Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk has been volatile his whole life

Author Walter Isaacson joins Morning Joe to discuss revelations from his new biography of Elon Musk.
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Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk has been volatile his whole life
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[@ROOKTABULA]

Volatile? He's always been a callous + clinical socio-path.

[@blakethegreatone2058]

He stopped ww3

[@EB-du3vh]

Not before he bought Twitter. Crazy how that changed the government’s perception of him

[@eskiltester3913]

​@@blakethegreatone2058no he didn't

[@blakethegreatone2058]

@@eskiltester3913 yes, he did.

[@stillstymied]

He sounds like a Borderline, those Jekyll Hyde moods, black and white thinking.

[@debi1451]

Stop making excuses for Elon. I know people on the Spectrum who are kind and considerate and not jerks.

[@lornam3637]

Exactly!

[@stillstymied]

I think he has a personality disorder.

[@democracy189]

True. And some are extremely dangerous.

[@ginjjiigok364]

Another day of msnbc bashing anyone who doesnt bend over for the deep state establishment.

[@fufu3539]

ADL sucks though.

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

"Elon Musk cares as much about free speech as Jeff Bezos cares about workers' rights." Angry Birds is a better name for twitter.

[@trumpisgoingtoprison177]

@@mailfraudvoter6620musk didn’t start Twitter, Bozo

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

@@trumpisgoingtoprison177 That's true and neither Tesla. Elon Musk lied about starting with nothing Facts: His family owns a Emeralds and Diamond business and give him the $$$, he purchased TESLA after the company was doing well.

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

​@@mailfraudvoter6620🍿🍿🍿

[@muddywater4505]

The democrat (dirt bag) base are proud of themselves.. they used the First Amendment to justify the burning of the American flag over the weekend.

[@sassysaint3096]

Misinformation Twit. Lie Twit Rabbit Hole Twit Black Hole Twit Twistie Twit Brainwashing Twit

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

I don’t know why people want to believe billionaires are somehow like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne. Maybe they should think more of a Lex Luthor type of billionaire.

[@louistully3831]

yet you took 12 injections because bill gates told you to.

[@turretplug6858]

I can’t believe you Libs are still mad that other people have things you don’t. Like a bunch of angry children, mad because another kid has a toy you want.

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

​@@mailfraudvoter6620There is help available for severe anger issues

[@EB-du3vh]

And politicians are Jesus Christ himself coming to save the poor 😂

[@Gia-ye8vq]

you voted for Biden lol...

[@holyland6380]

Come on. Edison was an inventor. Musk is a salesman. No comparison.

[@mikehappy2620]

Was Henery Ford just a salesman?

[@pennyrutter2782]

Exactly!!!! And Edison stole half his stuff from Tesla!

[@jacquelynbrickman2982]

Edison was a psychopath. When Tesla came out with free energy Edison killed an elephant publicly and blamed it on Tesla's energy. Who electrocutes a beautiful innocent animal who just wants to exist to sensationalize a point that is actually a lie. Edison was a thief a con man and was the precursor to Musk.

[@davidt3956]

Edison ran a lab, the folks in it did most of the invention. He was also a saleman to both consumers and governments. That's not much different than Musk.

[@roxanaandrews2884]

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and a genius !!! Elon is a dark mad individual !

[@sanstar2007]

Elon Musk is now a Russian asset. That’s all anyone ever needs to know about Elon Musk.

[@thedearleader7054]

Cool conspiracy theory bro. 🤣😂🤣 Next time try wearing the tinfoil hat.

[@justinfaulkner4663]

100% Sanstar, you nailed it

[@DarthSailorMoo]

​@@thedearleader7054At least it's more believable than your impossible theory of thermostats stealing elections.

[@hoiner140]

@@thedearleader7054 nice profile pic, who is that? Traitor-Trump?

[@thedearleader7054]

@@hoiner140 take a closer look. It’s the dementia riddled kid diddler that you voted for.

[@tomross4599]

Narcissists are nice and inspiring one moment, mean and fearsome the next. How come people are still surprised when they encounter such a person?

[@davidc3943]

You are speaking about Biden in this right?

[@Perspectiveon]

For a society that breed, feed, worship and display them 24/7 that is strange indeed.

[@Taricus]

@@davidc3943 Grow up.... 😒🙄

[@davidc3943]

@@Taricus fully grown. Are you?

[@DarthSailorMoo]

@@davidc3943 Go play outside. The adults are talking.

