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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14173417

Elon Musk admitted to using two secret alternate accounts on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in a deposition for a lawsuit against the billionaire. He said that he used some accounts on the social media site outside of his main public account when he was asked to clarify if he used an account on X that had been linked to him by several users on social media. Some users posted a screenshot of his X interface last year in which the additional account appeared to be visible.

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[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 208 points 7 months ago

So this guy is the CEO of like 5 companies and he still has time to pretend to be a kid on Twitter? Is he really working that hard? Is he working so much harder that he's worth 20,000x the average worker?

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 113 points 7 months ago

CEOs don't work hard. They delegate the hard work and they have fun, go to lunch with other assholes, etc.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 44 points 7 months ago

They also love to talk about how hard they work at those lunches

[-] blargerer@kbin.social 14 points 7 months ago

Spewing bullshit as consistently as he does while still being believed by your core base is a rare skill set.

[-] Splatterphace@lemm.ee 120 points 7 months ago
[-] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 78 points 7 months ago

So his regular account?

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 54 points 7 months ago

What is the account in question?

The account @ermnmusk, under the name "Elon Test" appeared to show Elon Musk role-playing as a child much like his three-year-old son. Last year the account posted, “I will finally turn 3 on May 4th!”, in a

This is just weird.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 49 points 7 months ago

I would be much more impressed if he an account where he pretended to NOT be a child...

[-] bomberesque1@lemm.ee 46 points 7 months ago

You. Fucking. Weirdo.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Instead of pretending to be his own infant son (which is really, really weird) , it would be much funnier if he made an alt account pretending to be a bad impersonation of himself, if he has a sense of humour, that is.

That way, he can say things without having it link back to him and stay under the radar, after all, who in the right mind would ever expect an unverified "Elon Musk" Twitter account to be ran by the actual Elon Musk?

[-] WamGams@lemmy.ca 17 points 7 months ago

That is essentially the Adrian Deitman account. He is pretending to be a loser who is obsessed is pretending to be Elon.

It is really quite pathetic.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I don't understand how he even have time to be so terminally online when he's running like 5 different companies.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

when he's running like 5 different companies

[-] niemcycle@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Given what I've read about his management style, the more time he spends on Twitter, the better it is for his employees.

[-] HighElfMage@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago

If Elon Musk had had the misfortune to be poor, he would have been institutionalized by now. But since he's rich, the media just fawns over all his whacko bullshit.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Idk I think he would be just a normal guy. Maybe he would work retail or something and be miserable. I still think that would be better haha.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

He’d be a retail manager who meets up for abdl role play. Which honestly idgaf if everyone is a consenting adult, my issue would be the retail manager part and possibly him still being a raging bigot

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

But his official account isn't secret, is it? 🤷

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago

That's the one where he pretends to be an adult.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

He's doing a shit job.

[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 28 points 7 months ago

I thought that's why he had his main account.

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 25 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah I forgot about the whole "baby account" thing. Man why are rich people so weird?

[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Because they are psychopaths who really only triumph because their mental illness allows them to bypass social norms and expectations.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Because they know they can get away with being their true selves?

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 7 months ago

His regular account also behaves like a child, but he isn't pretending.

[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

This is a deeply wounded and developmentally stunted man, and the power he holds is terrifying because of it.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

What did you expect? He has autism

[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

Autism has nothing at all to do with what I said.

[-] Rozauhtuno 18 points 7 months ago

Autism doesn't turn you into an unempathetic megalomaniac.

Being a billionaire does.

[-] aeki@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 months ago

So do I. This has more to do with being an terrifying entitled, out of touch billionaire. Who also happens to be autistic.

[-] ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Has he considered an account where he talks to his therapist?

[-] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 12 points 7 months ago

It's weirder. He pretends to specifically be one of his kids.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oof that is really off. What a gross human in so many ways

[-] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

What a fucking weirdo.

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

What a fucking cooker.

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

so he's collecting pictures of dicks

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago
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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It’s goofy and not “professional”, and so on, and i really dislike ol’ Elmo, but I don’t think this is the paedophile honeypot account it’s heavily implied to be.

It’s just him goofing around as if a 3-year-old him has an account.

TL;DR: Meh

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 7 months ago

the 21st century Howard Hughes.

[-] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I feel like people downvoted you, not realizing that Howard Hughes was the "I keep all my piss in jars to inspect" dude.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Fuckin weirdo

[-] ddtfrog@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Sounds like okbuddyretard

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Pretends to be…?? He IS..

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

He's really, really good at his pretending.

[-] SteveXVII@pawb.social 2 points 7 months ago
[-] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Okay, now I feel bad for him? I feel like maybe people are making fun of someone who is emotionally stunted (maybe because of trauma?) and so has a need for attention. I get that people want to criticize him (rightfully so) for his callous attitude towards vulnerable people. I feel like he hasn’t heard of the term, or doesn’t care for it if he has, “nobless oblige”. In fact, many people in positions of power, authority or influence should reflect on it. Sadly, often people who reach such positions are incapable of such reflection. It’s a beast that feeds itself.

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