Oh yes? Reading minds much?
Don't claim to speak for others.
And HN used to be called a platform for Alt-Right in its early days.
I think characterizing Musk’s request for Twitter to substantiate what they have placed in the public record with some actual methodology not fluff as “overinflated” is kinda unreasonable given we all already know their stats are full of shit to begin with.
He should have asked for this prior to agreeing to buy the company. This has veered into legal posturing by his legal team. The letter sent and the on the record with the SEC filing are for future litigation purposes. Many of us expected it would when the market turned and the deal was obviously overvalued. Elon timed the deal incorrectly. Unlikely many of us who would have to live with our poor business decisions, he's using the tools available to someone of his wealth to litigate his way out of this entirely or to a better price.
It's tiring because it was expected. This wasn't 5D chess.
His behavior (across a wide range of things) is not fine. Which is a real shame because the core of his business activities right now is great, and his behavior constantly distracts from that.
Most of the "behavior" that is reported about him is exaggerated, taken out of context, or outright lies. So no, in general I don't have huge issues with his current behavior. It's a lot better than it was back during the time period when Tesla was having a lot of financial issues and he was an emotional wreck.
Not fine, or you just disagree with? Two very different things.
Veppers is even trying to wiggle out of a contract he doesn't want; it's a central plot point!
The only annoying behavior I've seen of late are the frothing at the mouth vitriol that's being incessantly flung at him for the last weeks/months before and after the news about buying Twitter.
That's "annoying behavior". What he's been doing has not been that.
I wasn't aware he could vote for my political party of choice in England!
Also, previously, his falsely accusing a random stranger trying to help others, of being a pedophile - this makes him a schmuck pretty much permanently and where no amount of apologies are enough: https://www.google.com/search?q=musk+accuses+pedophile
https://www.google.com/search?q=schmuck - a foolish or contemptible person.