Famous American podcaster Sam Harris, host of the show Making Sense, said that an exchange of text messages about COVID-19 ended his long-term friendship with billionaire Elon Musk. Since then, Musk has called him a “complete idiot.”. The Daily Beast writes about this.
Harris said he and Musk first met around 2008, when the billionaire tech entrepreneur was "
" A friend I remember didn't seem to crave public attention, but his interaction with Twitter/X transformed him,"
According to the podcaster, the problems started with the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
“Panic over coronavirus is stupid,” Musk wrote on Twitter at the time..
Harris said he personally contacted Musk about the tweet, fearing it could "
He wrote: " I know it makes sense, but I'm afraid most people will read it wrong. You have a huge platform and most of the world looks to you as an authority on all things technical.. Coronavirus is a very big deal, and if we don't get our act together, we will very soon look like Italy."
Musk's answer was brief.. "
This led to hours of correspondence that culminated in a bet: Musk bet Harris that he would donate $1 million to charity against a $1,000 bottle of tequila that there would be no 35,000 cases of the respiratory disease in the US.
When 600,000 cases and 35,000 deaths from COVID-19 were reported a few weeks later, Harris sent Musk another message reporting this.
" Elon never responded, and soon he began to vilify me on Twitter,” the podcaster did not remain in debt and began to criticize his former friend on his show for his statements. But without details about the reasons for the quarrel.
Harris eventually left Twitter in 2022, but that didn't stop Musk from calling him "
" A person with his talents, resources and opportunities creates so much meaningless noise... and there is no excuse for it,” Harris concluded.
Let us remind you that it has already become known that Elon Musk will appear at the inauguration of Donald Trump. However, he won't be the only billionaire at the ceremony.. Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will also arrive in Washington.