@Huntn00@mastodon.world @esoastronomy@mastodon.social As has been reported, much of Elon Musk's apparent public favorability is fake. It's used to gain venture capital for him & manipulate stock markets. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musk-found-liable-twitter-shareholders-fraud-lawsuit-over-44-billion-takeover-2026-03-20/ https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders-us-jury-finds/a-76462448 Bots fishing for Greater Fools https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/elon-musk-promises-algorithm-transparency-as-crypto-bots-flood-x/cmUeZItR43X https://www.businessinsider.com/grok-ai-elon-musk-is-more-fit-than-lebron-james-2025-11 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/elon-musk-grok-ai-chatbot-x-linda-yaccarino https://forward.com/culture/754111/grok-nazi-hitler-elon-musk-antisemitism-delusion/ Paid-for Russian influencers https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/29/the-uneasy-story-about-an-alleged-russian-spy-best-podcasts-of-the-week https://www.theguardian.com/audible-true-crime-and-investigations/2026/jun/24/new-podcast-investigates-russian-influence-in-us-media It's public sentiment manipulation by corporate interests