Elon Musk Feelings Got Hurt

Elon Musk said Friday that his space company could not keep funding the Starlink satellite service that has kept Ukraine and its military online during the war, and he suggested he was pulling free internet after a Ukrainian ambassador insulted him on Twitter.

To be clear, the Ukrainian Ambassador insulted Musk, after Musk said. that the Ukraine should stop fighting, accept the annexation of its territory, and let peace reign.

A proposition that sounded silly to anyone who's ever read the children's book "If you give a Moose a cookie".

Musk also said that Taiwan should become a Hong-Kong like territory of China and end they silly independence thing.

One of the reasons I will never buy a Tesla.

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JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

Its scary when one man can affect the outcome of a war. Some unelected egomaniac can have that much power.

ElwoodBlues · M

@JimboSaturn To be fair, Musk has donated about 20,000 "Starlink" satellite stations to Ukraine. At the beginning of the invasion, Russia destroyed as much cellular infrastructure as they could in Ukraine, and Musk moved pretty quickly to donate hardware and bandwidth to fill the void. They sell for about $700 each; probably cost 1/4 that to manufacture.

This doesn't make Musk any less of a dick, but he did something large and good for the people of Ukraine by keeping them in communication with the global internet.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@ElwoodBlues Ok I did not know that at all. I can see how he would be sore then. However, I think he needs a thicker skin and maintain his proffessionalism.

Northwest · M

@ElwoodBlues

Musk has donated about 20,000 "Starlink" satellite stations to Ukraine.

He left everyone with the impression that he did, but he did not. The terminals were paid for, using private funds (per a statement from the Starlink President), with the most likely sources being France and Poland.

What he's hinting at, is that he has not been charging subscription fees, and he's hinting that he wants to do so.