To the surprise of no-one: the robots were just mechanical turks.
https://jalopnik.com/teslas-beer-serving-optimus-robot-was-controlled-by-a-h-1851670923
I’m convinced he pronounced robovan the way he did because he was advised on the social media engagement technique of dropping deliberate mistakes in your videos
it feels so much like he’s reaching for… something? from nerd culture and missing the mark so much it’s unrecognizable. my brain went to the old RedLetterMedia review where they kept pronouncing “geteven” as one word, but like… musk, buddy, you’re the one who insisted on naming it a robovan, this doesn’t work
and speaking of reaching for nerd culture and missing, “your own personal R2D2 C-3PO” is exactly how my mom would describe a robot after a bit too much wine, and it’s really embarrassing it’s this easy to pander to nerds
it feels so much like he’s reaching for… something? from nerd culture and missing the mark so much it’s unrecognizable.
so much this when he said the “future should look like the future” and this art deco style roach rolls out
my first thought on seeing the robovan was that I better make sure I got all the plasmids I needed cause when I enter that Bioshock’s definitely doing a level transition I can’t come back from
also why does he think people will take on his “wacky” pronunciation of “Robovan” to rhyme with “gas oven”? I generally leave actually listening to Musk’s live ramblings to the professionals but damn, this guy is a terrible public speaker. Has his schtick always consisted mostly of awkward pauses and ers and ums or is this a new thing?
Has his schtick always consisted mostly of awkward pauses and ers and ums or is this a new thing?
Yes that always was his thing. Some people rationalize it to themselves by going ‘he is such a genius his head has so many ideas he struggles to express them’. I think he might have adhd.
I think he might have adhd.
Oh no, I don’t think we’re ready for him to start mythologizing autism + ADHD.
Watching my therapist pull up Musk facts on his phone for 40 minutes going “bro check this out you’re just like him frfr” the moment he learned I was autistic was enough for me. Please god don’t let musk start talking about hyperfocusing.