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

Typical mad redhatter

[@ryblack5032]

TDS is REAL 🤣

[@TaytesHugeCaulk]

​@@ryblack5032Trump Devotion Sickness

[@romanclay1913]

Being wealthy doesn't mean one is unflawed.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

No one said that

[@journeyman378]

Wealth affords you the ability to be volatile and still Make it. Anyone that's working class or poor and volatile won't make it. They don't have the resources to bounce back.

[@hks2377]

It’s not “bouncing back”, it’s the privilege of not being held accountable for unethical, illegal or erratic behavior.

[@robcormier210]

Also it's funny when folks think people like Elon are financial geniuses. As a working class person you have maybe one chance in a lifetime to become wealthy(with little rooney for error). As a child of wealth and privilege, you have the option to try many ventures with family capital until something works.

[@davidwilliamson9333]

Your just mad cause he said" The Democratic party has been hijacked by extremists " which is true 👍. MSNBC desperate to discredit him .ha ha ha ha 😂 😆 😄 🤣 😜

[@ginjjiigok364]

Another day of msnbc bashing anyone who doesnt bend over for the deep state establishment.

[@ginjjiigok364]

MSNBC stand for propaganda and censorship. read between the lines

[@katkrauze4250]

it's not asperger, elon is a rich psycho

[@Ben-uv2jq]

No he is just better than you

[@johnmclane4115]

Elon has daddy issues.... now it all makes sense

[@mikebrigs1218]

ARE YOU STILL CRYING OVER LOSEING TWITTER??? IS FREE SPEECH TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE??? LOL!!!

[@johnmclane4115]

@@mikebrigs1218 Never had Twitter..... it's always been too juvenile for me.

[@lornam3637]

​@@mikebrigs1218You've just given us a great insight into what Twitter looks like now. Trolls in all caps shouting gibberish at other trolls. Stay there frittering your precious hours on earth so the grownups can discuss ways to improve the world

[@IGuess...]

@@mikebrigs1218It's not the free speech. It's the proliferation of dummies who can't even spell correctly.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

⁠@@lornam3637It’s another bot account. Musk has million of them following him Twitter. Don’t waist your time.

[@b0ys0l09]

Look at his private life you’ll see how volatile he is

[@mikebrigs1218]

ARE YOU STILL CRYING OVER LOSEING TWITTER??? IS FREE SPEECH TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE??? LOL!!!

[@blakethegreatone2058]

He also stopped ww3.

[@eduardovillagomez3675]

​@@mikebrigs1218Twitter is his private life?

[@jmswillow5969]

​@@mikebrigs1218it is spelled losing maqat.

[@GerryRR]

​@@mikebrigs1218apparently it's too much for Elon Musk to handle because he wants to sue the ACLU for saying things he doesn't like 😂😂😂

[@marianagabel8361]

Split personality? I am not surprised.

[@ryblack5032]

​@saramill2097😂😂😂

[@changeshifter4852]

​@saramill2097 welcome back troll

[@jackl4laughs]

He doesn't have DID, not something to joke about.

[@jackl4laughs]

​@@changeshifter4852 Sara is Winston, they don't leave just swap around accounts.

[@changeshifter4852]

@@jackl4laughs Good to know, thank you! 👍🏻

[@randibgood]

9:47 Rev. Al, I think he's not necessarily bipolar, he's a compass with the pointer spinning out of control. He claims to be a free speech absolutist, yet he blocks people that reply in opposition to his posts. So much for absolutism.

[@j.7701]

Race baiter Al, been grifting for decades

[@nccamsc]

he is a fragile narcissist

[@lapidaryland]

With anyone else, it would be called schizophrenia?

[@lapidaryland]

@saramill2097 Oh yeah, you want some?

[@lapidaryland]

@saramill2097 no more whiney corrupt Christian bs? Like gods going to fix it .. or take his traitors away?

[@tomcassidy2525]

all the 911 pilots where from saudi

[@drewsimoncomedy]

Hey don’t you talk about our allies like that

[@EB-du3vh]

Crazy how we had to learn that from Vivek

[@drewsimoncomedy]

@@EB-du3vh Ron Paul tried to tell us in 2008 but nobody wanted to listen

[@EB-du3vh]

@@drewsimoncomedy sounds right

[@WH0oo...]

@@GarrishChristopherRobin777you just said facts are irrelevant.

[@louistully3831]

On 9/11 we must always realize J6 was much much worse

[@mr.winkie]

At its core, agreed. External terrorism vs. internal terrorism. International vs. domestic. The MAGA movement, Trump, Musk r rotting America from the inside out.

[@ronaldking1054]

If you mean whether the event was more likely to end up destroying the American government, then January 6th was worse. If you mean how many people died, 9/11 was worse. I'm not sure which is worse in which was more potentially damaging to American foreign relations. 9/11 led to wars that damaged various relationships with allies. January 6th was trying to keep the man that seemed to be purposefully sabotaging relationships with allies trying to force his way back into office. While you were trying to be sarcastic, it isn't hard to analyze what events do.

