Dogecoin creator says it 'annoyed' him when Elon Musk tried to send the cryptocurrency 'to the moon'
But, Palmer said he sees Musk's interest in Dogecoin as a tactic, a means to"latch onto communities" in an effort to"absorb them into his cult of personality."
"He does this on several topics. Look at how a lot of the free speech, right-wingers have all kind of become big Elon Musk supporters," Palmer told Insider."That's beneficial to him because he's kind of building his army, taking in the tribes of all these different kinds of misfit communities that are extremely dedicated and extremely passionate."It's not the first time that Palmer has commented on the richest man in the world.
and accused the Tesla CEO of being unable to run basic code, citing an instance several years ago when the billionaire allegedly didn't know how to run a Python script that Palmer sent him.Palmer on Twitter over his comments. In a series of tweets, Musk said his kids could have written better code at the age of 12 and alleged Palmer"never wrote a single line of Dogecoin code.""I've made a conscious effort since then to not talk about him because it's not worth it.
"I used to be a lot more willing to get into the debates and have online debates. But, I don't think they're a very useful thing to do anymore. My approach is just to say what I'm thinking and try to be as objective as possible and just say, 'This is what I believe in, take it or leave it,'" he added.
Palmer isn't the only one who's questioned Musk's support of the meme currency. On Tuesday, seven new plaintiffs
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