Emeritus Prof. Christopher May@ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk

Why is the world's richest man, Elon Musk, who you might think would be focussed on how SpaceX can live up to its astronomical (pun intended) valuation, actually more focussed (at least on social media) on British politics & his growing support for the far right?

Apart from taking joy in his 'interference' its difficult (for me at least) to understand why he's so interested..... unless its just an environment where he (seemingly) can act with impunity?

#politics

theguardian.com/technology/202

the GuardianElon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-upGuardian analysis of X feed shows how keen world’s richest person was to air his views and ‘interfere’ in British politics
Jul 4, 2026, 17:13 UTCen
MostlyTato@MostlyTato@mstdn.social

Replying to an earlier post

@ChrisMayLA6
Brexit Britain is the perfect beach-head to exploit his narrative across the smoking remains of the EU...

"Musk has become a kind of digital necromancer, like the white wizard Saruman, using his privileged position in the West to channel the dark autocracy of Sauron in his Kremlin towers to the east. (Perhaps, as in Tolkien’s epic, Musk deploys an all-seeing ‘Palantir’ courtesy of his tech ally and fellow South African Peter Thiel"

bylinetimes.com/2025/01/25/how

Byline TimesFrom Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk“Money and information are the twin tactical nukes of modern politics” according to Steve Bannon. But the the seeds for this tech dystopia were sown more than a decade ago
Rob van Vliet@robvliet@mastodon.nl

Replying to an earlier post

@ChrisMayLA6 Interestingly, Mr. Musk was invited to speak at an ASML conference on June 11th, one day before the IPO. #ASML is crucial for the ambitions of SpaceX. He tweeted racist content just before and right after his meeting. Of course ASML employees took notice.

dutchnews.nl/2026/06/asml-staf

DutchNews.nlASML staff threaten boycott over Elon Musk invitation - DutchNews.nlStaff at chip machinery maker ASML are threatening to boycott a company conference after it invited Elon Musk to give a keynote address at the event, newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad has reported. ASML, one of Europe’s most valuable corporations, is holding an internal conference in Den Bosch on Thursday. News that Musk would be invited spread on Saturday and prompted a backlash amongst the company’s staff. The Tesla and SpaceX boss is due to appear by video link, in conversation with...