[@chuckp_again_and_again]

This is the ultimate comment for measuring just how asleep someone can be.

[@ryblack5032]

Get a Grip on Reality 😂😂😂 Turn Off cnn and Msdnc

[@WH0oo...]

J6 > 911 🤜🤛

[@Phoniv]

Love Walter Isaacson, his biography of Einstein was superb

[@abrakkehakka1357]

Relatively to what?

[@Phoniv]

relative to your writing skills :)@@abrakkehakka1357

[@kevinlutz5994]

Maybe I read it a few years ago from the library.

[@ianreed9571]

The 2 very close similarities in Elon and Trump is that they were both born into incredible wealth and have never once been held accountable for anything in their entire life.

[@thejudge8892]

@@stevebeegreat fascist are fascist like Hitler , tzar Hirohito ,Mussolini and democrats are democrats like US , Great Britain end some others in WW 2 near history and as greek word means (demos -cratos ) people ruling , learn basics !

[@johnarnold893]

Maybe you should read the book the guy being interviewed wrote, Musk wasn't born into incredible wealth. Why spread lies about somebody without even knowing anything about them?

[@Tofu_Pilot]

Musks wealth is pretty substantial but Donnie’s fail fails daddy was not even close to the top 1%. Never ever got anywhere close to African emerald mining company money. Never.

[@jackl4laughs]

​@@johnarnold893 the guy who went to private schools, whose parents could buy him a computer in South Africa in the late 70s, and who moved to Canada with his mom wasn't privileged? I have a feeling you're too uneducated to know what privileged means, you must have a golden spoon up your butt too if you think being a rich white kid in South Africa wasn't a privileged position in the 70s.

[@anncata7368]

I noticed the similarities too!!

[@hannah4708]

Where is the James Bond movie with Elon as an ultravillain?

[@thedearleader7054]

The role has been give to George Soros

[@jackl4laughs]

Ever see Moonraker? Elon Musk is Hugo Drax, even down to the space company and plans to build off earth to survive a coming apocalypse. Trump is legitimately Goldfinger, with a solid gold toilet and a golf cheating habit to boot.

[@ct5625]

It's rather telling that in order to describe Elon Musk so many people have to go back to his childhood. It's almost as though he's a maladjusted man-baby incapable of functioning among sane and rational adults, or something.

[@johnarnold893]

@ct5625..........Musk seems to be functioning pretty well considering all the achievements he has accomplished. How many rocket companies have you started that NASA lets take people to the ISS.

[@pattydonohue5452]

Sounds like Gump.

[@IDontBuyIt50]

well, he's obviously capable of functioning, but the rest is spot on. Its hard to tell though from your example....I mean you mention this fictional place where there are groups of rational and sane adults. where might that be?

[@valleyboy314]

I think that is the general idea of the book.

[@ginjjiigok364]

MSNBC smear anyone who isnt in bed with the establishment

[@shortmeister4321]

It just feels very dangerous to have someone that's all over the place, emotionally, wield that much power and control that much technology. He bears great scrutiny and caution.

[@ryblack5032]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikebrigs1218]

ARE YOU STILL CRYING OVER LOSEING TWITTER??? IS FREE SPEECH TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE??? LOL!!!

[@Sujaljaina]

Both right wing and left wing have their share of billionaires supporting their causes elon just care to be more right leaning but there are other left leaners like warren buffet or George soros who funds left campaigns

[@brankobelfranin8815]

@@mikebrigs1218 What free speech? Is there a need for all caps? Does it make it more credible? But kissing billionaire butts is your job isn't it?

[@blakethegreatone2058]

@@brankobelfranin8815 free speech is the opposite of what people like you support.

[@brendaschmidt3028]

Unfortunately, when a rich guy has a bad father relationship, the rest of us have to suffer too. Many, many people have had crappy fathers.

[@yellowblanka6058]

Maybe he could get some therapy, he certainly can afford it.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

What are you talking about? This is what men do. Sorry that you hate men. Stop playing victim, we live in a society run by women. Hence you tried to reframe his behavior to a woman’s standard.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Maybe blame the mothers for choosing those crappy fathers, women have the power to choose who lives and dies, so it really is the woman’s fault

[@cheickfall7399]

Exactly... Why we have to be their targets? lol

[@kullekusk8136]

In which way has Elon made you suffer?

[@lingfongchung2]

I like hearing from Walter Isaacson!

