Here it is, that tired old argument that’s also used to defend Trump: it’s the biased media. And just like Trump, I can look at Musk’s tweets too and see how obnoxious, narcissistic, petty, and disingenuous they are for myself. In fact, it’s hard to avoid now that he appears to have goosed the algorithm to shove his tweets down everyone’s throat.
It's possible for someone to suck AND the media to be biased against them.
Just reading Trump and Musk's tweets will tell you plenty with zero bias. And indeed, this is how you can tell that Trump is legitimately a fool and Musk is simultaneously whimsical and stubborn.
This does not mean there isn't also an extra bit of anti-Musk/Trump stuff piled on top (in Musk's case the stuff about him inheriting an Emerald mine and lying about his child dying in his arms and in Trump's case the stuff about him being a big anti-LGBT guy).
You said it's "more than half" of the negativity, not "an extra bit."
> This does not mean there isn't also an extra bit of anti-Musk/Trump stuff piled on top (in Musk's case the stuff about him inheriting an Emerald mine and lying about his child dying in his arms
I guess you're implying the emerald mine stuff is false? Or are you saying it's not a big deal? And re: the child dying in his arms, the media is quoting his wife, who said he's lying. Are they to just ignore a story like that?
"Half" vs "a bit" is far too big an argument for a hackernews comment section
On the rest:
He did not inherit an Emerald mine and no reliable source has alleged he did, nor that his father even owned any part in the mine after the 90s, nor are there any reliable sources stating that Musk's father monetarily helped him in business other than a $28k loan he paid back. Heck, they even failed at doing a quick Google to figure out how much a pocket full of uncut emeralds actually goes for (a few hundred dollaras). And yet he's often portrayed as a trust fund kid who was given millions and never worked a day in his life.
The baby death rattled in her arms but he felt the last heartbeat.
When journalists dislike you they will knowingly propagate misleading distortions and myths and will never correct inaccuracies that went against you or promote facts that are in your favour.
