Elon Musk pushed back on advertisers boycotting X over antisemitism and other hate speech on the platform formerly known as Twitter during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday.

What he’s saying: “If somebody’s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself.” Musk said. “Don’t advertise.”

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    11 months ago

    While I agree with the sentiment, he’s only in deep shit right now because people talked about his antisemitic remarks. I think it’s good to continue reporting on his idiotic vitriol as much as possible, because it’s actively hurting him.

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      11 months ago

      This. And also it makes the markets think twice about providing capital to this psychopath for future endeavors.

      Because he’s such a breathtaking narcissist, he’s the front face of his companies, and that face is decaying in real time and the markets are reacting BECAUSE it’s in zeitgeist to talk about it