[@9UaYXxB]

I only knew him from Amanpour and Company.

[@eliseleonard3477]

The word ‘dark’ is doing a lot of work here. Does it mean violent? Sadistic? Things get so euphemistic when people are wealthy and white.

[@professorsprout3382]

Well said. I'm going with delusional and a side of sadism but hopefully in retrograde at the moment , yes he scares the crap out of me.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Sounds like you are racist

[@tomcassidy2525]

twitter fail !

[@EB-du3vh]

It actually doing better Statistically since he bought it…

[@tomcassidy2525]

@@EB-du3vh Statistics from elon

[@EB-du3vh]

@@tomcassidy2525 I’m not aware of him ever lying about any statistics with any company he owns … are you?

[@colinyandon6137]

Twitter with an X is called szhitter! And that's exactly where it's gone!

[@tomcassidy2525]

@@EB-du3vh so your not aware means he does not lie ?

[@user-qg5wg9ut2o]

Thank you for this important discussion.

[@ryblack5032]

😂😂😂

[@davidc3943]

In other real world news, Mexico is building a wall, to keep Americans from fleeing to them, when the American dollar collapses. Coming from a Mexican construction worker.

[@DaveK385]

Musk is a white South African billionaire. Did you expect a democratic enthusiast? Maybe Musk is bipolar.

[@mikebrigs1218]

MAYBE MUSK IS JUST MUSK!! COPE!!

[@mateuszminsky5619]

Maybe? Isn't it obvious? He's probably tripolar.

[@blakethegreatone2058]

Big fan of how he stopped ww3 though.

[@VersinKettorix]

@@blakethegreatone2058 According only to him. His actions also support a murderous Russian invasion that kills innocent civilians on a daily basis. Let Elon live in the Donbas for the next year and then tell us about his views.

[@randibgood]

​@@blakethegreatone2058 He did no such thing. Laughable.

[@Pntngbrn]

White rich guy from South Africa. He’s exactly what I expect him to be

[@Ben-uv2jq]

So you are a racist

[@mr.winkie]

Musk and Trump have a lot in common.

[@douglasreagan4979]

Both successful. Both are visionaries. Both trigger the left easily. Yep, just alike!

[@buckygoldstein6891]

Yes... they both are naturally bald. If you buy your hair, it's yours!

[@omaramoo1509]

Both got $$ from daddy- both lazy cocky evil =both go against the word of GOD wake-up Douglas if you are in USA you're brainwashed ask a doctor. @@douglasreagan4979

[@Tofu_Pilot]

Both of those losers are just super stars at running their mouths and companies into the ground, you are spot on.

[@barefoot6745]

Both are psychopaths and Russian's assets.

[@realtacoman]

He's probably having a mid-life crisis. He is almost 55? Going on 60... 😉

[@Ben-uv2jq]

A mid life crisis is shaming language for women to get men back in line with women’s life plan

[@marvink7969]

In This country we have to stop the hero worshiping. The achievement of any individual comes from standing on the shoulders of those who came before him. No one should have the kind of power that these billionaires currently exercise. there has to be limits on any individual’s ability to control and manipulate resources, and power. No one is immune from the human frailties that have plagued humanity since beginning of our reign of power on this planet. I hope, someday the rest of the world will realize this and put in place reasonable restraints on the power and wealth that any individual can accumulate.

[@annemosbergen3951]

Amen.

[@soniabayer578]

Great comments!

[@herminaedwards5242]

Great point!

[@williamevans3148]

Amen.... Welcome to the dark side of democracy. Capitalism.

[@PeteQuad]

Hero worship? I see way more hate for Elon Musk than hero worship. Look at this comment section. The mainstream media despises him. Look at the title of the video.

[@michelangelobuonarroti916]

Musk reminds me of Henry Ford. Both, brilliant engineers and businessmen, but also with a real dark side.

[@aparnarajesh]

no wonder Ferrari hate ford

[@fromgermany271]

Besides the fact that Ford invented modern production, while the other claims he only knows more than anyone else about it.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

You can’t have it all, jim morrision was amazing but crazy, the 27 club. There are trade offs in life

[@hereitis.2587]

Walter Isaacson is a great journalist.

[@catherine7484]

My oldest friend has Asperger's and sometimes, they actually DO try to provoke, it's not that they can't help it -this was particularly so when we were younger. I don't know whether Musk will gain emotional maturity, but trying to engineer the rest of us according to his whim via X in the meantime is not the best way for him to get there.

[@MP-wg8pd]

Bipolar comes in several flavors. Some people cycle quickly, more than once a month, some people only cycle a couple times a year. Sometimes the mania goes so high it goes into anger and irrationality, and the depression can become so deep they can't function. I don't watch him closely but nothing has jumped out to me as bipolar. Perrsonality disorders on the other hand are not a medical issue.

