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Elon Musk admits he has this secret account on X where he ‘pretends to be a child’ (www.hindustantimes.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14173417

Elon Musk admitted to using two secret alternate accounts on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in a deposition for a lawsuit against the billionaire. He said that he used some accounts on the social media site outside of his main public account when he was asked to clarify if he used an account on X that had been linked to him by several users on social media. Some users posted a screenshot of his X interface last year in which the additional account appeared to be visible.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Sounds like okbuddyretard

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

It’s goofy and not “professional”, and so on, and i really dislike ol’ Elmo, but I don’t think this is the paedophile honeypot account it’s heavily implied to be.

It’s just him goofing around as if a 3-year-old him has an account.

TL;DR: Meh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

He's really, really good at his pretending.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Fuckin weirdo

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Pretends to be…?? He IS..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the 21st century Howard Hughes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I feel like people downvoted you, not realizing that Howard Hughes was the "I keep all my piss in jars to inspect" dude.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Secret?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Okay, why is this exactly news? He's just testing what it's like to be a child, many adults probably so this on social media or at least want to.

Musk has done many terrible things to the platform but this is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Okay, now I feel bad for him? I feel like maybe people are making fun of someone who is emotionally stunted (maybe because of trauma?) and so has a need for attention. I get that people want to criticize him (rightfully so) for his callous attitude towards vulnerable people. I feel like he hasn’t heard of the term, or doesn’t care for it if he has, “nobless oblige”. In fact, many people in positions of power, authority or influence should reflect on it. Sadly, often people who reach such positions are incapable of such reflection. It’s a beast that feeds itself.

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