As of June 25, 55.1 percent of Americans viewed Elon Musk unfavorably, while 37 percent had a favorable opinion—a sharp shift from early 2024, when the numbers were roughly even, according to Silver Bulletin.

“Musk is still popular among Republicans, but he’s less popular than he used to be and less popular than other Republican figures,” elections analyst Eli McKown-Dawson wrote.

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    21 hours ago

    I mean, him Titan CEO’ing himself on the way to Mars as a showcase that his tech is safe, is well within plausibility

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      He could do that today by showing off how reliable the collision detection and braking systems are on his Cybertruck.

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      I don’t know, the stream where his entire goal was to prove how good starlink was for gaming where he immediately blamed all his deaths on poor connection quality, sort of implies he has trouble putting his products before his ego.

      And while he is an expert at deluding himself, I think we have already passed the point where even he could be convinced his rockets were safe.