An alleged text exchange between Musk and Gates has been published on the Internet.
Musk seems to say that the texts are real, but he [Musk] did not leak them.
Here is the alleged text exchange...
In the text exchange, which couldn't be independently verified by CNBC, Musk asked Gates: "Do you still have a half billion dollar short position against Tesla?"
To which Gates replied: "Sorry to say I haven't closed it out. I would like to discuss philanthropy possibilities."
Musk shot back: "Sorry, I cannot take your philanthropy on climate change seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla, the company doing the most to solve climate change."
Must see Elon Tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1517707521343082496
Elon wants his money. Nothing wrong with that.
Musk can’t both be a “genius”—and actually believe the CC crap.
If in fact Gates did short Tesla stock, we do not know when that transaction (or multiple transactions) took place.
Tesla peaked in November 2021 at more than $1,200 a share.
Its Price/Earnings ratio at that time was at least a staggering 250!
Then, Tesla briefly crashed all the way back down to $700 in February 2022.
Since that low, it has rallied back strongly to $1,000 a share.
Based on the alleged comments that Bill Gates made, Gates seems to indicate that he has made money on the Tesla short, and that he wants to donate that profit to a charity.
Gates SHORTS AMERICA!!! He is a NUTCASE LEFTY!
Hey Elon.....what are you going to do when the batteries have to be replaced....where do you dump the old ones??
Musk I think wants to do things more safely and change and make things we are already doing cleaner for environment.
Maybe gates is planning his own electric cars and knows he can get the government contracts and has a plan to put musk out. We have a bunch of really rich people trying to take each others money..
I’m not sure why Musk even cares about this. Gates’s position is a tiny percentage and if Tesla keeps going higher in the years to come Gates will be punished.
Gates is jealous.
Musk is his better in so man respects
Gates should keep a close eye on his back
The bottom line is that Musk is doing things today, in many fields, Gates hasn’t done anything noteworthy in decades and is merely a rent seeker and a trivial person. When Musk lives in a small 50k folding home at his space launch site working feverishly, Gates is hanging around with Epstein and Buffett and Oprah and Fauci and cheating on his wife.
Musk is building things, Gates is an influencer screwing with normal people. Musk wants you to have an electric car. a ride in a rocket, and free speech
Gates wants you to to eat lab-grown beef and insects.
so weird, and apparently real?
musk must not be playing nice with the plutocrat club (coughing up money)
gates smallpox comment stays in my mind.