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How is this out of character? He's constantly insulting people on Twitter.

Honestly, I'm surprised this one blew up more than the time he called a guy from South Africa a 'chimp'.

I follow Musk on Twitter and I've never seen behavior like today. Yes, he sometimes insults people, but there's a huge difference between offhand insults and sticking to your guns accusing a rescue diver of being a pedophile.[1] It's utterly bizarre.

1. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1018513369404493824

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