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Posted - September 8, 2023 at 9:28 PM
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@PezeshkiCharles - Connection Doctor, Empathy Guru
Like what he says or not, people are simply not used to dealing with someone with integrity. And yes -- I do know.
@Theo_TJ_Jordan - Theo Jordan
This was one of the most powerful and revealing clips of the year. https://t.co/lhmPWwMW3d
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Speaker 0 asks Elon Musk why he shares controversial tweets, like the one about George Soros. Musk defends his freedom of speech but acknowledges that it puts him in the middle of the partisan divide and makes him a target for criticism. Speaker 0 wonders if Musk's tweets hurt Tesla's reputation or alienate customers and advertisers. Musk responds by saying he doesn't care about the consequences and will continue to speak his mind, even if it means losing money. The conversation ends with Speaker 0 saying "Stein."
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Speaker 0: But how do you make a choice? You don't see, I mean, in terms of when you're going to engage. I mean, for example, even today, Elon, you, you, you tweeted this thing about George Soros. Well, I'm looking for it because I want to make sure I quote it properly. But I mean, you know
Speaker 1: what you wrote, but you basically It reminds me of my vetoes He's like, calm down people, this is not like me to take a federal case out of it.
Speaker 0: You said he wants to erode the very fabric of civilization and Soros hates humanity. Like when you do something like that
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's true. That's my opinion.
Speaker 0: Okay. But why share it? Why share it? Especially, I mean, Why share it when people who buy Teslas may not agree with you, advertisers on Twitter may not agree with you, Why not just say, Hey, I think this. You can tell me.
We can talk about it over there. You can tell your friends, but why share it widely?
Speaker 1: I mean, this is freedom of speech, I'm allowed to say what I want.
Speaker 0: You absolutely are, but I'm trying to understand why you do because you have to know it's got There it puts you in the middle of a the partisan divide in the country. It makes you a lightning rod for criticism. I mean, do you like that? You know, people today saying he's an anti Semite. I don't think you are.
Speaker 1: No, I'm definitely, I'm like a pro Semite, if anything.
Speaker 0: I believe that probably is the case. But why would you even introduce the idea then that, that would be the case?
Speaker 1: I mean, we don't want to make this a George Soros interview.
Speaker 0: No. God, no. I don't want it at all. But I'm what I'm trying even came up though in the annual meeting. I mean, you know, do your tweets hurt the company.
Are there Tesla owners that say, I don't agree with his political position because and I know it because he shares so much of it. Or are there advertisers on Twitter that Linda will come and say, you got to stop man. Or, you know, I can't get these ads because of some of the things you tweet.
Speaker 1: You know, I'm reminded of, it was the scene in The Princess Bride. Great movie. Great movie. Where he confronts the person who killed his father And he says, offer me money. Offer me power.
I don't care. See, you just don't care.
Speaker 0: You want to share what you have to say.
Speaker 1: I'll say what I want to say and if if if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it. Okay.
Speaker 0: Stein.