJI]

@@WetPig $39,990 in 2019 (when the CT was revealed) is equivalent to only $47,661 in 2023 (when the CT was delivered). And Tesla seems to be much more immune to inflation that other car companies, largely because their supply chain is very vertically-integrated. As a matter of fact, the prices of their cars have gradually been *lowering*, not increasing, over the years (the most evident is the Model S Plaid, originally $140K in 2021 but down to $87K today).

[@WetPig]

@@TSERJI That just the inflation in terms of cash, now apply that to a much different supply chain (China), combine that with a stainless steel construction, 48V, Steer-by-wire. Compare the price to other EV pickups and it doesn't seem to bad.

[@shootershooter9079]

Its hard to predict the cost of the product beforehand when nothing like that ever created before at scale and it better to raise prices rather than delivering lower quality products and no one is pushed it into buying cyber truck till 2023 deposit was just $100 and now its $1000 yes its non refundable but if anyone don't want to buy ct shouldn't deposited the money on first place and most person who don't want to buy ct r those who deposited $100 so not a big amount because deposit rose to $1000 in 2023 the year when delivery of ct is already started

[@ovid4]

Yeah but he knew all that when he announced $39,900, remember? He doesn’t deliver.

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

I think you really dropped the ball with this one. In addition to these things people are done with his false promises and investors notice that.

[@sansyboy4181]

When you spend all day retweeting race scientists and tweeting about the culture war, it is any wonder why your companies are stagnant and perform poorly. I can't imagine why.

[@michalfaraday8135]

Which companies would those be?

[@themore-you-know]

Or, you know, maybe he is ahead of the curve and you're once again just lagging behind? But hey, convince me otherwise: what evidence do you have for your position?

[@msulemanf]

So which companies are more innovative and successful than Tesla & Space-X in their industry segments? Neuralink? Who is ahead in FSD?

[@kingiam9271]

​@@msulemanfMercedes is level 3 fsd

[@kingiam9271]

​@@themore-you-knowElon paid 44 billion for Twitter smh.

[@josephmassaro]

I don't know which is worse. That it took this long for people to figure out that this guy is not the real world Tony Stark whose ten moves ahead of everyone in a Battle Royale edition of 4D chess or that there are still people out there that think this guy is the real world Tony Stark whose ten moves ahead of everyone in a Battle Royale edition of 4D chess.

[@tommartyn524]

Most people don’t think in comic book references you weirdo. I still like Elon, he’s a dude who’s flawed just like the rest of us

[@anniealexander9911]

Pretty much spot on.

[@williambell3304]

People want to believe in something. It's a survival mechanism. The fault is with those like Musk who exploit that.

[@Pehz63]

The problem is that you're obviously exaggerating. Nobody believes in the literal meaning of what you said, and everyone disagrees with each other on what it means for him to be a genius. Some people think Elon Musk is a genius because he's made a ton of very successful companies that sell revolutionary products, which is simply an indisputable fact. Some people think Musk is an idiot because he says cringey things and makes crazy ambitious goals that don't happen as soon or as well as he said it would, which is simply true. Everyone generally agrees. Elon Musk has been the CEO and co-founder of many amazingly successful companies. Nobody disputes this, it's just obviously true. And this is clearly impressive, he's a more successful businessman than everyone who has formed a positive or negative opinion about him. Elon Musk did not hand-craft each and every car and rocket that came off the line. He has smart, talented, hard-working people that do almost all of the work for him. Everyone agrees with this. Generally, people agree that the products made by his companies are a net-positive for society. Rockets that can go to space is better than rockets that bomb other countries. Cars that run on solar panels are better for sustainability than cars that burn a non-renewable resource. It takes an awfully clouded political dogma for someone to think that burning gas is somehow better for the world. And the people who think self-driving cars are unsafe are simply uneducated and ignoring the empirical facts (and/or are too short-sighted to see a future where technology gets good enough that it's better than human drivers). The only part that confuses me is how people can understand all of these things, and still somehow come to completely opposite conclusions about Elon Musk. I think the fans hold the obvious position, and the haters are just bitter, resentful people who see all success as a result of exploitation and put in a lot of extra effort just to see him as a bad guy.