[@DamienPalmer]

Pretty sure bipolar is still a medical issue.

[@MP-wg8pd]

@@DamienPalmer Yes that's what I said.

[@Riley_rolo]

​@@MP-wg8pdwell see elon is so smart he seems diffrent to others. If you talked to a frog for a day im sure both of you would simply not understand eachother and make assumptions. When infact one will always be a frog and don't have the mental capacity to understand.

[@DamienPalmer]

@@MP-wg8pd You said it isn't. You said personality disorders aren't. They are. It is.

[@MP-wg8pd]

@@DamienPalmer Is English your second language? "On the other hand" means "this other thing is the opposite of what I said". I know English is hard, keep it up!

[@katherinecrossman8521]

Hyper active , and narcissistic, like trumpy , and others .

[@mikebrigs1218]

ARE YOU STILL CRYING OVER LOSEING TWITTER??? IS FREE SPEECH TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE??? LOL!!!

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Elon is a democrat, by the way. You just hate men

[@Refresh2b]

Billionaires shouldn't exist. Tax the Rich!!!

[@DarthSailorMoo]

Elon didn't secretly buy Twitter. He announced it for his spacex project but then got into the kool aid.

[@PeacefulPariah]

he had been secretly purchasing shares of Twitter for months prior to announcing full purchase.

[@ginjjiigok364]

SO msnbc just does smear stories everyday on people who are enemies of the establishment?

[@simulationkoyo]

still behaves like a kid.

[@aparnarajesh]

he bought from saudis

[@Riley_rolo]

​@@PeacefulPariahhow do you secretly buy shares to a company? If I was going to buy a company I to would buy shares its common sense.

[@debz1892]

Musk is on the spectrum, has daddy issues, & is "volatile." These things can all be true at exactly the same time as Musk is dealing with untreated bipolar disorder, which certainly seems to be what Isaacson is describing.

[@davidwilliamson9333]

Your just mad cause he said the democratic party has been hijacked by extremists, and he's 👌 right . MSNBC desperate to discredit him. Ha ha ha ha ha 😂 😄 😆 🤣 😜

[@CHIEF_420]

🧂

[@ginjjiigok364]

Another day of msnbc bashing anyone who doesnt bend over for the deep state establishment.

[@ginjjiigok364]

MSNBC hate elon because he ended the telecommunication monopoly

[@Adrian_Estando]

Yep and he's still more useful to humanity and not using his crappy upbringing as an excuse for failure like many people in those same shoes.

[@NealX_Gaming]

We have to change the way we think about the rich people who own companies. Elon Musk wasn't the guy "sending Americans into space" and he wasn't the guy "building electric cars". He just OWNED THE COMPANIES THAT DID THOSE THINGS. He didn't even found them, he just BOUGHT THEM. All he did was take credit for the achievements of nameless scientists, engineers, and workers, while getting to make money of their efforts as well. That is capitalism, in a nutshell.

[@cbpd89]

That's what I've been saying as well. The corporate guys have no idea what is going on in the technical sense. Musk's greatest contribution was thinking that these companies could be profitable, not in actually creating the cars or rockets.

[@pattydonohue5452]

Well said.

[@tonyhirwa9429]

Then he was smart enough to know which companies to buy to become a billionaire...and he is CEO which is more than owning a company

[@CHIEF_420]

​@@cbpd89🧂

[@satsumaking4635]

You guys should probably actually read the book before sounding off.

[@kahanakahuna1470]

Breaking: The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) ranked Harvard University dead last in its fourth annual College Free Speech Rankings, which surveyed over 55,000 students from 248 colleges. The Ivy League was the only school to receive an "abysmal" rating of 0 out of 100

[@victoriacampos7715]

Thank you Mr. Isaac son, love your biographies!

[@davidt3956]

The thing they didn't mention about Musk and X is that it isn't just him allowing and supporting people who hate. It's about suspending and banning journalists and others who question him. It's not about free speech, it's about speech he likes.

[@springerworks002]

Nobody was banned, they just weren't falsely propped up anymore.

[@AmericanBoomBoomStick]

The irony 😂. You left wingers want to dox and cancel anyone who doesn’t agree with your extremist ideology.

[@roejogan7770]

It’s a private platform

[@j.7701]

Sounds familiar don't it ?

[@germandragon8136]

muskrat and twitter *Fixed that

[@JennyWren333]

I feel good now, knowing he’s a Superhero.

