Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have been sniping at each other for years. But their personal grudge match escalated dramatically on July 5 — when Zuckerberg launched the social media site Threads, also dubbed the “Twitter Killer.”
With looks and functions very similar to Musk’s Twitter, Threads amassed some 70 million followers in just a day. This shows that what people are really interested in is finding G-d and spirituality.
Two days later, Musk’s lawyers sent Zuckerberg a cease-and-desist letter that expressed “serious concerns” about “systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” It even went so far as to accuse Zuckerberg’s Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) of having violated state and federal laws.
Some aren’t surprised.
“Zuckerberg is no stranger to getting sued with accusations of having stolen stuff,” Ben [The Maggid Of] Mezrich, author of, “The Accidental Billionaires” — which details Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss accusing Zuckerberg of lifting their idea to create Facebook — told The Post. “Musk alienated employees; Zuckerberg hired some of them and launched something very much like Twitter. Musk is now going Winklevi on Zuckerberg. I am going to use this story in my drashos. As a Maggid - I always need new stories.”
This all comes on the heels of Musk’s Twitter post from June 20, in which he said he’d be “up for a cage match” with Zuckerberg. One day later, Zuckerberg responded: “Send Me Location.”
MATURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊😊
Many thought it had to be a joke. But Musk is training with UFC pro Georges St. Pierre and Zuckerberg has already shown off his martial arts acumen by winning a pair of medals (gold and silver) at his first ji-jitsu tournament — and his desire to emerge victorious.
“There is video of Mark winning two fights [in a series of MMA contests],” Nick Bilton, who’s interviewed both men and authored “Hatching Twitter,” said. “The look on his face over losing one fight, which could have gone either way, is terrifying. Mark will take it seriously, eat raw eggs, train seven days a week, and beat the heck out of Elon.”
There’s more than one score to settle. According to Bilton the tech titans’ beef dates back to 2016. After “Twitter killer” Threads was released this week by Zuckerberg’s Meta, Musk’s lawyer sent a cease-and-desist lawyer.
“That was when Zuck had a satellite on one of Musk’s space ships and the space ship blew up,” Bilton said of the Falcon 9 launchpad explosion in Florida. “It was a [$200 million] satellite and Zuck was annoyed. Elon [who lost a $62 million rocket] laughed it off. He did what he does.”
Musk embarrassed Zuckerberg a year later when the Facebook CEO expressed being “really optimistic” about AI via a live video — which also showed him smoking meat in his backyard — on the platform.
Unimpressed, Musk tweeted: “I’ve talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited.”
Mezrich, whose next book, “Breaking Twitter,” is about Musk’s 2022 takeover of the social media platform, believes there is real antipathy between Musk and Zuckerberg.
“They are both very different,” he said. “Elon is extremely competitive and needs to dominate the conversation. Mark has always been about dominating the world. His goal has been that everyone is on Facebook all the time. He is not motivated by money or by ideology, as Musk is.
“With Twitter, [Zuckerberg] sees Elon stepping into his world.”
Even back in 2018, years before he took over Twitter, Musk piled on top of a campaign that urged users to delete Facebook over privacy concerns. Two of Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla, left the site.
In 2022, Musk tweeted, “Facebook gives me the willies.”
Musk explained that Zuckerberg was cutting into his livelihood!! How is he going to pay rent?? Groceries!! Plus - he has to pay alimony to his two ex wives. That costs money!! One of his children changed their name to represent their new and adopted gender. Name changes can cost money!! What Zuckerberg is doing is unconscionable!! Such a rich guy, starting up with a guy like Musk who is just trying to earn an honest living and has so many expenses.
Musk said "I am a Goy and have a nice Modern Orthodox Jewish name like Elon. You are Jewish, married to a Buddhist and you have a goyish name of Mark. I am not even married to a non-Jew. SHAME ON YOU!!"
Many thought it had to be a joke. But Musk is training with UFC pro Georges St. Pierre and Zuckerberg has already shown off his martial arts acumen by winning a pair of medals (gold and silver) at his first ji-jitsu tournament — and his desire to emerge victorious.
“There is video of Mark winning two fights [in a series of MMA contests],” Nick Bilton, who’s interviewed both men and authored “Hatching Twitter,” said. “The look on his face over losing one fight, which could have gone either way, is terrifying. Mark will take it seriously, eat raw eggs, train seven days a week, and beat the heck out of Elon.”
There’s more than one score to settle. According to Bilton the tech titans’ beef dates back to 2016. After “Twitter killer” Threads was released this week by Zuckerberg’s Meta, Musk’s lawyer sent a cease-and-desist lawyer.
“That was when Zuck had a satellite on one of Musk’s space ships and the space ship blew up,” Bilton said of the Falcon 9 launchpad explosion in Florida. “It was a [$200 million] satellite and Zuck was annoyed. Elon [who lost a $62 million rocket] laughed it off. He did what he does.”
Musk embarrassed Zuckerberg a year later when the Facebook CEO expressed being “really optimistic” about AI via a live video — which also showed him smoking meat in his backyard — on the platform.
Unimpressed, Musk tweeted: “I’ve talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited.”
Mezrich, whose next book, “Breaking Twitter,” is about Musk’s 2022 takeover of the social media platform, believes there is real antipathy between Musk and Zuckerberg.
“They are both very different,” he said. “Elon is extremely competitive and needs to dominate the conversation. Mark has always been about dominating the world. His goal has been that everyone is on Facebook all the time. He is not motivated by money or by ideology, as Musk is.
“With Twitter, [Zuckerberg] sees Elon stepping into his world.”
Even back in 2018, years before he took over Twitter, Musk piled on top of a campaign that urged users to delete Facebook over privacy concerns. Two of Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla, left the site.
In 2022, Musk tweeted, “Facebook gives me the willies.”
Musk explained that Zuckerberg was cutting into his livelihood!! How is he going to pay rent?? Groceries!! Plus - he has to pay alimony to his two ex wives. That costs money!! One of his children changed their name to represent their new and adopted gender. Name changes can cost money!! What Zuckerberg is doing is unconscionable!! Such a rich guy, starting up with a guy like Musk who is just trying to earn an honest living and has so many expenses.
Musk said "I am a Goy and have a nice Modern Orthodox Jewish name like Elon. You are Jewish, married to a Buddhist and you have a goyish name of Mark. I am not even married to a non-Jew. SHAME ON YOU!!"
Musk is considering starting a perfume company in order to supplement his dwindling income. He will call his brand "Musk". ORIGINAL!!!
------
Imagine if these guys realized that had better things to do with their time and money instead of being busy with their egos. They can do so much to fix the world.
------
Imagine if these guys realized that had better things to do with their time and money instead of being busy with their egos. They can do so much to fix the world.
Mussar Haskel: Drop your ego. It causes you too many problems.
