This tweet did it for me. I lost all respect for Elon. How can someone make fun of someone with a disability, especially with a 130m Twitter following? Is he doing this intentionally for engagement?
Whether the person wasn't working up to the full standards that Elon wanted or not, you shouldn't have a public exchange about somebody's health issues. As smart as he is, he's really showing that people that are viewed as idols/heroes are humans as well and are capable of evil/stupidity.
This is the latest Twitter thread
https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1633082707835080705?t...
Why publicly shame the guys disability? What does that gain you?
Surely that’s grounds for an unlawful termination suit given that Elon made it about his disability
Instead he deflected to some hypothetical other person that misled him.
https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1633176820072816640
"Turns out the disabled Twitter employee who Elon publicly ridiculed for asking about the status of his employment sold his company to Twitter for ~$100 million, and the deal was structured in a way which requires payment for the entire deal upon his termination—whoops"
Haraldur's public persona (I know of him in no other capacity) can sometimes rub people the wrong way, but I believe his heart is wholeheartedly in the right place.
He moved to Iceland after Twitter aquired his design company specifically to be able to pay the maximum amount of taxes. In his own words, it was to pay his fair share to the system that helped his poor family when growing up, as well as had helped him medically.
And since he has also driven an initiative to have wheelchair ramps built at various buildings in Reykjavík, making accessibility for those who are wheelchair bound much better.
Neither he nor any other current or past employee of this dead husk of a company deserves to be stuck in the chaotic death spiral that surrounds Elmo.
If Twitter was his retirement fund then I don’t know what to say really, you bet on an unknown, needlessly burned money on taxes to feel good in the short term and then treated Twitter like a side gig.
I wish the guy well but just because his actions outside of Twitter were noble doesn’t mean Twitter should finance it just because he joins a few meetings a week. Should have been No.1 priority to keep that paying out, the cafe can wait till actual retirement.
Complacency.
What is he supposed to do in his situation? Continue twiddling his thumbs for weeks without knowing whether he will get paid or not?
Dude is out for blood and Musk falls for it. It's going to be a very expensive tweet for Musk.
[1] https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1633096176219160584
[2] https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1633082731172069379
200 IQ play by Halli.
- Disorganized
- Takes a lot of risks
- Flexible in decisions
- Makes decisions on a whim without thinking through consequences
- Makes bold plans without knowing exactly how to do it
- Analytical
- Loves science, history, tech, memes
The same traits that allow him to be so successful are also traits that make him chaotic.
If anyone subscribes to Myers Briggs, then Elon is a classic INTP. Some of my good friends are also INTP. I enjoy working with them a lot. But if they ever do the leading, expect chaos but you'll be working on something cool.
Someone who has worked hard is just trying to find out if they are employed. There is a massive power imbalance -- probably one of the largest power embalances two people on Earth can have, and all Elon can do is answer with memes, emojis and slander (Elon's latest tweet on the issue is "The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm. "). Given Elon's previous experiences with insulting people he doesn't like, I'm not going to believe that without some independant evidence.
I'm not sure what he's actually going for here? He's clearly desperate for people to like his (fairly miserable) Twitter output, but who does he think _this_ is going to appeal to?
- Being by praised by China and Russia, in the same week, for his stance on Ukraine conflict.
- Calling Pedo to a diver risking his life to save kids stuck on a Cave.
- Calling a liar and lazy a employee with muscular dystrophy - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/56C9/production/...
- Firing long term loyal assistant of 12 years, for daring to ask for a raise.
- Comparing Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler.
- In reply to a tax the rich” tweet by Bernie Sander’s official Twitter account, replying with a “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive,” in reference to Sanders advanced age.
- Reopening Tesla's Bay Area factory against local Covid rules, causing 450 workers to get COVID-19 on their return. In the meanwhile, claimed COVID contagion risk a few months later not to attend a court hearing on the Twitter acquisition.
- Threatening workers with the loss of their stock options if they unionized. A direct threat to workers against California labor laws and the right to organize.
Go read the Twitter comments of people defending Musk. Actually, save yourself the trouble -- they're disgusting. Musk is never going to be the one to tell them they're taking things too far. Instead, Musk is the one who will take it further the next go around, because he knows what they want to hear. There's nothing to rein him in.
Musk has created a vicious cycle for himself that he cannot recognize, and the only way he'll ever break out is if he actually suffers some semblance of negative consequences.
Elon is not a child, he is responsible for his actions.
One doesn’t take on any blame himself and doesn’t acknowledge his bad behaviour.
So yes , this is not enough because it’s just him eating crow while trying to save face. He hasn’t actually apologized for the actual issue.
It’s pretty remarkable, really. Even the Jobs people were able to acknowledge that Apple was not perfect, generally.
It's also worth noting that the design studio he founded, Ueno, was one of the dynamic, talented and in-demand agencies in the world pre-acquisition.
https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1633082707835080705?s...
Never said that, don’t put words in my mouth. Just said if Twitter was essential to his retirement he should have had it as his main focus not tweeting about choosing tiles for his cafe in the same timeline he’s asking his boss if he has a job.
>he worked as a design director there for years.
What new design has Twitter shipped in 3 years? Sorry this all just looks like classic corporate complacency.