[@MathGPT]

He’s literally single-handedly made evs exist, just invented telepathy, and you are mentally challenged

[@NooooooooooooOO00]

Feels like this video is incomplete. I get you have to kick out videos but there’s so much more to discuss. Filler videos are cool sometimes to I guess.

[@princemc35]

You can go watch MUCH longer videos about this same topic This video is good cuz I don't sleep of 😮‍💨

[@SuperAmazinglover]

This isn't even filler. I think this is just their attempt to rush out a video for views. It misses the mark completely on why Elon has fallen from grace so hard. TLDR: People realize he's a snake pil salesman and not as important as he thinks he is.

[@martinpalm5]

Biased channel for sure. Spacex has archive massive things. along with star link.

[@RockwellAIM65]

I agree. After thinking about it am giving it a thumbs-down.

[@princemc35]

@@martinpalm5 Big boi Isn't the video talking about Elon's decline in being the most favoured billionaire?

[@pooranakumar2061]

Either you die a hero or live long to see yourself become the villain

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Indeed

[@12kenbutsuri]

Become? He always was...

[@thrasher2344]

What makes him a villain

[@tygerbyrn]

@@thrasher2344 Elon’s own doing in becoming a villain. I think his personal philosophy has been his undoing. He will still be one of the wealthiest people in the world, but his uncommon ideals has made him enemies. My $0.02 FWIW

[@RobertBoston-n4d]

@@thrasher2344 He's not the liberal the left thought he was. Thats it.

[@hydoffdhagaweyne1037]

He just showed his true colors

[@techLiteracy_]

“Under dog” with money basically from slavery

[@deazee2288]

Elon Musk is just a cautionary tale on how marketing warps perception

[@wwgbert]

Respectfully I do disagree that Elon was "blackmailed" as he puts it. Not wanting to pay a social media company (X) to advertise to your intended audience is called using your marketing budget, not blackmail. I think it is also important to see the massive drop-off that X has had, their reach is not what it once was before Elon took it over. Some how he feels if X fails people will blame the companies that refuse to advertise with X. You just can't make this stuff up. While I was someone who supported Elon pre-2021, post 2022 no thank you.

[@aberba]

X is doing just fine. The experience is significantly better for me.

[@wwgbert]

​@@aberba ok, doesn't change anything in my comment though. I am glad the experience is better for you though.

[@keijidash9646]

@@aberba “for me” is doing a lot of heavy lifting, there. Also, there’s a reason why “PU$$Y IN BIO” became a running joke after Elon started running the show.

[@WetPig]

Twitter was in fact black mailed. There was a "study" release that showed "increased" "hate speech" on the platform. But it failed to alude as to how the authors came to that conclusions. Whats more, the company that funded the study, is owned by some of those advertisers that stopped using twitter. This is the reason the pulled off the platform.

[@keijidash9646]

@@WetPig lol Elon wasn’t blackmailed. You and Elon are being dramatic and hyperbolic. Blackmail is a CRIME. And if Elon had a case, it’d be working its way through the courts right now. The one case he did levy, 1. doesn’t mention blackmail at all, and 2. got tossed out. Additionally, there have been MULTIPLE studies from MULTIPLE outlets, non-profits, and universities documenting not only the rise in hate speech on x, but also their failure to moderate. And finally, the one study you are referring to pretty clearly lays out their methodology for documenting hate speech before, and after the Twitter acquisition. So, I’m not sure where things got murky for you.

[@mnh31113ah]

My response to any claim he makes about timelines for Mars travel or FSD is "Whatever." So much hype, so little progress.

[@ronald3836]

But progress he is making. Indeed his claims about specific timelines should be ignored.

[@maldzmahalko590]

What about you

[@winterhaydn]

@@ronald3836 - His words should be ignored altogether. When every real expert says the opposite of him (because he has no fucking expertise in any of the things he promotes, he's just a finance guy) and his only motivation is to sell hype to get investor $ ... there's no reason to take him seriously. And when he says things with a straight face that he 100% provably knows is false, it's called fraud.

[@tonytins]

Elon's hostile takeover of Twitter certainly sealed his fate.

[@ReshyShira]

It's the exact same reason for Donald Trump, it's politics. It's always god damn politics.

[@MaD_fX]

You can only peddle BS for so long...

