Bigmouth Musk has always been a controversial figure and, of course, a public figure who is very good at using social media. After just selling tens of billions of dollars of Tesla stock, Musk said that he "doesn't want to work hard", doesn't want to work, wants to be an "Internet celebrity", and lives a "lying flat" life.
Although it is a bit of a joke, it also shows that Musk is very good at using public sentiment and social platforms. Moreover, Musk was also named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. However, there are many objections to Musk's election. Some American critics have unceremoniously pointed out that Musk is the worst candidate in the history of Time magazine.
There is no mercy on Musk at all, and of course, Musk does not care how critics comment and accuse. Musk, who dared to be intimidated, has always been my own whimsical behavior, and it has long been recognized by the public. Musk probably didn't pay any attention to critics' accusations. In 2021, Musk's attitude toward the rich tax, opposition to trade unions, and downplaying the risk of the new crown virus epidemic have also caused a lot of controversy over Musk's election.
After its election, Tesla also broke a major scandal, a number of current and former employees simultaneously launched a lawsuit, accusing tesla factories of conniving at the "workplace sex wolf" to sexually harass female employees, and the company's "drug culture" flooded. More media said that as the head of Tesla, many of Musk's words and deeds are quite frivolous and rude, and the poor corporate atmosphere under his name is caused by "the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked".
What's more interesting is that Time magazine called Musk a "clown, genius, smart man, visionary, industrialist, performer", and his achievements in the character introduction included the establishment of SpaceX in 2002, the creation of solarCity, a new energy company, and the construction of Tesla, the world's most valuable car company.
The last one is the key point that Musk should be most prominent, and his becoming the world's richest man is also because Tesla's stock price and market value continue to hit new highs, resulting in Musk's personal wealth has been rising. Musk has always been a controversial person, and there's no doubt about that. It is also between genius and madman, perhaps to create a company like Tesla and a new energy vehicle.
The stark personality and the courage to question everything make Musk a huge contradiction. Perhaps to explain the doubts, Time emphasized that its Person of the Year selection is not a recognition, but rather a reference to "the people who have had the greatest impact on the year, for better or worse."
In 2020, Musk posted a series of content on Twitter that downplayed the impact of the coronavirus epidemic and sparked controversy. For example, at the beginning of the new crown epidemic, Tesla's factory in northern California continued to work despite local "shelter in place" instructions. An American writer said: "In a year in which the developers of the mRNA vaccine saved millions of people and helped restore the global economy, Musk's becoming The Man of the Year could be the worst option ever." ”
Time magazine said Musk used his 66 million Twitter followers to make all sorts of strange suggestions to the world, even causing the stock price to fluctuate wildly. Time magazine also noted that Musk recently acknowledged on Twitter that half of the tweet content he posted was "written on a porcelain throne (meaning toilet)."
What Musk can pass on is actually not the most important, the key is that many of Musk's words and deeds have been supported by his fans, and even to some extent, some Americans. This is the most critical point. And Tesla's own achievements do allow Musk to have enough capital to laugh and be proud. Musk has been ridiculing Amazon founder Bezos, why not?
The Financial Times commented that Musk was trying to run some kind of "bad boy" persona on Twitter. In late October, Musk said he was considering starting a university called texas tech school. He said the initials of the name are TITS, or "women's boobs." Musk has also referred to several of Tesla's flagship products, namely the S, 3, X and Y series, as "S3XY", indicating that this is similar to the English word "sexy". Musk's "poor sense of humor" is despised by public opinion. Some media said that the "men's club" corporate culture of Musk's enterprises is a common problem of many American high-tech companies.
As the saying goes, people are not many. I don't know if Musk, who once sent "boiled beans and burned beans", also knows this saying? Of course, according to Musk's personality, this kind of problem will be dismissive. And the reluctance to "work" and want to be an "internet celebrity" is just a joke. How can Musk stop operating the Tesla Gigafactory and Space X's grand aspirations?