Just to make explicit how transparent this was, since apparently some HN'ers were taken in by the plainest con ever.
20 years of vague left-alignment just happened to be reversed within hours of being notified of an article about sexual misconduct. Remarkable coincidence!
From 2002 until 2022: Elon Musk is largely apolitical, vaguely left-aligned, having donated to Hillary's campaign and claiming to have voted for her, but donated to Tesla/SpaceX/tech-friendly politicians across the spectrum
May 18 2022 @ 9am ET: Elon Musk is contacted by Business Insider to comment about their story on sexual harassment + coverup allegations against him at SpaceX [0]
May 18 2022 @ 12:22pm ET: Elon Musk tweets "Political attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months" [1]
May 18 2022 @ 2:44pm ET: Elon Musk tweets "But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold." [2]
May 19 2022 @ 6:17pm ET: Business Insider "A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence." [3]
20 years of vague left-alignment just happened to be reversed within hours of being notified of an article about sexual misconduct. Remarkable coincidence!
From 2002 until 2022: Elon Musk is largely apolitical, vaguely left-aligned, having donated to Hillary's campaign and claiming to have voted for her, but donated to Tesla/SpaceX/tech-friendly politicians across the spectrum
May 18 2022 @ 9am ET: Elon Musk is contacted by Business Insider to comment about their story on sexual harassment + coverup allegations against him at SpaceX [0]
May 18 2022 @ 12:22pm ET: Elon Musk tweets "Political attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months" [1]
May 18 2022 @ 2:44pm ET: Elon Musk tweets "But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold." [2]
May 19 2022 @ 6:17pm ET: Business Insider "A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence." [3]
[0]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-spacex-1.6460477
[1]: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1526961470562508802
[2]: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1526997132858822658
[3]: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flig...