[@jeczaja5347]

Underdog is not the ony thing that changed. He never was an underdog and over time we see he is an attention hungry serial liar.

[@Nowhere-from]

This video needed a bit more work. Here's some grievances Elon has been collecting over time, -Drawing attention and popularity ($$$) out of exploiting juvenile Sci fi dreams like calling his robot prototype "terminator". Colonizing Mars is a lie in a world where flying within the most developed nation is an awful hassle, where most native Americans have hardly flown to Mexico and plenty more do not even consider in flying to Europe. This is true, foreign nations are always covered in media, but laypeople (in any nation) hardly ever consider them. But going back to the issue, Elon got into fantasy projects like if it was shopping. The naked king would be called out sooner or later. -He's a jerk and vulgar person, pretty much Trump type. Bragging how hard he works while spending endless hours trolling, even dishing out a Mexican project as alternative to the Panama channel. He has actually betrayed his people, especially when he sold so much Tesla stock, which he promised not to, he cashed out and left out his followers in the dust, maybe well deserved. But he's also drawn money from everyone from taxes, like his fiasco space program. -The list can go on and on. Thunderf00t has extensively exposed him.

[@shootershooter9079]

Doomers thinking making reusable rockets, connecting world by starlink, working on making humanity multiplanetry is a fiasco space program. He still owns almost 20% of tesla and significant part of his wealth is still tied to tesla success.

[@cpangws]

How do you recognize a pathological liar? Embellishing lies with extensive details, Telling dramatic and highly unlikely stories, Appearing anxious while talking, Getting defensive when confronted about a lie, Constantly changing their story or being vague when questioned, Lying about something even when there’s no reason to, Seeming unconcerned with being caught in a lie, Feeling a “high” when they get away with lying, Passing off a story someone else told as their own, and Acting in ways that don’t match their words. We will all find out that Elon may be the greatest con artist of this era.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

I've had him pegged as that for years. I get the impression that there are a growing number of people joining our ranks, too.

[@meinardsl]

I think it's the age old story of either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I don't think Elon has changed, the time and circumstances did. It was fun seeing him rise to the top but now that he's there and has achieved everything he can given the resources and technology at his disposal and it turns out he doesn't care about you or the planet as he craves power above all else.

[@jefff7316]

Elon "Bait and Switch" Musk...It would be so satisfying to watch this man fall.

[@alkaholic4848]

You're right that nothing's changed. You're wrong in suggesting he was ever a good guy in the first place. He's always been an egotistical self-obsessed megalomaniac, completely full of bs. All that pretending to save the planet speel was just because he knew it was popular and it would help sell the car company he'd bought. The mars thing was just because he wanted to go down in history, and wanted to become dictator of the newly colonised mars (because he was too stupid to see how much of a ridiculous impractical idea it was). The only difference is most people have seen through it now. Only the hardcore section of his insane cult-like fanboys still imagine anything positive in him.

[@TheBooban]

I remembered “Why is Elon Musk the ONLY beloved Billionaire.”, then things started to turn when he talked about …I can’t say the word because then my comment gets deleted.

[@Fanaro]

I know you didn't mean it that way, but 100M+ is not nothing in any field.

[@Cube-3710]

Congratulations For 600K Subscribers!

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Thank you so much Cube!

[@Timothy.365]

Yeah, give me the 50+ billion owed to me as we layoff 10’s of thousands of workers...I see no reason to dislike that! Makes me wanna puke!

[@jeebusk]

technically he's never been paid officially

[@sammjimson7395]

Just watched your first videos, 8 years ago. Congratulations on the success. You've come a long way.

[@MaxxMinton]

Bruh idk who tf Mr beast is.. I asked a few friends. They don’t know either. I had to look him up. He’s famous for spending money?

[@bh-zj4yt]

Don’t say bruh

[@MaxxMinton]

@@bh-zj4yt bra?

[@bh-zj4yt]

@@MaxxMinton better. Now google Mr Beast.

[@That_One_Guy...]

@@MaxxMinton another over-hyped billionaire youtuber, supposedly famous for charity. I wouldn't exactly call him generous because of all his charity publicity, genuine kind-hearted charity isn't something you show-off all the time, you hide it as much as possible. What throw me off the most is his stunt of buying billboard ads saying "Subscribe to PewDiePie" this happen when that guy was about to be taken off his throne by an Indian company called T-Series.

