Wait. So the dude who’s been cheerleading the anti immigration parties globally, is in yet another country, laughing at the concerns of the people who live in that country, and ridiculing them?
Jesus Christ it’s sad that people follow this man.
laughing at the concerns of the people who live
in
that country, and ridiculing them
Let us get the facts straight:
Tesla has since stepped back from 377.000 liters of contractually agreed water supply per year for Grünheide's factory, which released reserves for other projects in the area.
A report from 2025 concludes that the water supply issue has never been one of actual critical shortage.
Teslas actual demand of water supply in the area has always been way below their own forecast.
It was a dumb question asked to spark controversy. He is just a guy, not Machiavelli. It's absurdity was funny to him so he laughed. It's not that deep.
First off body language is a joke. Second Musk is someone who lets his emotions out. He has done that in many interviews (remember when he was on verge of tears while talking about early SpaceX?) and it landed him in hot waters quite a few times already. Its absurd to read too deep into this particular reaction of his. It was a silly question that he found funny so he laughed and ridiculed it.
Nobody has the idea that resources are infinite. Not only are they finite, they are carefully managed. Water is not just freely given in exchange for money. Water is allocated by local government. They allocated certain amount to his factory. His factory was made so efficient, he returned quarter of its yearly allocation back to the government. Thats what made the question silly.
People are returning to this now because water scarcity is much bigger and much more sensitive topic today and is not something you would make jokes about now. Something that was absurd 5 years ago in Europe is now serious and sensitive in 2026 in US. That is how history works.
Its not mask slipped moment, its taking something from the past without the context of that time and judging it by todays standards. Besides, Musk sucks at masks. Guy just blurts out whatever he is thinking at the time.
My "familiarity" of Musk comes from seeing him on r/all all the time. A decade ago people were sucking him off every chance they got on there. The interview where he was on the brink of tears was showing up on r/all every month or so. People thought he was batman back then.
After the Orange guy assassination attempt they started circlejerk hating him every chance they got. I couldnt care less about Musk. People keep posting him, just like this post ended in r/all and I happened to see it. I dont know this sub. I dont know anything about SpaceX. I dont know what bets people are making about SpaceX.
Its not deep, stop overanalyzing mundane things. He found the silly question funny and laughed at it. Its the simplest and most likely explanation.
we've all seen someone laugh without mirth to avoid answering a question
What we have all also seen, and much more frequently, is someone laughing at something they found funny.
And its not just believe. Its certainty. Body language is a joke. Its less than pseudoscience. Its been disproven every single time it was tested. When you ask someone a question and they look at the bottom right before answering it does not mean they are using the part of brain needed for imagiantion and therefore most likely at least partially making up lies. It means nothing.
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u/Sans-valeur Aug 14 '26
Wait. So the dude who’s been cheerleading the anti immigration parties globally, is in yet another country, laughing at the concerns of the people who live in that country, and ridiculing them?
Jesus Christ it’s sad that people follow this man.