April 22 news, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently responded to the article about the loss of streaming giant Netflix paid subscribers, criticizing its "show full of divisive, exclusive content, making it impossible to watch."
Netflix claimed in its latest earnings report that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, the first time in more than a decade. In addition, the company expects 2 million users to churn in the second quarter. Netflix cited several issues that have negatively impacted the company's growth, including massive password sharing and competition from other streaming services.
Musk commented on Twitter about Netflix's subscriber churn, saying that "the Woke mind virus makes Netflix's show impossible to watch." In the past, Musk has criticized the so-called "wokeness" phenomenon and called it one of the greatest threats to civilization. The word "alert" originally called for "vigilance against race-related discrimination and prejudice," and mostly referred to the self-encouragement of the black community not to be deceived and oppressed by the political authorities or mainstream society (white culture), and not to forget to fight for all legitimate rights. Now it's a derogatory term.
In his fray, Musk may have been an effort to become more inclusive in questioning Netflix's programming and staff on its site. Last year, a diversity study by Netflix showed that there were few characters representing people with disabilities or LGBTQ+ in Netflix's programming. Netflix is considering several measures to combat subscriber churn, including cracking down on password sharing and exploring cheaper, ad-based subscription packages.