[@annemosbergen3951]

Superhero! 👀👁🫢🤭😄😆

[@mvvpro8688]

Why do these people with their mood swings always seem to end up going to the dark side as they get older?

[@stuartdryer1352]

Volatile. That is..... diplomatic.

[@elmo430o]

Lot of hate on this show. 😮

[@panos3051]

I've read Isaacson's book on Kissinger, I found it pretty impressive (not at all a glorification of its subject), so I'm very eagerly looking forward to reading this new biography.

[@helenpauls1496]

Don’t quite understand why it’s written and talked about now. We can see and hear the type of person he is, as he’s still alive! Must be some “I need to be in the news” thing.

[@panos3051]

@@helenpauls1496 Kissinger was also very much alive when Isaacson's book was published. And all I meant is that Isaacson seems to be a very good writer, so I don’t see in what sense your comment is a reply to mine.

[@kahanakahuna1470]

Thank God, Rudy Giuliani was NYC Mayor, on 9/11, and not Eric Adams or Bill DiBlasio.

[@kahanakahuna1470]

@@FalconAndTrident kOoK

[@mk1st]

Bingo: good with programming and machines, bad with reading people and their emotions.

[@ziziroberts8041]

Billionaires are extremists. Extremely wealthy, and, etc. All the quirks that accompany greed.

[@mikebrigs1218]

ARE YOU STILL CRYING OVER LOSEING TWITTER??? IS FREE SPEECH TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE??? LOL!!!

[@Doc5thMech]

@@mikebrigs1218Are you still learning how to copy/paste that you have to do it so frequently?

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Greed is good!!!

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

6:54 "he lacks empathy, it's not good if you want to develop a social network", okay, have you heard of Mark Zuckerberg? =)

[@CinePhil101]

Zuckerberg is Mary Poppins compared to Musk

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

😁@@CinePhil101

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

@@FalconAndTrident My point is that Zuck has a similar personality based on the facts that we know about the management of Facebook. That means that one doesn't need great social skills or empathy to manage and build a social network. It's just a code and numbers game. And both hosts' and Walter's remarks, that empathy is a requirement for building a social network do not seem to be relevant from my point of view.

[@barefoot6745]

Wow! This is new for me. Suckerberg doesn't have empathy either, eh? I am shocked. Why are most, if not all, billionaires psychopaths? Something weird is going on here.

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

@@barefoot6745 Not necessarily psychopaths. Many are on the spectrum, or just narcissists. Some character sides are needed to achieve such significant goals. But hey, who is normal any way, there are good sides in any person.

[@dad102]

Great interview.

[@pn2543]

Being a white South African, Musk gets a pass on being racist, it is understandable and expected, to be otherwise would be very surprising.

[@WJV9]

It's 2023, I don't give any person under the age of 40 a pass on racism.

[@timesupgr.8471]

He seems to think that going to stainless for the cyber truck was a good idea. All of those trucks will be painted over after the imperfections can’t be worked out.

[@eduardovillagomez3675]

Yeah I was surprised he mentioned that as a way to show his engineering prowess, everything I've read from people smarter than me, seems to say that's a bad move

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

Its like delorean made from old fridges! LOL

[@user-gl5dq2dg1j]

I've known people who made the mistake of using stainless steel for a high corrosive waste material. These were actual engineers with actual degrees and real world experience. Where they went wrong is that most stainless steel is vulnerable to chlorine. Unless the stainless has nickel in it the chlorine will corrode it. What is going to happen to any of these trucks that look less effective than either the old el camino's or a badly designed SUV in places that salt the roads in the winter or along the coast? Either of those two places represent a not small segment of the country.

[@MsDebSteeves]

He's the epitome of a flashing yellow light.

[@Ana-bn9tw]

Elon is the perpetual teenager who cannot be an adult ever

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Because his money isn’t benefiting you, that’s why you shame

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Being an adult means that it has to benefit you

[@Ana-bn9tw]

@@Ben-uv2jq that's another way of saying "selfish ". An adult considers others and the impact overall. Elon has been known for his mood swings and erratic behavior. He almost could have some spectrum of mental illness

[@beckettman42]

This is because he is suing the ADL for their censorship BS.

[@hks2377]

Sure, an author started writing a book months or years ago & predicted Musk would file a frivolous lawsuit around the time the publisher finished it🙄This is how narcissists view the world. They think everything revolves around themselves & everyone is out to get them because they’re just so awesome.

[@letzsnuggzz]

I would like to know more about how his Apartheid upbringing has shaped his outlook on the world.

[@annishilcock4587]

Is saying Elon is volatile not a politically cowardly way of saying the guy has a mental health issue that is as dangerous as an ordinary person who would be under some kind of monetering?

