> But while trying to accomplish it he's burned the goodwill and much of the public perception of Twitter/X as a good company.
Has he? If we step out of the echo chamber of HN and Reddit he is immensely popular. I was actually shocked around the holidays seeing many friends and family that are not internet junkies have a very strong overall opinion of Musk.
Yes he's getting more unpopular by the day. Polls show his popularity among the American population is plummeting, according to CNN analyst Harry Enten.
Enten said Tuesday on Erin Burnett OutFront that Musk's net favorability rating in January had dropped to -13 points. This was down from -3 points before the election and a sharp fall from his +29 rating in 2016.
An Associated Press-NORC poll published last week found that 52 percent of respondents had an unfavorable opinion of him, compared with 36 percent with a favorable opinion. This marks a decline from a 10-point negative rating the previous month.
Of course like everything else it is very partisan... , a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that Musk still enjoys widespread support among Republicans, with 75 percent of Republican respondents saying they viewed him favorably compared to 90 percent of Democrats viewing him unfavorably.
My very non-technical family that doesn't use HN or Reddit has a very negative view of him now.
It really comes down to politics. His cozying up to Trump and showing his 'true colors' has turned off a lot of 'regular media' consuming people, non-republicans as well as people outside of the US that dislike Trump.
While there are some that like him, his popularity is dropping quickly.
> If we step out of the echo chamber of HN and Reddit he is immensely popular. I was actually shocked around the holidays seeing many friends and family that are not internet junkies have a very strong overall opinion of Musk.
This has not been my own experience. In most of my offline circles he is regarded poorly, or at least as a joke.
Has he? If we step out of the echo chamber of HN and Reddit he is immensely popular. I was actually shocked around the holidays seeing many friends and family that are not internet junkies have a very strong overall opinion of Musk.