I understand why he is unpopular with many people and to be frank I have quite the distaste for all billionaires, but he is not stupid which is something that is often claimed.

No-one becomes a multi-billionaire due to a lack of intelligence or common sense.

Musk knows exactly what he is doing, he didn’t buy Twitter to make a quick buck, he bought it derail it and he’s done that quite thoroughly. $35bn to Musk is pocket change.

I mean I get it, if I was a big Twitter user and a new CEO made it something that I now hated, I’d think the bloke was an idiot, but that is actually just a difference of opinion and has nothing to do with intelligence.

In short, whilst Musk is clearly very unpopular with some people and I can understand why, the man clearly is not an idiot. Some people really don’t like it when you tell them that.

Edit: 14 downvotes in 30 minutes lol, I can’t say I wasn’t expecting this but judging by the replies so far, I think it just proves that it’s an unpopular opinion!

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    9 days ago

    He has no technical aptitude, he just had the right money at the right time, born in the right place.

    • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      310·
      9 days ago

      I’m not claiming he’s a genius. Just saying he’s not stupid.

      The image you shared doesn’t actually prove anything, it’s a difference of opinion unless you can source what he actually said. And at the end of the day, you don’t need to be a bean expert to run a successful baked bean company, you just need to know how to hire bean experts.

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        9 days ago

        He said “please print out the last 50 pages of code you’ve in the last 30 days” to his engineers.

        Any idiot with a bag of money can get those bean experts and just let them do their thing.

        • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          16·
          9 days ago

          If you’re referring to Twitter, I’ve already stated that I think he intentionally wanted to derail it.

        • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          25·
          9 days ago

          Once again this is an opinion and you’re fully entitled to that. But I think what you really mean is “I think he’s stupid for what he’s trying to be”.

            • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              23·
              9 days ago

              I think a lot of people hate Musk (understandably) so they call him stupid to make themselves feel better with disregard to the meaning of the word.

              • Cataphract@lemmy.mlEnglish
                1·
                10 hours ago

                I think you’re also missing the caveat of different levels or types of stupidity. Musk bares the resemblance of the “Emperor with No Clothes” type. Even if he’s aware, he’s still parading around like he’s the greatest while everyone thinks he’s a fool for his actions. It’s definitely a certain level of stupidity to pull that off without self reflection.