[@Gabedudley1]

Its just mind programming for the most ignorant of the human species

[@springerworks002]

You think ordinary people should be under some sort of monitoring?

[@annishilcock4587]

@@springerworks002 Did you actually read my comment Have another look at what I wrote

[@davidwilliamson9333]

Your just mad cause he said the democratic party has been hijacked by extremists, and he's right ✅ 🤔 msnbc desperate to discredit him, ha ha ha ha 😂 🤣 😆 😉 😄

[@ginjjiigok364]

SO msnbc just does smear stories everyday on people who are enemies of the establishment?

[@MaBaKar]

How about we talk about the super extreme gap between the super rich and the rest of us and forget about their toxic baby personalities? The “media” needs to grow up and grow some.

[@ladsr777]

I think when Elon referred to Twitter as an "engineering company," he meant social engineering. Through a highly popular social media platform such as Twitter, an attempt can be made to sway public opinion towards supporting Trump and Russia by means of advertising and hired accounts.

[@ajnz2420]

Please send a link to where he has supported Trump. He was a Dem voter until 2022 when he supported De Santos, you could say that is just as bad.

[@ladsr777]

I don't need to send a link. All you have to do is use your common sense to know he supports Trump. And Russia.@@ajnz2420

[@ginjjiigok364]

MSNBC smear anyone who isnt in bed with the establishment

[@Riley_rolo]

​@@ajnz2420who would be for democrats these days? Trying to take gun away, started a proxy war and walking into ww3. Covid vaccine mandates for work, letting endless immigrants in when we have millions of homeless Americans, trying to give loan debt swiped clean while the nation has to pay for it. America is in a very bad way today and its all bidens fault it does not take a genius to figure out this administration is a train wreck.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

How so? Elon is a life long democrat

[@thedearleader7054]

Remember when the left adored and worshiped him. 🤣😂🤣

[@thedearleader7054]

@@FalconAndTrident about 10 years ago. I use to work in Hollywood as a crew member and had to listen to all you virtue signaling Marxist goofballs praising him for 12 hours a day for years.

[@scottharrison8701]

Elon Musk owns all of you

[@j.breyner9630]

No, just you and all the other sheep.

[@scottharrison8701]

@@j.breyner9630 - why do you care? Look, Musk took Twitter away from the tyrants and the world sees him as a hero. Sit down!

[@Ben-uv2jq]

The people bashing him are sheep

[@pedrofer.9965]

@@Ben-uv2jq, you're not alone, all idiots agree with you.

[@IamDodge]

Hey man, don’t tie Elden Ring with Elon, that game is amazing

[@sclaw954]

is it true elon refuses to let mother of 3of his kids see at least one? or respond to her lawyer?

[@babadook-qr6pv]

Elon musk hurt my feelings 😢

[@tigertiger1699]

It’s call narcissism

[@Ben-uv2jq]

No, it’s called putting a dent in the universe. You call it that because it doesn’t benefit you

[@shigshug8581]

He said Elden Ring

[@leoplaate1165]

Great piece people!!!, what a great and interesting group of people...!!!!

[@g.e.b.8159]

This guy, who occasionally visits the dark side, is allowed to overrule the Pentagon decisions? We have truly become insane and looking over the edge of a precipice!

[@carcav13]

Putin's pal, lock him up!!!

[@YusufGinnah]

Broken people tend to raise future broken people....

[@mr.m4853]

Thank you, Elon Musk, for protecting free speech. Keep up the good work.

[@lamars2486]

🫡 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@Ben-uv2jq]

He is

[@enckidoofalling2883]

Thank you! I’m a nurse with cancer in default on the remainder of my student loans who needs dentures really miss salad. He’s a sociopath. But that’s part of his syndrome and why he shouldn’t be in control.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

What? What does that have anything to do with the conversation. You made it all about you, which means you are the narcisist

[@alexstefan4442]

Based on this comment, you sound like the sociopath..

[@DynaCatlovesme]

1. Joe, it's "Asperger's," not "Assburgers." and 2. It's no longer a legitimate diagnosis.

[@richardc9634]

God Bless Elon for being brave enough to be Anti- war in America

[@tigertiger1699]

The highlight of this story .. is Walter Isaacson

[@jamessmith7909]

Thomas Edison comparison is apt, since most of the ideas/inventions credited to him actually belong to someone else as well. The traits being attributed to Aspergers with him are also the traits of a Psychopath.

