# Why the hate for Elon Musk? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053 "2022-03-14T21:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053/35 "2022-03-15T10:26:10Z")
> [@nate](#): > > I mean, you’re kind of proving my point. Or maybe we have differing opinions on what makes one an asshole. He has some stances I don’t agree with but they are in the range of reasonable, especially if you actually read the articles/tweets instead of forming an opinion based on the click-bait headlines. Really? Care to form an opinion about this one where Musk shits on people who care about Ukraine as “virtue signaling”, even though 10 days ago he himself expressed support? > The man is a billionaire who could do or say anything he wants, but he chooses like to act like a tendentious shitbird, apparently trying to be the coolest 14-year-old edgelord in the room. And his fans and apologists are _really_ the most annoying thing about him. They all parrot the same tired lines in response to criticism: “You’re taking things out of context. You’re responding to media characterizations, not what he said. He’s done a lot of good. You’re just jealous. He’s so smart and rich. You’re just a poor hater.” UGGGGGGGH it’s like NPC in a video game. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-elon-musk/961053)._