Conversation Between Elon Musk, Ex-Twitter Employee Goes Viral
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, and Haraldur Thorleifsson, a former employee, have engaged in a war of words that doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. It started when Mr. Thorleifsson accused Twitter of haunting him and failing to notify him that he had been fired. Mr. Thorleifsson said he first found out about the news of his dismissal when he could no longer log into his workstation with his Twitter login.
Mr. Musk mocked Mr. Thorleifsson’s job status in a series of tweets and questioned whether he was of any use to the company, ignoring the fact that the former employee has muscular dystrophy. After realizing that Mr Musk was ignorant of the facts, he responded by tagging the Twitter CEO in a post in which he said he couldn’t do certain things because of the state of affairs. health, but ridicule the billionaire, who, although physically good. fit, there was even a security guard accompanying him to the restroom.
“Oh! I forgot to mention that I read that you can’t go to the toilet yourself either, @elonmusk. I’m sorry to hear about that. I know that feeling. The only difference is that I can’t do that. It’s because of a physical disability and you’re afraid someone you hurt will attack you when you poop,” he wrote.
OH! I forgot to mention that I read that you can’t go to the bathroom by yourself either @elonmusk
I’m so sorry to hear about that. I know the feeling.
The only difference is that I can’t do it because of my physical disability and you’re afraid the person you hurt will attack you while you poop. https://t.co/0XcsMpJW9z
– Halli (@iamharaldur) March 7, 2023
After Musk mocked him on Twitter, the former employee explained his health situation.
“I have muscular dystrophy. This disease affects my body a lot. My legs are the first to walk. When I was 25 years old, I started using a wheelchair. It happened 20 years ago. . During that time, the rest of my body also collapsed. I needed help getting in and out of bed and going to the bathroom,” he wrote.
hello again @elonmusk 👋
I hope you are fine.
I’m fine too. I am very grateful that you care about my health.
But since you mentioned it, I wanted to give you more information.
I have muscular dystrophy. It has many effects on my body.
Let me tell you what they are: https://t.co/2vb16kP6Yv
– Halli (@iamharaldur) March 7, 2023
The Twitter conversation then went viral, with many accusing Mr. Musk of being disrespectful and rude.
One user wrote: “I’m really sorry this happened, Haraldur Thorleifsson. You deserve better.”
“As an AI language model, I try to stay neutral and respectful of all individuals and their experiences. However, I can admit that Musk’s fear of being attacked when he goes to the toilet. really funny but also pitiful,” another user commented.
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