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

2 combinations he bought twitter and becomes toxic online and a lot of channels debunks that he is not a real genius. That's why the majority hate him

[@veselekov]

“Never lie to the internet. They will always find out” - Gabe Newell

[@douglachman7330]

The big change in popularity is because Teslas free advertising process relies on the KZbin's full of Tesla promotion and Elon Musk focused material. The Tesla engineering is top notch and the brand is married to Elon Musk. He pushes open book way too far. He uses stretch targets too far which is ok but he does it publicly and uses funds raised through deposits held until things are improved enoughed to get what they wanted. Elon is a brilliant business entrepreneur and deserves his wealth and achievement. Everyone has imperfections and disruptive businesses upset vested interests. Big deal, so what who cares. Give him a break. He should be very happy with his achievements so far. Dont forget the imense contributions the great hard working focused workers in his companies output. We need more like him in more dispersed industries globally.

[@Samstrainss]

Someone who hates his own kid for being trans. How lame you gotta be to hate on your own kid.

[@shafsteryellow]

He also is a weirdo racist because he thinks its edgy. He went from being edgy 'noticer' to ultrazionist mossad collaborator over night

[@LeniBats]

Oversaturation via social media/media. The guy has been everywhere, and he is on X just about all the time. The fall off was inevitable. People have gotten tired of egotistical bluster.

[@RajKumarMandavi-cb7ed]

Wait, do you think cryptocurrency will crash? I don't think so. I'm using Eledator, traders just do business instead of me :) I don't afraid even if crypto will crash

[@rjbse]

you sound like a bot

[@ken431256]

ok bot

[@Jeremy-WC]

The underdog thing was a small thing imo, Elon created and backed ideas that people thought were changing the world. At one point Elon was saving the planet and creating the future with EVs, tunnels for congestion, Hyperloop to replace trains to advancing space exploration and merging our consciousness with the internet. Now lots of people realize that EVs are a red herring to climate change and denialists never really approved of them. Hyperloop and the tunnel company fell through. Neuralink while exciting also scare the hell out of me when I think of the implications. Elon is probably still one of if not the only example of why billionaires should exist and so perhaps his best contribution is showing how we need to change the tax system to eliminate billionaires.

[@KennethAndreJavier]

It's about time, isn't it...?🙄

[@jzmcgriggs8652]

He is putting 42,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth that will be quickly outdated. How can that go wrong?

[@soccermatrix]

One day Elan is just going to fade away, but still pulling the strings.. so the title for the next video "Where did Elan go?"

[@KilgoreTroutAsf]

Shorting is betting for the stock to go down in price, not for the company to go bankrupt. Big effing difference

[@aleksandargapkovski8055]

I used to dislike him because everyone else did, however after reading his biography by Walter Isaacson I have gained a lot of respect for him. Part of it is because he isn't fake like every other celebrity and billionaire and you can be sure that he will always voice out his opinions. This is not to say that he doesn't have a darker side and doesn't make mistakes, as Isaacson states, he is a very complex person and he does have different personalities, but his ultimate goal is to benefit humanity and I can appreciate that. He puts crazy amount of work for this goal, no matter the cost. He could stop working tomorrow and have enough money for 100 lifetimes. This is a proof for me that he believes in his mission. It's really annoying how people discredit him because of a few bad things he did, ignoring all of his past achievements of which there are many.

[@Nnss-yb6vb]

Most of that is PR work His father was rich who was an owner of emerald mine And he didn't founded tesla The idea of his hyperloop.is not practical It is not commercially viable

[@maylani3697]

That’s what makes him scary…The multiple personalities. I don’t dislike him. But, I’m not about to sip any of that Cool-Aid.

[@jacekszkutnik6294]

I did not care about Elon untill he bought Twitter. Now he is my hero and I even pay for Premium - the only subscription I pay for..

[@REIDDEBSTER]

He turned me off when I realized he was Right Wing. I thought he would be more progressive. 🙄

[@jeebusk]

you will be one day, hopefully

[@REIDDEBSTER]

@@jeebusk Never. I have compassion for my fellow human beings.

