Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16659656

I never created a real Facebook account, even many years ago when "everyone" had one, and friends and family thought I was crazy and disconnected.

I had created a few test accounts for work, so I knew how it functioned, and even did some API work with it, and some site integration work.

But just in the last month or so ago I tried to setup a new account, and it was so creepy, the requirements they asked for. A real name, a phone number and SMS delivery, a photo of my face?

Nope.

I may not be the first to say this but he seems hasty and childish at times. Not to take away from his achievements but some things need not be said on public channels - especially when you have such a big following. He almost goes into mocking facebook publicly and I don't think that aligns well with the type of figure we imagine Musk to be.