{"id":438439,"date":"2022-04-28T00:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T00:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:55:28","slug":"12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#12 times Elon Musk proved he owned Twitter \u2014 before he even bought it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcd1d0024f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#%E2%80%9C12_times_Elon_Musk_proved_he_owned_Twitter_%E2%80%94_before_he_even_bought_it%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;12 times Elon Musk proved he owned Twitter \u2014 before he even bought it&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Say_good_night_to_your_V-card\" >Say good night to your V-card<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#What_a_stock-block\" >What a stock-block<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Twitter_high-jinks\" >Twitter high-jinks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Not_Biden_his_tongue\" >Not Biden his tongue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Yeezy_decision\" >Yeezy decision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Who_wears_short-shorts\" >Who wears short-shorts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Hes_not_pro-pronouns\" >He\u2019s not pro-pronouns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#The_moron-avirus\" >The moron-avirus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#%E2%80%98Billy_G_is_not_my_lover\" >\u2018Billy G is not my lover\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Elon_Monk\" >Elon Monk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#S_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%93_t_posting\" >S \u2013 \u2013 t posting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/12-times-elon-musk-proved-he-owned-twitter-before-he-even-bought-it\/#Twittercisms\" >Twittercisms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C12_times_Elon_Musk_proved_he_owned_Twitter_%E2%80%94_before_he_even_bought_it%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;12 times Elon Musk proved he owned Twitter \u2014 before he even bought it&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-funny-tweets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>These tweets split the SpaceX-time continuum. <\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> takeover wasn\u2019t the first time he <em>owned<\/em> 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 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1288729803663843329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1288729803663843329%7Ctwgr%5Ehb_1_10%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F%3Fp%3D22053546post_type%3Darticlepreview_id%3D22053546preview%3Dtrue_thumbnail_id%3D22059001\">his highly publicized, ongoing beef with Bill Gates<\/a> to his flippant quips about hot-button topics like the COVID-19 pandemic and gender pronouns. <\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s nonexistent Twitter filter is perhaps fitting, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently plans to make the platform a place where almost anything goes.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree 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,\u201d declared the 50-year-old social media mogul. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, following the SpaceX honcho\u2019s 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<p>Without further ado, here are 12 badass Elon Musk tweets that left a mark.  <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Say_good_night_to_your_V-card\"><\/span><strong>Say good night<\/strong> to your V-card<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Musk\u2019s non-rhetorical flamethrower was on display in 2018 when the entrepreneur retweeted a fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> article claiming that he\u2019d bought the popular video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> Fortnite and deleted it to save \u201ckids from eternal virginity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad to been done ur welcome,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1053390822991790083\">quipped the centibillionaire in the tweet<\/a> with more than 1.1 million likes.<\/p>\n<p>The nerd-bashing barb didn\u2019t sit well with the game\u2019s developer, Epic Games, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/elon-musk-tweets-old-twitter-b2065807.html\">which mocked Musk for his mission to colonize Mars.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it appears the two have since quashed their apparent beef: The Tesla CEO showed his support for the pixel purveyor after it challenged Apple\u2019s fees on its App Store.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_stock-block\"><\/span>What a stock-block<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dude\u2026I just lost $10k because of this tweet. Wtf is wrong with u<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elvis \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@TradeLikeElvis) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TradeLikeElvis\/status\/1256241673425817602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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<p>In a particular stock-block from 2020, the Twit-wit sent the car company\u2019s shares <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/08\/1053511530\/elon-musk-twitter-poll-tesla\">plummeting after tweeting<\/a>: \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TradeLikeElvis\/status\/1256241673425817602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1256241673425817602%7Ctwgr%5Ehb_1_10%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F%3Fp%3D22053546post_type%3Darticlepreview_id%3D22053546preview%3Dtrue_thumbnail_id%3D22059001\">Tesla stock price is too high imo<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TradeLikeElvis\/status\/1256241673425817602\">One ticked-off trader responded<\/a>: \u201cDude \u2026 I just lost $10k because of this tweet. Wtf is wrong with u.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_high-jinks\"><\/span>Twitter high-jinks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>In the realm of stock-tanking antics, nothing holds a candle to Musk smoking pot on the \u201cJoe Rogan Experience\u201d 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<p>\u201cTwitter\u2019s next board meeting is gonna be lit,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1511982702819520512\">read the meme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ethical qualms aside, it\u2019s probably safe to say Twitter won\u2019t be a \u201cboring company\u201d under the Musk regime.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_Biden_his_tongue\"><\/span>Not Biden his tongue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden is a damp \ud83e\udde6 puppet in human form<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1486767109275328516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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<p>Following the alleged snub, the electric car trailblazer tweeted that the leader of the free world was a \u201cdamp [sock] puppet in human form\u201d \u2014 using blue sock emojis for emphasis. Sick burn, bro. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yeezy_decision\"><\/span>Yeezy decision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You have my full support!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1279577069005897728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk apparently believes that Kanye West would be better suited as president than Biden, having endorsed Ye\u2019s short-lived 2020 presidential campaign. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\/status\/1279575273365594112\">the \u201cJesus Walks\u201d singer had tweeted. <\/a>\u201cI am running for president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk retweeted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1279577069005897728\">the announcement with the caption<\/a>, \u201cYou have my full support!