Elon Musk mocks ‘Woketopia’ in a sarcastic tweet proposing the video game ‘battle for high morals’
- Musk tweeted on Saturday about ‘Woketopia’, a phrase also used by Don Jr.
- ‘Battle for high moral ground in this new game!’ he tweeted sarcastically
- Musk was attacked for pressing to reopen the Tesla factory during the blockade
- He faces an investor lawsuit for his ‘erratic’ tweets following SEC deal
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk gave the ‘awakened’ culture a chance in a tweet that imagines a world consumed by the demands of social justice as an exciting new video game.
«Woketopia. Battle for high moral ground in this new game! ‘Tesla’s CEO wrote in a tweet on Saturday.
Musk gave no further details and it was not immediately clear what motivated the comment.
It came shortly after a report that hundreds of employees at Tesla’s California plant hired COVID-19 after Musk encouraged them to return to work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk gave the ‘awakened’ culture a chance in a tweet that imagines a world consumed by the demands of social justice as an exciting new video game
Musk also faced criticism for his skepticism about coronavirus vaccines, including concerns he expressed about potential side effects.
‘Woketopia’, the concept of an awakened utopia dominated by demands for social justice, is a phrase that was also used by Don Trump Jr and commentator Bill Maher, among others.
Musk’s proposal for a video game ‘Woketopia’ drew mixed reactions from his followers.
Computer scientist Paul Graham replied: ‘In fact, it would be an interesting game to design. But game designer Tyler Galilee replied ironically, ‘Okay, Boomer.’
In another strange tweet on Sunday, Musk wrote: ‘I love music. It makes my heart sing. ‘
Musk has long shown an interest in video games and, once, gave credit to computer games by first interested him in programming.
At age 12, he designed a computer game called Blastar, which he sold to PC and Office Technology magazine for $ 500. A version of the game can still be played online.
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On Thursday, a Tesla investor filed a lawsuit over Musk’s “erratic” tweets, accusing him of violating his 2018 deal with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the use of Twitter.
The complaint highlighted several posts by Musk on the social media platform Twitter, including his assessment on May 1 that Tesla’s share price was ‘too high’, leading to a drop of more than $ 13 billion in value Tesla market.
The lawsuit was filed although Tesla’s stock price has risen nearly five times since Musk’s ‘very high’ tweet, giving Tesla a valuation well over $ 600 billion, and the SEC has not publicly accused Musk of recent violations.
The SEC deal followed Musk’s tweet in August 2018 that he had “guaranteed funding” to possibly make Tesla private in a $ 72 billion transaction. In fact, Musk was nowhere near.
Musk and Tesla each paid $ 20 million in civil fines, and Tesla’s lawyers agreed to examine some of Musk’s tweets in advance.
The agreement was later amended to clarify when pre-approvals were needed, prompted by an unchecked tweet by Musk about Tesla’s vehicle production forecast.
Last April, a San Francisco federal judge said Tesla and Musk must face a lawsuit alleging that Musk’s tweet has become deprived of defrauding shareholders. This case is still pending.