[@GerryRR]

Musk wants you to believe that Twitter is simultaneously doing better than ever *and* has lost so much money because of the ACLU that Twitter has no choice but to sue. Anyone with a brain can see through that 😂😂😂😂

[@aparnarajesh]

We know anti semstim is rising so was homophobic

[@landon1626]

Little Elmo Musk is in WAY over his head 😂.

[@klaus1292]

MSNBC is so sad, how much coverage of Trump and Musk will they cover. There ratings are tanking very hard

[@klaus1292]

​@@FalconAndTridentsame as you

[@klaus1292]

@@FalconAndTrident Reeeeeee

[@HeadspaceCools]

"The Thomas Edison of our time" The guy *wants* to be seen like this... to be considered as some Tony Stark-like genius inventor figure... he's an INVESTOR. He didn't invent anything, he didn't even CREATE any of the companies he claims responsibility for. He is an investor, and arguably an inconsistent one, who has had some great luck but is clearly not stable, nor a genius.

[@EB-du3vh]

Dude slept in his warehouse for years and people still don’t wanna give ‘em credit 😂

[@Wegivesp]

And the government gave federal contracts to privatize security and war secrets. He now holds power to tell the American government war policies. The government has privatized too much in America which jeopardizes national security and prosperity.

[@WH0oo...]

@@EB-du3vhwhere he slept is a choice, not a badge of honor. It either shows poor planning or incompetent asset allocation abilities. He has been astute to recognize nascent opportunities to be an early adopter.

[@EB-du3vh]

@@WH0oo... You go to sleep at your job for a couple years and let people tell you that you had nothing to do with it if it does well

[@WJV9]

@@EB-du3vh Every new business is started by people who take risks, most mortagage their homes, get loans from families, live at work, etc. Doesn't mean he is a genius.

[@rodricksa2660]

Elon Musk and Trump have alot in common. Both rich, both free to speak their mind, both don't subscribe to controlling forces

[@rodricksa2660]

@@FalconAndTrident Your choice of words reveal a much dumber personality

[@Ben-uv2jq]

Everyone is allowed to speak their own mind. Also everyone has a choice, in western society to not subscribe to controlling forces.

[@yellolab09]

"On the spectrum...bipolar"? The man is Tri-polar

[@h.nguyen4193]

General Mark Millie is a huge fan of Musk. He's been giving Musk access to American industrial complex.

[@boredgrass]

"Volatility" can characterise many human traits. Being a spoiled, rich, egocentric, for ever 13 years old, far right bullhorn "artist" "doesn't "qualify"...

[@Ben-uv2jq]

He isn’t even far right. He has voted democrat his whole life

[@mikediotte3220]

Musk called out corruption. From hero to zero.

[@jacobekker]

To be fair, Edison was also a "nut" 😂

[@claudia2.1]

Thank you Walter Idaacson! You've helped me understand better the perplexing individual that is Elon Musk. He really requires explanation into his strange and unpleasant ways. ( Too bad he's so aggressive and in our faces! )

[@ginjjiigok364]

SO msnbc just does smear stories everyday on people who are enemies of the establishment?

[@maggiedacatt]

Oh wow, he swallows M*sk’s propaganda about how he does his own engineering hook, line, and sinker.

[@ajnz2420]

but you would know better? Did you have access to him for 3 years? The author gives pro's and cons of Musk. One pro was his opinion that Musk did what he did to increase the transition to renewable energy, it must drive you mad that you have to be on the side of climate denial because of your pettiness towards Musk.

[@Perspectiveon]

So tired of Kleptocrats. Can`t we just agree to give them a planet of their own to play with.

[@charlenebeard4123]

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

[@TheHardTruth176]

Private companies and US citizens are NOT required to give up their personal possessions to foreign countries.

[@Tofu_Pilot]

Of what country is the Elon trash a citizen?

[@richardburford1850]

I lost interest when this guy started justifying Musk's enabling of fascists on the platform formerly known as twitter. The is no justification for allowing racists, fascists and misogynists an audience.

[@bishop1]

Wow you're a programmed zombie 😳

[@bishop1]

@@FalconAndTrident get it right I'm a Russian agent for the KGB 🤣 All hail Putin 😂

[@Ben-uv2jq]

There are no misogynists on there. I don’t see anybody that hates women. First of all respect is not given it has to be earned. I mean if it really is all about equality. Otherwise it’s special treatment. I do see a lot of misandry and hatred towards men in all media

[@PeterFnPorker]

old people are so incredibly out of touch

[@leaghjanell4374]

You are misguided about Musk.

[@zoer7338]

Wow. Musk sounds like a Madman. With way too much power.

[@Ben-uv2jq]

No, he sounds like a successful man

[@zoer7338]

@@Ben-uv2jq to each his own. Don't No me. Yes yes yes