One of the things that excited me the most about visiting San Francisco years ago was seeing the facade of Twitter, adorned with the blue bird, when it was still called Twitter and Elon Musk was just a millionaire in love with the social network. In just a year and a half, the popularity of X (as he re-branded the platform) has plummeted and his neutral vision is leaning towards supporting a political side without being afraid. So much so, that he has even moved the headquarters out of California, angry at its progressive laws.
Goodbye, X, goodbye
For Musk, the last straw has been a new law that prevents teachers from informing parents if their son or daughter wants to be identified as a different gender. You may ask, “What does this have to do with X?” Absolutely nothing, but the billionaire has a trans daughter named Vivian Jenna who hates him with all her heart, and to win back her love, he has decided to bet everything on transphobia. Well done, Elon.
Musk will not only move X’s headquarters from San Francisco to Austin (regardless of what its employees say), but will also move SpaceX from Hawthorne (California) to Starbase (Texas). The reason he has given is that the laws ‘attack families and businesses.’ The public, who should have reacted by raising their hands to their heads, mostly shrugged.
It is important to note that just a year ago, Elon wrote “San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco even if others abandon you, we will always be your friends.” Apparently, not anymore. Not only that, but he also believes that many will follow in his footsteps, and in a post made by AI (of course) he has posted a photo of himself wearing a cowboy hat. Because the energy of a divorced man must be embraced, it doesn’t come alone.
Of course, this is a political decision that, hopefully, will turn some heads and change some things around. It remains to be seen how long the charade of the heartless millionaire demanding that we all love him will last.
