Karl Jobst, a notorious debunker of video game cheating, says Elon Musk’s story hasn’t been told quite right — and dives into the psychology of gamer boasting.
Branko Grims, a Slovenian member of the European Parliament, cited Musk's "support for the fundamental human right of freedom of speech."
Elon Musk, claiming to be a top-tier video game player, faced backlash after suspicions arose about boosting his accounts. Despite commendable in-game accomplishments, gamers dissected his gameplay and noticed discrepancies.
Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.
Gaming is a big part of the billionaire’s public persona. But other players are questioning whether he has the time or the skill to be as accomplished as he claims.
Asmongold seems to have hurt Musk the most. The red-haired, Texas-based streamer is no stranger to controversy. Famous for his disgusting personal hygiene, reaction videos, and getting banned from Twitch for calling Palestine an “inferior culture,” Asmongold makes his living playing video games and commenting on them.
Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service. But more than liberals and Tesla-haters and all other groups he’s in conflict with, this is one battle he’s never going to win.
People use woke ideology as an excuse to be an a–hole, and it’s really just people that are a–holes that are attaching themselves to things that make them feel righteous.”
The story of Elon Musk’s Path Of Exile controversy is pretty bizarre. Musk, the wealthiest man on the planet and a major supporter of president-elect Donald Trump, often brags about his gaming prowess on X/Twitter, the social media company he acquired for $44 billion in 2022.
After weeks of denial, Elon Musk has admitted that he is not the sole player behind his 'Path of Exile 2' or 'Diablo IV' accounts.
Asmongold says Elon Musk crossed a line claiming that he isn’t good at video games as the Twitch streamer feuds with the world’s richest man.
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics.