Current Events > Stephen King got into a Twitter fight with Elon Musk

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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1650008972865224704

Boy, if I had a Twitter account I'd be all over this drama.

Didn't Elon want to cut support of Ukraine but then public outcry made him cancel that plan? He doesn't actually want to give money to Ukraine. He just is scared to piss off the public

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I'm sorry, what have you done for this planet or global conflict? Rage post on the internet?

Zikten posted...

He just is scared to piss off the public

lol now this is just blatantly false

Musk can fuck off!

I'm glad I closed my Twitter account when that bozo bought the place because it's been complete shit since.

I dont care for Musk, but he owned King there.

King is probably my favorite author but god can he be absolutely insufferable online.

100 million is less that 1% of his income!

Its like if i took 1 dollar out of my savings and donated it! So i donated 2 dollars and that means im doing twice as much as Elon.

Your move Elon Musk. Or should i say "Elon doesnt like to help anyone"!

Flauros posted...

100 million is less that 1% of his income!

Its like if i took 1 dollar out of my savings and donated it! So i donated 2 dollars and that means im doing twice as much as Elon.

Your move Elon Musk. Or should i say "Elon doesnt like to help anyone"!

Have you donated a dollar tho

Because I see a lot of people say "it'd be like if I donated $100 when (random celeb) donates several million!"

But they still keep the $100

ArchNemo posted...

Have you donated a dollar tho

Because I see a lot of people say "it'd be like if I donated $100 when (random celeb) donates several million!"

But they still keep the $100

This thought process is lost on most people but its complete correct.

I used to be poor. I was a Democrat. I wanted handouts and tax the rich and thought all ultrawealthy were greedy and evil.

I'm not a multi millionaire by any means, but as I've accumulated wealth and a few lucky patents and good investments and very close to financial independence in my mid 30s my viewpoint has changed dramatically.

It's not something you can appreciate until you go through it, if you're lucky enough to do so. The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it. That's not evil, I think that's just human nature. What elon has done with his for ukraine is incredible, and king is a dick.

NightingaleMD posted...

That's not evil, I think that's just human nature.

It can be both.

NightingaleMD posted...

I'm sorry, what have you done for this planet or global conflict? Rage post on the internet?

Elon doesn't read GameFAQs.

He will not be your friend.

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I mean, Musk has quite literally not earned a single dollar so how is this different?

NightingaleMD posted...

This thought process is lost on most people but its complete correct.

I used to be poor. I was a Democrat. I wanted handouts and tax the rich and thought all ultrawealthy were greedy and evil.

It's not something you can appreciate until you go through it, if you're lucky enough to do so. The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it.

Greed should be in the DSM.

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I dont care for Musk, but he owned King there.

No he didn't. Elon Musk said he paid for King's Twitter Blue and this is King saying he doesn't want him to. It wasn't about starting a dick measuring contest for charity donations.

For whatever reason Elon Musk always replies to Stephen King about Twitter Blue. It's sad.

ArchNemo posted...

Have you donated a dollar tho

Because I see a lot of people say "it'd be like if I donated $100 when (random celeb) donates several million!"

But they still keep the $100

The difference is that when you have THAT much money, it becomes even harder to notice a difference even with a comparable percentage.

Simping for Elon is just sad.

ooger posted...

Greed should be in the DSM.

I was actually thinking recently there is probably a very big unexplored area of addiction surrounding the need to make money.

Elon keeps getting owned by everyone left and right lmao

Eramir posted...

Elon keeps getting owned by everyone left and right lmao

Don't forget himself and his companies

The only good thing he has ever done for any of his companies is redirecting daddies money

Thinking back for whatever reason a lot of Twitter Blue's business decisions seem to revolve around Stephen King.

It started when King said that he wouldn't pay $20 a month for Twitter Blue. Then Elon Musk asked him if he'd pay $8. Pretty sure he said no.

Then it comes around time that the tick was going to be taken away. It came back. Stephen King clarified that he didn't pay for Twitter Blue. Elon Musk pipes up that he pays it for him. Now this.

Why does Elon Musk care so much about Stephen King's Twitter account?

NightingaleMD posted...

This thought process is lost on most people but its complete correct.

I used to be poor. I was a Democrat. I wanted handouts and tax the rich and thought all ultrawealthy were greedy and evil.

I'm not a multi millionaire by any means, but as I've accumulated wealth and a few lucky patents and good investments and very close to financial independence in my mid 30s my viewpoint has changed dramatically.

It's not something you can appreciate until you go through it, if you're lucky enough to do so. The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it. That's not evil, I think that's just human nature. What elon has done with his for ukraine is incredible, and king is a dick.

Consider that whatever your wealth is, elon musk is probably ~100,000 times wealthier

Punished_Blinx posted...

Thinking back for whatever reason a lot of Twitter Blue's business decisions seem to revolve around Stephen King.

It started when King said that he wouldn't pay $20 a month for Twitter Blue. Then Elon Musk asked him if he'd pay $8. Pretty sure he said no.

Then it comes around time that the tick was going to be taken away. It came back. Stephen King clarified that he didn't pay for Twitter Blue. Elon Musk pipes up that he pays it for him. Now this.

Why does Elon Musk care so much about Stephen King's Twitter account?

People think that people who are paying for Twitter blue are losers, so Musk is keeping the blue check mark on certain accounts to troll

Punished_Blinx posted...

Thinking back for whatever reason a lot of Twitter Blue's business decisions seem to revolve around Stephen King.

It started when King said that he wouldn't pay $20 a month for Twitter Blue. Then Elon Musk asked him if he'd pay $8. Pretty sure he said no.

Then it comes around time that the tick was going to be taken away. It came back. Stephen King clarified that he didn't pay for Twitter Blue. Elon Musk pipes up that he pays it for him. Now this.

