These tweets split the SpaceX-time continuum. <\/p>\n
Elon Musks $44 billion Twitter takeover wasnt the first time he owned the platform. Like an NBA team owner who used to kill it on the court, the Tesla boss has been a Twitter fixture for years: from his highly publicized, ongoing beef with Bill Gates to his flippant quips about hot-button topics like the COVID-19 pandemic and gender pronouns. <\/p>\n
Musks nonexistent Twitter filter is perhaps fitting, as he apparently plans to make the platform a place where almost anything goes. <\/p>\n
Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated, declared the 50-year-old social media mogul. <\/p>\n
In fact, following the SpaceX honchos Twitter takeover and privatization, many conservative pundits claimed their follower counts skyrocketed. Right-wing watchdogs questioned whether the phenomenon was due to the company releasing them from digital house arrest.<\/p>\n
Without further ado, here are 12 badass Elon Musk tweets that left a mark. <\/p>\n
Musks non-rhetorical flamethrower was on display in 2018 when the entrepreneur retweeted a fake news article claiming that hed bought the popular video game Fortnite and deleted it to save kids from eternal virginity.<\/p>\n
Had to been done ur welcome, quipped the centibillionaire in the tweet with more than 1.1 million likes.<\/p>\n
The nerd-bashing barb didnt sit well with the games developer, Epic Games, which mocked Musk for his mission to colonize Mars.<\/p>\n
However, it appears the two have since quashed their apparent beef: The Tesla CEO showed his support for the pixel purveyor after it challenged Apples fees on its App Store.<\/p>\n
DudeI just lost $10k because of this tweet. Wtf is wrong with u<\/p>\n
Musk is infamous for seemingly torpedoing Tesla stock with tweets so outrageous they would probably make Wall Street want to enlist the Easter Bunny to stop him from typing.<\/p>\n
In a particular stock-block from 2020, the Twit-wit sent the car companys shares plummeting after tweeting: Tesla stock price is too high imo.<\/p>\n
One ticked-off trader responded: Dude I just lost $10k because of this tweet. Wtf is wrong with u.<\/p>\n
In the realm of stock-tanking antics, nothing holds a candle to Musk smoking pot on the Joe Rogan Experience in 2018. The Nueralink visionary recently retweeted a meme of the high-minded moment after acquiring a 9% stake in Twitter earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Twitters next board meeting is gonna be lit, read the meme.<\/p>\n
Ethical qualms aside, its probably safe to say Twitter wont be a boring company under the Musk regime.<\/p>\n
Biden is a damp puppet in human form<\/p>\n
Musk was unsurprisingly displeased with President Joe Biden for neglecting to mention Tesla in a recent speech about car manufacturing in the US. <\/p>\n
Following the alleged snub, the electric car trailblazer tweeted that the leader of the free world was a damp [sock] puppet in human form using blue sock emojis for emphasis. Sick burn, bro. <\/p>\n
You have my full support!<\/p>\n
Musk apparently believes that Kanye West would be better suited as president than Biden, having endorsed Yes short-lived 2020 presidential campaign. <\/p>\n
We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future, the Jesus Walks singer had tweeted. I am running for president of the United States.<\/p>\n
Musk retweeted the announcement with the caption, You have my full support!<\/p>\n
The worlds richest man is apparently not above mixing it up with the online hoi polloi, as evidenced by this hilarious exchange with a fan over Tesla merchandise. <\/p>\n
Short shorts coming soon to Tesla merch, teased Musk, who added in a follow-up tweet that theyd be paired with thigh-high sockboots. He was referring to a line of red satin short-shorts that he released to celebrate Teslas stock climbing which ironically crashed the online store.<\/p>\n
A bemused user subsequently wondered whether the company big-wig would be modeling the apparel, to which he responded, Of course.<\/p>\n
Alas, the entrepreneur never put his money where his mouth is. <\/p>\n
While many CEOs take pains to tiptoe around sensitive topics, Musk has remained steadfastly politically incorrect in his online discourse. <\/p>\n
In one of his more controversial Twitter barbs, the Tesla boss said, Pronouns suck which earned him an online tongue-lashing from then-partner Grimes, who identifies as non-binary. <\/p>\n
I love you but please turn off ur phone or give me a call [sic], scolded Grimes in a now-deleted tweet. I cannot support this hate. Please stop this. I know this is not your heart.<\/p>\n
Musk sparked the ire of the transgender community again later that year over a tweet labeling pronouns an aesthetic nightmare.<\/p>\n
The coronavirus panic is dumb<\/p>\n
Pronouns arent the only hot topic Musk has thumbed his nose at. The visionary has been infamously dismissive of COVID-19 lockdowns and even stated the coronavirus panic is dumb in a tweet with more than 1.5 million likes.<\/p>\n
The rumor that Bill Gates & I are lovers is completely untrue<\/p>\n
The car magnate has savaged fellow billionaire Bill Gates on multiple occasions, most recently roasting the Microsoft co-founder after Gates seemingly sold Tesla stock short during a tiff about a commitment to fighting climate change. <\/p>\n
He posted a tweet likening Gates in a side-by-side comparison to anemoji of a pregnant man with the caption, in case you need to lose [an erection] fast.<\/p>\n
Musk previously mocked Gates after the latter called him out on his views regarding the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Elons positioning is to maintain a high level of outrageous comments, Gatestold CNBC in July 2020. Hes not much involved in vaccines. He makes a great electric car. His rockets work well, so hes allowed to say these things. I hope that he doesnt confuse areas hes not involved in too much.<\/p>\n
In response, Musk quipped:Billy G is not my lover a play on the lyrics to the Michael Jackson hit Billie Jean.<\/p>\n
The rumor that Bill Gates & I are lovers is completely untrue, Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n
I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.<\/p>\n
Musk whos worth a cool $240 billion, according to Forbes confused his Twitter followers after announcing in 2020 that he was selling almost all physical possessions and would own no house.<\/p>\n
My gf @Grimezsz is mad at me, he quipped, referencing then-partner Grimes in a follow-up tweet describing his proposed downscaled lifestyle.<\/p>\n
The business magnate apparently wasnt blowing smoke: Earlier this month, Musk said he doesnt own a home and sleeps in his friends spare bedrooms, for the most part.<\/p>\n
In June last year,Musk tweeted that his primary residence is a rental from SpaceX, worth about $50,000. Whats more, the home was conveniently near the companys Texas location. In the tweet, he also admitted to owning an events house in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n
At least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne<\/p>\n
Perhaps Musks off-the-cuff posts are altogether unsurprising given that he has claimed he primarily tweets on the toilet. At least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne, the tech boss boasted in a November Twitter post.<\/p>\n
The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all<\/p>\n
Some of Musks most epic tweets followed his Twitter acquisition, a move that prompted sparking threats of exodus by left-leaning celebs. They claimed that the social media platform would become a cesspool of hate with the Tesla boss at the helm.<\/p>\n
Musk was quick to dismiss critics with an allusion to COVID resistance, writing: The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Musk said he hopes his worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means. <\/p>\n
Alas, the Twitter heads principles might not jive with his buyout agreement, which prohibits the tech boss from tweeting criticism about the company. <\/p>\n
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