Elon Musk just made a bad Twitter joke, and we are so confused
As you know, Elon Musk's tweets are heard 'round the world.
So when he tweeted a poll Thursday night asking people about irony on social media, well, the internet was just so confused.
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"Do want irony on social media?" Elon asked, and the responses were ... interesting.
Do want irony on social media?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2017
Maybe he's trying to tell us something?
its a secret message pic.twitter.com/PB8rKpHgLR
— Tyler Glaiel🥑 (@TylerGlaiel) June 22, 2017
But it's perhaps related to this earlier, somewhat cryptic tweet on Thursday. But if so, it took him 8 hours to devise that poll, so ...
Must remember that irony and social media are not friends. Keep forgetting. Dammit.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2017
We're clutching at straws here, but possibly this whole thing has something to do with the responses he got to a global warming joke he tossed out into the Twitterverse Tuesday.
No need to rely on scientists for global warming — just use a thermometer https://t.co/0PbtAL8uRK
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 20, 2017
Hey guy you missed the joke
— ryan rath (@ress_less) June 20, 2017
Eh, who knows. Maybe Musk just needs some bacon.
Damn, I forgot bacon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 23, 2017
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