Why does Elon Musk care so much about Stephen King's Twitter account?

Because King is actually a good person and talented and Musk is jealous

TheGoldenEel posted...

People think that people who are paying for Twitter blue are losers, so Musk is keeping the blue check mark on certain accounts to troll

It's a really stupid troll considering they're still not paying for it. Seems like he's just giving it to everyone with a million plus followers for free after all of this anyway.

At least he's making himself and his followers constantly look stupid.

#TeamElon

Stephen King has always triggered conservatives. They hate him because he has always been outspoken about his favoring liberal values. Elon might just be targeting him because he wants to show off "owning a famous lib"

GrandConjuraton posted...

The difference is that when you have THAT much money, it becomes even harder to notice a difference even with a comparable percentage.

Simping for Elon is just sad.

I'm not simping for Elon, people do this with celebrities in general. When Michael Jordan made the largest donation ever to Make-A-Wish people still complained about it with the same talking point of "Well that's like me donating $100!"

But then those people don't donate $100, or even $1. But want to make themselves feel better by tearing down what others are doing. It's easy for people to sit here and say it's easy for MJ to part with $10 million dollars while they do nothing.

ArchNemo posted...

I'm not simping for Elon, people do this with celebrities in general. When Michael Jordan made the largest donation ever to Make-A-Wish people still complained about it with the same talking point of "Well that's like me donating $100!"

But then those people don't donate $100, or even $1. But want to make themselves feel better by tearing down what others are doing. It's easy for people to sit here and say it's easy for MJ to part with $10 million dollars while they do nothing.

I'm not surprised that you missed the point.

GrandConjuraton posted...

I'm not surprised that you missed the point.

lol

ChrisReeve posted...

#TeamElon

how are your NFT's doing?

King is sort of a twitter queen and by having the blue checkmark I think he doesn't want to be lumped in and criticized as one of those people that possibly 'paid' for it, since that's the current twitter meme right now.

Musk is literally toying around with that platform so badly, hope he continues dog watering his money down the toilet with it

NightingaleMD posted...

The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it. That's not evil, I think that's just human nature.

How very unchristian of you. That's not human nature; it's greed.

I'm fairly wealthy, and I'm more than happy to share with the less fortunate when I can. Hell I work in the health insurance industry and I'd find a new job in a heartbeat if it meant affordable healthcare for everyone else. Just because you're selfish, sinful, and greedy doesn't mean everyone else is.

harley2280 posted...

How very unchristian of you. That's not human nature; it's greed.

I'm fairly wealthy, and I'm more than happy to share with the less fortunate when I can. Hell I work in the health insurance industry and I'd find a new job in a heartbeat if it meant affordable healthcare for everyone else. Just because you're selfish, sinful, and greedy doesn't mean everyone else is.

Agreed. I make a lot more money than I did ten years ago and I'm more liberal than I was back then.
I'm also in the health insurance industry and have had that exact same thought as you.

Some people like to project their worst traits on others to make themselves not feel like such a piece of shit

NightingaleMD posted...

This thought process is lost on most people but its complete correct.

I used to be poor. I was a Democrat. I wanted handouts and tax the rich and thought all ultrawealthy were greedy and evil.

I'm not a multi millionaire by any means, but as I've accumulated wealth and a few lucky patents and good investments and very close to financial independence in my mid 30s my viewpoint has changed dramatically.

It's not something you can appreciate until you go through it, if you're lucky enough to do so. The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it. That's not evil, I think that's just human nature. What elon has done with his for ukraine is incredible, and king is a dick.

this is blatantly false cause unless youre making 250k plus annually then Im gonna disagree from the same boat.

Elon thinking he can buy his way into being witty.

NightingaleMD posted...

This thought process is lost on most people but its complete correct.

I used to be poor. I was a Democrat. I wanted handouts and tax the rich and thought all ultrawealthy were greedy and evil.

I'm not a multi millionaire by any means, but as I've accumulated wealth and a few lucky patents and good investments and very close to financial independence in my mid 30s my viewpoint has changed dramatically.

It's not something you can appreciate until you go through it, if you're lucky enough to do so. The more money you make ...the more you want to keep it. That's not evil, I think that's just human nature. What elon has done with his for ukraine is incredible, and king is a dick.

If I happen to get rich and I end up having this mindset then just shoot me. I get the temptation to be greedy, but since I know what "living within my means" is I just feel all that money would be largely superfluous to keep.

Besides not all rich people succumb to greed. As an example, for a Youtuber Markiplier makes tons of money, likely in the millions, but he said he only keeps what he needs to live, such as paying bills, buying groceries, gas for the car, etc. and just gives away the rest to family, friends, and charity.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Consider that whatever your wealth is, elon musk is probably ~100,000 times wealthier

It's not a pissing contest. You have something 5o lose, or you don't. That's the difference. If you rent, own nothing, work a job you can easily just get another like manual labor or fast food you have no skin in the political game or really anything to lose or protect from a financial standpoint.

This is a fact. It's an unfortunate fact, but it's a fact. When you accumulate worth of any kind, you instinctively protect it.

It's a common fact that a thief will assume everyone is also a thief. It helps you sleep at night, I get it.

When he says he turned down the DoD money, is that the DoD money he publically demanded via threat of cutting off Starlink? I don't think you get to act all high and mighty about turning it down after public outcry when it was your idea (threat) to begin with, lol.

whateveroh posted...

I'm glad I closed my Twitter account when that bozo bought the place because it's been complete shit since.

lmfao implying Twitter was any good BEFORE Elon bought it.

Anyone who refers to food stamps and other social services as "handouts" reveals they have nothing of value to say.