> He fired one of two remaining principal engineers at the company after the engineer told him that views on his tweets are declining in part because interest in Musk has declined in general.<p>I know this thought isn't professional/sensible/viable/legal/moral/etc/etc, but man... It would take all of my willpower and then some to not just smack him in the teeth if I were to be fired for this kind of reasoning.
> <i>“He bought the company, made a point of showcasing what he believed was broken and manipulated under previous management, then turns around and manipulates the platform to force engagement on all users to hear only his voice,” said a current employee. “I think we’re past the point of believing that he actually wants what’s best for everyone here.”</i><p>Believing it was always a stretch.
and Hacker News creates a special system for keeping Musk news off the front page.<p>in general probably a good idea, because it's always something with that guy and his fanbois, but this has implications and it's weird that lesser-voted stuff is on the front page.
Duplicate of <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34798826" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34798826</a> (I had a dupe too, alas).
Still blows my mind that there are /still/ Musk fanbois. He is your stereotypical billionaire narcissist man-child.<p>I guess there are a lot of dudes who really wish they could act that way and not get bitch slapped for it.<p>Ok, I guess I know why there are tons of personality cult worshippers of dipshits like Musk. Envy. lol.<p>So gross.