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_wears_short-shorts\"><\/span>Who wears short-shorts? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The world\u2019s richest man is apparently not above mixing it up with the online <em>hoi polloi<\/em>, as evidenced by this hilarious exchange with a fan over Tesla merchandise. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShort shorts coming soon to Tesla merch,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1028121465785405441\">teased Musk<\/a>, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1028131675602079747\">added in a follow-up tweet that they\u2019d be paired<\/a> with \u201cthigh-high sockboots.\u201d He was referring to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/elon-musk-sells-red-satin-tesla-short-shorts-2020-7\">line of red satin short-shorts that he released to celebrate Tesla\u2019s stock climbing<\/a> \u2014 which ironically crashed the online store.<\/p>\n<p>A bemused user subsequently wondered <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_kianna\/status\/1028132093195444224\">whether the company big-wig would be \u201cmodeling<\/a>\u201d the apparel, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1028132430992105472\">to which he responded, <\/a>\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alas, the entrepreneur never put his money where his mouth is. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_not_pro-pronouns\"><\/span>He\u2019s not pro-pronouns <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>While many CEOs take pains to tiptoe around sensitive topics, Musk has remained steadfastly politically incorrect in his online discourse. <\/p>\n<p>In one of his more controversial Twitter barbs, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/grimes-tells-musk-cannot-support-hate-after-he-tweets-pronouns-2020-7\">the Tesla boss said, \u201cPronouns suck<\/a>\u201d \u2014 which earned him an online tongue-lashing from then-partner Grimes, who identifies as non-binary. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you but please turn off ur phone or give me a call [sic],\u201d scolded <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highsnobiety.com\/p\/grimes-elon-musk-pronouns-suck-twitter\/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Independent%2C%20in,I%20cannot%20support%20this%20hate.\">Grimes in a now-deleted tweet.<\/a> \u201cI cannot support this hate. Please stop this. I know this is not your heart.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk sparked the ire of the transgender community again later that year over a tweet labeling pronouns an \u201caesthetic nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_moron-avirus\"><\/span>The moron-avirus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The coronavirus panic is dumb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1236029449042198528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pronouns aren\u2019t the only hot topic Musk has thumbed his nose at. The visionary has been infamously dismissive of COVID-19 lockdowns and even stated the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1236029449042198528\">\u201ccoronavirus panic is dumb\u201d<\/a> in a tweet with more than 1.5 million likes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Billy_G_is_not_my_lover\"><\/span>\u2018Billy G is not my lover\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The rumor that Bill Gates &amp; I are lovers is completely untrue<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1288729803663843329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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<p>He posted a tweet likening Gates \u2014 in a side-by-side comparison \u2014 to an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1517707521343082496\">emoji of a pregnant man<\/a> with the caption, \u201cin case you need to lose [an erection] fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk previously mocked Gates after the latter called him out on his views regarding the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon\u2019s positioning is to maintain a high level of outrageous comments,\u201d Gates\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/07\/28\/bill-gates-lies-spread-faster-than-facts-on-social-media.html\">told CNBC in July 2020<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s not much involved in vaccines. He makes a great electric car. His rockets work well, so he\u2019s allowed to say these things. I hope that he doesn\u2019t confuse areas he\u2019s not involved in too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Musk quipped:\u00a0\u201cBilly G is not my lover\u201d\u00a0\u2014 a play on the lyrics to the Michael Jackson hit \u201cBillie Jean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rumor that Bill Gates &amp; I are lovers is completely untrue,\u201d Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Monk\"><\/span>Elon Monk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1256239554148724737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk \u2014 who\u2019s worth a cool $240 billion, according to Forbes \u2014 confused his Twitter followers after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1256239554148724737\">announcing in 2020 that he was<\/a> \u201cselling almost all physical possessions\u201d and would \u201cown no house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy gf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grimezsz\">@Grimezsz<\/a> is mad at me,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1256256494447636480\">quipped, referencing then-partner Grimes in a follow-up tweet<\/a> describing his proposed downscaled lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The business magnate apparently wasn\u2019t blowing smoke: Earlier this month, Musk said he doesn\u2019t own a home and sleeps in his friends\u2019 \u201cspare bedrooms,\u201d for the most part.<\/p>\n<p>In June last year,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1402718368633745410\">Musk tweeted that<\/a> his primary residence is a rental from SpaceX, worth about $50,000. What\u2019s more, the home was conveniently near the company\u2019s Texas location. In the tweet, he also admitted to owning an \u201cevents house\u201d in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%93_t_posting\"><\/span>S \u2013 \u2013 t posting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1462652210739884035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps Musk\u2019s off-the-cuff posts are altogether unsurprising given that he has claimed he primarily tweets on the toilet. \u201cAt least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1462652210739884035\">the tech boss boasted<\/a> in a November Twitter post.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twittercisms\"><\/span>Twittercisms <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519020176884305920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some of Musk\u2019s 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<p>Musk was quick to dismiss critics with an allusion to COVID resistance, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519020176884305920\">writing:<\/a> \u201cThe extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Musk <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1518623997054918657\">said he hopes<\/a> his \u201cworst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Alas, the Twitter head\u2019s principles might not jive with his buyout agreement, which prohibits the tech boss from tweeting criticism about the company.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion Twitter takeover wasn\u2019t 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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":438440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-funny-tweets.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[128553,70285,71016,39394,73816,4976,82377,10401],"class_list":["post-438439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-27-22","tag-bill-gates","tag-cancel-culture","tag-elon-musk","tag-free-speech","tag-social-media","tag-tweets","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}