[@sarakajira]

It's not that he's not the underdog, it's that he became unhinged. The first real signs of this I saw was when those children got trapped in a cave in Thailand and Elon called one of the rescue divers a p*do after the diver successfully rescued the children and Elon's schemes didn't work. It was a really unhinged moment. Then during the pandemic a lot of people went kinda crazy during that time and he seemed to get worse. I think he's always struggled with mental health issues but after the pandemic and buying Twitter he's become so rich and powerful that I think he's become really unhinged. And it's a good reminder that no matter how good the original intentions may be: billionaires should not be allowed to exist. It's fundamentally anti-democtatic when a single individual has that much power and influence.

[@arandomperson7811]

that guy wasnt a rescuer try again

[@Shrey546]

Bald lex Luthor i always thought why no one says that. This is first time i am hearing it.😂😂

[@princemc35]

Lex and Elon nowhere the same

[@rittataylor_2000]

​@@princemc35 bald lex was used as a reference for Jeff bezos didn't you watch the video

[@princemc35]

@@rittataylor_2000 🥺 The moment i pressed send is when the lex Luther reference came up 🥺

[@MikeCrain]

The biggest blow to his favorability is when marketing his persona became his highest priority, if it wasn't always the case, and then he accidentally forced himself to have to buy one of the biggest social websites in the world, where it's really hard to keep up a fake persona with how visible he is.

[@metaxy]

It's quite funny that after so many broken promises: full self-driving car, Tesla Roadster, Tesla Semi, Robotaxis, SpaceX on Mars in 2024-2026, fixed 7c/kWH price, Hyperloop, trips around Moon, solar roofs to name a few, he still has a flock of worshipers...

[@eduardohierro6086]

Yup

[@apapaya7246]

I don’t understand how you can hate someone for at least trying to do something for humanity. Yeah, he’s not perfect. No one is. But I do respect him and all of the progression he has made.

[@metaxy]

@@apapaya7246 it's not a hate is common sence. He is not doing anything for humanity. He is doing it for money. More than 50 bilion. Yeah, apart from being a liar he is blatant enough to fire 20% of workforce and still demanding this unreal bonus. For what?

[@dib327]

@@metaxyHow is spacex not benefiting humanity?

[@thegooddoctor6719]

Enlightening perspective - Honest - Ever so slightly biased - But fair. Nicely done.........

[@doktoronyx6619]

Elon is my Hero. Now I am crying.

[@ОлекСандр-у7о1ж]

What happened? Ketamine.

[@baoboumusic]

Underrated comment. Not sure if it's coke or ketamine or ketchup but it definitely looks like he's using something to give him unlimited confidence and paranoia.

[@Ray_of_Light62]

Mr. Mask made a couple erroneous assumptions about EV. First assumption, is that Tesla would have kept a large advantage over competition forever. This idea was based on the fact that by 2020 Tesla had a functional "Full self Drive" software; yet in 2024 this has proven impossible, and in the meantime the Chinese made a good EV at one third of the price. The second assumption was that common people would have made sacrifices for the sake of the environment, paying double for a car which needs one night to recharge and is expensive to repair and insure. The reality is that the 20% of EV owners are all tech nerds - and that is. Common people like EV if they would be as convenient as ICE cars, which they aren't. On the other hand, SpaceX is running in black and will soon deploy Starship; and Starlink which is very good Space Internet. The green economy is not what Mr. Musk believe. Also, crypto money are a scam that honest people don't want to trade with. I have no idea about Twitter - I'm not into politics.

[@IDeadJoeI]

I think being a huge disruptor in so many markets gained him a lot of enemies who have massive influence, politically and culturally.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Losing a lot of people a lot of money probably hasn't made him a lot of friends, either.

[@uvwxyzero]

Great analysis. I'm not a fan of Elon, and I absolutely detest his insane fanboys. One of them said with a straight face that the stock price will one day reach over $40k-absolutely insane. This man has got a cult following. I admire his ambition and vision, but unfortunately, I do not believe Tesla will be the winner in the end. With electric cars. His SpaceX vision for Mars colonization is deeply flawed. I actually can't believe he can't see it so clearly, his plan is virtually impossible, but we will eventually see. The documentary will be insane when it blows up.

