Mon 23 October 2023:
Since he took over Twitter and later transformed it to X, billionaire Elon Musk has been in the spotlight. The SpaceX and Tesla founder frequently engages users worldwide with his frequent updates on the microblogging platform.
The millionaire recently announced that if Wikipedia changed their name, he would give them $1 billion. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia,” he said, adding that he would do so “in the interests of accuracy.”
When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Musk set another condition. “@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect,” the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, “One year minimum. I mean, I’m a not fool lol.”
In another post, he shared a screenshot of Wikipedia’s homepage which mentioned “Wikipedia is not for sale” and “a personal appeal from Jimmy Wales”. Musk added, “Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know …”
Musk, in a follow-up post, also asked if a cow and a poop emoji could be added to his Wikipedia page.
(Please add that to the 🐄💩 on my wiki page)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2023
Since being shared, his post has amassed 9.9 million views and over a lakh likes.
“They’re always asking for donations, so be careful. They might come to collect,” said a user.
“Sounds like that cage match challenge,” commented a person.
A third person commented, “Buy it and put AI in charge of updating it autonomously.”
“Typical rich guy… Only willing to donate if the institution names itself after him!” remarked a user.
Another person added, “Looking at the replies I just can’t imagine these people are waking the same earth as me lmao.”
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