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Louis Staples
Nov 05, 2018

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Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company CEO and general brash billionaire Elon Musk has finally admitted what we all know - that he often takes it too far on Twitter.
In an hour-long conversation with journalist Kara Swisher, Musk admitted that his tweeting habit - which he claims only brings him online for 15 minutes per day - has led to some moments he now regrets.
He said:
It’s fair to say I would probably not have tweeted some of the things I tweeted, that was probably unwise.
And probably not gotten into some of the online fights that I got into. I probably shouldn’t have attacked journalists, probably shouldn’t have done that.
For legal reasons, Musk, who is currently in a relationship with musician Grimes, didn't mention the infamous $40 million tweet that led to him losing his chairman title after the SEC accused him of securities fraud for telling his followers that he was taking Tesla private.
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Musk described tweets like this, which he admits hold his company back, as "self-inflicted wounds" induced by excessive pressure.
Following a settlement surrounding the fall out from this tweet, which rather bizarrely embroiled him in a feud with rapper Azealia Banks, he even confessed he’s no longer allowed to tweet certain business details, saying:
I think it’s mostly just if it’s something that might cause a substantial movement in the stock during trading hours
This hasn't been a great year for Musk on Twitter. As the world watched with joy as Thai school children were rescued from a cave, Musk bizarrely hit out at the man who rescued them, calling him a "p***".
But don’t worry folks, he’s vowed to keep tweeting - just not about business - so stay tuned for more strange moments.
H/T: Mashable
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