[@wvvwwvwvv]

I see people cant be in the middle on this topic 🤣 the indoctrination is strong

[@pereckerdal]

Oh I'm sure a lot of people are in the middle. We just don't speak out so much. The guy's said and done many questionable things, but he's also done some pretty amazing things. He done more things than me, that's for sure.

[@vascodagama6310]

Elon is still relevant, he will still be in the next 10-20 years.

[@iampiyushsingh7544]

There is only 1 good billionaire i am aware of who genuinely cares about humanity.. Ratan Tata

[@michaelsmith4904]

There is only 1 good billionaire i am aware of who genuinely cares about humanity.. me. i just need $999,999,999 more.

[@iampiyushsingh7544]

@@michaelsmith4904 I actually need 1,000,100,000 more

[@winterhaydn]

Caring billionaire is illogical. You can't get to that level without exploitation. Also, having that amount while others suffer from deprivation (no matter where you "invest" the money) is a type of corruption in itself. But it's really a system fault more than anything.

[@iampiyushsingh7544]

@@winterhaydn he inherited money from his merchants lineage of family. Their family has donated close to a 100 billion

[@akshayrvndrn]

Underrated comment. Wer my Indian boys at

[@jasejj]

If there's one person who actually makes me want Chinese EVs to succeed, it's Musk. Just to see the smug grin knocked off his face when his empire crumbles.

[@deepeshmathuria]

Glad people are waking up to the truth. He's neither a genius nor a visionary

[@b14m23]

He is good at getting gov Corp welfare money.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

He doesn't need to be a genius nor a visionary, he's just got to stay one step ahead of those that he's conning. The fact of the matter is that there is no shortage of people that are functionally illiterate, and they fall for his crap. That's what continues to buoy him.

[@LamiaLover]

​@@b14m23As another comment pointed out - he's no better than a welfare queen.

[@coltekr]

Elon will most likely get a tv show based on his biography, in the near future. The show's tone will depend on how he will stay relevant. Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of WeWork got one, so Elon will definitely have his show. We're still watching how it will unfold in realtime.

[@StarflareDragon]

What happened to Elon Musk? He made crappy electric vehicles with basically no charging stations and 100k pieces of sh*t called the cyber truck

[@dukenukem5768]

He is using Tesla money for his pet projects. The Cybertruck was one, his pathetic robots another, and also his obsession with using only cameras (and no radar) for self-driving.

[@BoodskiBro]

I’m not the biggest Musk fan, but I can’t mock someone for showing they’re genuinely hurt at what their heroes think of them.

[@listpost]

Everyone seems to be spiralling down according logically answered

[@jasejj]

Apart from Chinese companies for some reason...

[@sammybosak10]

There is a reason why there are massive layoffs

[@digital4ddict]

Elon is the embodiment of You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain.

[@ElonMuskDailyLife]

If you have not read the Elon's latest bio book from Walter Issac and have not watched Elon's interviews the last 10 years, you are commenting on this man solely based on comments you heard from MSM. Regarding making outlandish predictions, its his job as a leader to push his engineer teams to push harder and keep them hungry. (This was beautifully explained by his SpaceX President Gwayne Shotwell in an interview). You can criticize this man all you want, but this man is making, building and creating stuffs and will be remembered as the most influential man of our generation. 💯💯💯💯💯 Got SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, X (twitter) & XAI and Boring Company, (all control by one man - ELON MUSK!)

[@MikeOxolong]

elon is the man!!! Can't wait for full self driving again this year! (or the next (or the next(...))

[@12kenbutsuri]

This show lost credibility for not recognizing that he is another Elizabeth Holmes.

[@jumpnjack808]

interesting. i have seen quit a few tesla car on the road. your comment is ignorent and is completly misinformation. Elizabeth Holmes produced NOTHING...

[@capitolia]

Your comments is completely wrong. No point of comparison between both persons.

[@lonyo5377]

He over promises, but delivers at least some of what he promises, although often late. Nothing like Holmes

[@That_One_Guy...]

@@jumpnjack808 Elizabeth and Musk both produced NOTHING (VAPORWARE) so what's so wrong about his comment ?

[@MeredithPutvin]

I've always felt there was something slimy about him. And he's proved me right. The Neurodivergent do have their inherent Vibe check and he failed that.

