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Before he bought Twitter, Musk remarked, "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's incredibly intelligent

Is he though? He's been successful, sure. But I feel like he hires smart people and then rides on their coattails.

I thought he was smart as well - until he started commenting on a field I know (software). And now he seems to just be confidently ignorant.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the moment he talked about shutting down most of Twitter's microservices in prod as if it was a genius idea, that's when the illusion shattered for me.

Made me realize he's really an idiot, it's as if he's trying to emulate the Pointy Haired Boss.