Elon Musk is not only the world’s richest man, the biggest donor to President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, and arguably the most successful crony capitalist of all time. He is also an avid conspiracy theorist and purveyor of misinformation. And when it comes to the way he censors critics and elevates his preferred political ideologies over X, he’s a huge hypocrite.
Additionally, over the past few weeks, Musk has once again demonstrated a soft spot for racists, a keen interest in bullying institutions he cannot control into submission, and like Trump, Musk has demonstrated incoherent political principles that he will abandon the moment they conflict with His policies. His feelings.
When it comes to the way he censors critics and elevates his preferred political ideologies on X, he is a blazing hypocrite.
Days after Musk praised the far right, Nazi sympathiser He described the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as “Germany’s only hope,” and Mediaite reported that Musk was “Germany’s only hope.” Paid subscriber to X’s openly racist and pro-apartheid account in South Africa. (Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment.)
But just this week, Musk and his DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy were so engulfed in a MAGA civil war — broadcast over the cesspool of his stinking toxic rhetoric, X — that they nearly died. Less racist side.
Debate over DOGE moguls’ support for H-1B visas to attract top international tech workers to America – Which xenophobic MAGA believers consider treason From the anti-immigration platform they have long come to expect from Trump. After Ramaswamy criticized American culture for its supposed “reverence.”[ing] “Mediocrity Above Excellence,” followed a predictable wave of racism and anti-Semitism from high-level MAGA accounts. (One such prominent account tweeted: “Indians are the foot soldiers of the Jews.”)
Very disgusting and horrific things! However, this is not out of character for Musk’s X.
While Musk reportedly said he bought the site formerly known as Twitter because he was concerned about…The future of civilization“And he wanted to end what he and his allies incorrectly asserted was the deliberate suppression of conservative accounts — Some verified MAGA accounts complained That they were summarily demonetised and stripped of their blue check marks. (Musk has not commented on these complaints directly, however He posted on Thursday “Any accounts found to be involved in coordinated attacks to send spam to targeted accounts with muted/banned will themselves – correctly – be labeled as spam.”)
Also this week, Musk re-escalated his attacks on Wikipedia, urging his followers on Tuesday to “stop donating to Wokepedia until they restore balance to their editorial power.” musk, who claimed He offered to buy the community-edited electronic encyclopedia for $1 billion if it was rebranded as “Dickipedia.” Inflate troll account which shared a misleading graphic that incorrectly indicates that Wikipedia spends nearly a third of its budget on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
This is Musk’s book: prioritizing feelings over facts, self-interest over altruism.
Write in Digital arcNicholas Grossman explained this Wikipedia is completely transparent With their budgets, most “equity” spending funds Wikipedia contributors in less-covered countries and non-Western languages, while spending labeled “safety and inclusion” helps various contributors deal with misinformation, persecution, and complex or oppressive laws. The result is , for example, that the entry on Uganda is written by certified experts on Uganda and actual Ugandans, rather than, say, a bunch of racist Elon Musk fans From North America…whatever you think of DEI training seminars, that’s not what matters.”
“Musk has been going after Wikipedia for a while because its entries about Elon Musk don’t align with his self-promotion of the myth, and other entries prioritize the truth over his favorite distortions,” Grossman added.
This is Musk’s book: prioritizing feelings over facts, self-interest over altruism.
Support a deeply racist, anti-immigrant political party in Germany — and then support increasing visas so your favorite immigrants can come to work at American tech companies.
Regularly declare yourself a supporter of free speech and denounce Twitter’s previous owners as censorship crusaders with vague moderation policies — and then Severely throttling X accounts under some vague pretext To fight “spam”.
Cue the alleged “bias” and “lies” in the media – then share false information on a website so trustworthy and self-correcting that even your obscene wealth cannot bend to your will.
For the richest man in the world, it’s not about honesty and principles, it’s about vanity and feelings.