[@Studeb]

I never bought into it. I kept hearing he was a genius, so I started watching videos of him. The genius comments were always in another castle, I mean video, never found the genius I was promised, and then Thunderfoot released the Hyperloop Busted video in 2016, which was more genius than anything Elon ever said.

[@goldenshatter]

​@@Studebelons only fault was he dared to support free speech

[@bizzfo]

People hate him because they can’t cancel him

[@noorlancer]

yup.

[@SandroBuzz]

yup and these clowns trying to get views by his name

[@1337Frederick]

KZbin's UI redesign sucks balls! They completely got rid of the video list on the left side of the screen! I swear I hate google now!

[@peglor]

Sounds like you've accidentally put it in cinema mode. Videos are still down the side of my screen.

[@1337Frederick]

@@peglor Na. It is just completely gone and only comments are on the right side of screen. I am currently switching away from youtube and going to a different platform that has a better UI. Only reason I saw this reply is because I am exporting my subscriptions. KZbin is dead to me.

[@peglor]

@@1337Frederick It's not youtube's fault your web browser isn't displaying it correctly. It is a shitty platform, unusable if you're not actively blocking ads, but the content is better than any rival I'm aware of.

[@cycleistic1365]

Elon, that's what happened.

[@alexanderprice2116]

Another banger. Honestly I think this video would help Elon understand himself more.

[@VirtualLusamine]

no views in 37 seconds... you fell off

[@ragibmahfuz5241]

20 likes in 8 minutes? cmon he really fell off

[@That_One_Guy...]

What kind of idiot talk about no views within few seconds/minutes ?

[@dylanf3108]

Ruined Twitter, threw away Tesla’s greatest asset.

[@goldenshatter]

Gave conservatives a place to speak without being banned for supporting America.

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

Stay mad 😅

[@jeebusk]

👍

[@arttig.3377]

In 2020 I was talking to a friend of mine and said that Elon will be one of the biggest villain. It was pretty obvious back then.

[@brianshea8565]

This sounds like a Chinese Propagandist channel.

[@leonrobinson8180]

Get off Elon's 🍆 😂

[@That_One_Guy...]

You sound like a Flat Earther Conspiracist.

[@salobarO]

It's easier to fool a fool rather to convince him that he has been fooled.

[@The_Unknown_Smiley]

Nah he's Indian American living in Austin Texas Also Elon is *heavily* investing in China. Remember the Tesla superfactories Considering how much Elon is investing in China, the Chinese will be the last the defame him. Pls use your brain properly

[@DESOUSAB]

What is it about those who easily fall for grifters? If there is a time you "first" realized Elon might not be all he's been cracked up to be, then you might simply be a poor judge of character. Instead of considering "what happened to Elon?", focus instead on why the public ever considered Elon a hero in the first place. Start there, and you'll probably land in a more meaningful place than you might from just watching this video...

[@gimbur6921]

I hope he loses all of his wealth.

[@princemc35]

WOAH Chill there bro Take a deep breath

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Oof

[@gimbur6921]

@@LogicallyAnswered Thanks.

[@Winnetou17]

AND that he goes to jail.

[@gimbur6921]

@@Winnetou17 I know.

[@wargreymon2024]

if there is a CEO of the globe, it has to be Elon Musk, no doubt.

[@bhasty1]

Elon is a hero. Just buying Twitter alone to protect free speech proves it.

[@Danny-bd1ch]

You are joking, right?

[@princemc35]

If lil bro thinks true free speech on social media then he is joking​@@Danny-bd1ch

[@bhasty1]

@@Danny-bd1ch Why would I be joking?

[@marlomitchell2761]

lol

[@unavezms8167]

And now there's like a dozen of porn bots under every bloody tweet.

[@veccio]

He wants more pay than the entire profit the company has ever made. And says he’ll walk away if not. Sickening.

[@Deriv44]

One of the biggest issues with him is a good number of the things he processes weren't delivered in the period he would and never lived up to what Elon promised

[@brettjohnson8389]

He bought a microphone and turned into a preacher. No one likes getting preached to.

[@musicmyfeatures]

Thank you for your research. I find your videos are well done. RIght now I'm keeping an eye on Eledator