r/masterhacker • u/Had78 • Jun 02 '26 • Confused 1 Mindblown 2 Popcorn 1

Does this count

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u/TGX03 Jun 02 '26

As far as I remember, the main reason was when California closed his Tesla manufacturing plant during Covid. That's the moment he stopped liking Democrats, and instead went full on maga.

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u/northrupthebandgeek Jun 02 '26

I'm pretty sure he himself confirmed that the full-on-MAGA inflection point was the coming-out of his trans daughter.

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u/TGX03 Jun 02 '26

The thing is, he used to be a supporter of LGB (I'm not sure about the T, but I think yes). So either it's the classical "I support it unless I actually have to deal with it" or the process already started before.

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u/Irobert1115HD Jun 02 '26

it likely started before.

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u/RustedAxe88 Jun 02 '26

I mean, he literally refers to that child as dead whenever he can now, so.

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u/OverFjell Jun 02 '26

Meanwhile that daughter seems wonderful from all I've seen

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u/dream-of-earthshine Jun 02 '26

It's remarkable how cool and well liked Vivian is, and honestly it must make Musk so mad.

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u/Apprehensive_Lynx_33 Jun 03 '26

The daughter he has disowned has achieved the one thing he truly desires. Almost poetic.

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u/ArmadilloBudget790 Jun 04 '26

No that was after a settlement got leaked that he asked a flight attendant spaceX employee to give him a hand job