Elon Musk: Tech Genius! Green Warrior! Biz King! Good Oligarch?

I'm seeing less political content on X for a couple of days now. It looks like X changed its algorithm. I guess too many people were starting to see the truth. Here's what Grok says:

A post on X from June 26, 2025, indicates the algorithm was tweaked to focus on "positive, informational, and entertaining content" to reduce negativity and enhance user experience, with smaller accounts gaining more visibility to diversify voices. Additionally, a January 2025 article from Social Media Today reported an upcoming algorithm update emphasizing "informational/entertaining" content. However, a Wall Street Journal experiment from October 2024 noted that political content still dominated feeds for new users, even when they preferred non-political topics like cooking and crafts, suggesting the shift may not be fully effective or uniformly applied.

I asked if there was a way to disable that, and it said:

There is no direct setting on X to disable the algorithm entirely or specifically prioritize political content, as the platform's feed is primarily driven by algorithmic recommendations. However, you can take steps to curate your feed to see more political content:

Switch to the Following Tab: Instead of the default "For You" tab, which is algorithmically curated, switch to the "Following" tab to see posts only from accounts you follow. This can help if you follow political accounts, but it won't guarantee more political content if the algorithm still influences visibility.

Engage with Political Content: Like, comment, or repost political content you want to see more of. The algorithm prioritizes content based on user interactions, so engaging with political posts can signal to X to show you more of it.

Follow Political Accounts: Actively follow accounts that post political content, such as news outlets, political commentators, or activists. This increases the likelihood of seeing political posts in your feed.

Mute Non-Political Keywords: Mute keywords related to animal or nature content (e.g., "cute animals," "nature," "wildlife") to reduce their prominence in your feed. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Mute and Block > Muted Words to add these terms.

Adjust Content Preferences: Check Settings > Content Preferences > Manage Topics and adjust "Current Affairs" or similar topics to "See More" if available. This may not directly increase political content but can influence topic prioritization.

Use a Plugin or Script: Some users suggest using browser extensions or JavaScript to disable the "For You" algorithm and rely solely on your timeline or curated lists, though this requires technical know-how and may not be officially supported.

Note that X's algorithm changes are not fully transparent, and even with these steps, political content may still be filtered to some extent due to platform-wide priorities.
 
Elon is on the move, having recently relinquished his position with Tesla (buyout) and X as a board member to pursue his quest with SpaceX, OpenAI robotics, and Neuralink.

He has a quota to fill if he expects his trillion-dollar buyout to be paid in 10-year installments.

Who will make a $40—$70 purchase while possibly risking their health via EMF due to the current economic instability?

And since Europe is one of Tesla's larger markets, along with Canada, the US, and Saudi Arabia, Tesla might reach its goal of doubling its production to 2 million from the current 1 million for the foreseeable future

If there ever was a time when his Gordon Gekko moment had arrived in his career, this might be the pinnacle of his stormy ride to the top.

Elon Musk Needs $1 Trillion in ‘Motivation,’ Says Tesla Board. The Stock Rises
Tesla TSLA+3.64% Barron's
Stock jumped on Friday as the company’s board laid out plans to “motivate” CEO Elon Musk. Its proposal includes an unprecedented amount of motivation, but investors appeared not to mind.

Fortune

When Tesla’s board unveiled its latest executive compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Friday, it wasn’t just another line in a proxy filing. It was an act of theater—and defiance. After two previous pay deals for Musk—the world’s richest man, worth hundreds of billions—had been alternately dismantled under legal and shareholder pressure, and then heavily criticized, the company is once again pushing the boundaries of corporate governance with a headline-grabbing target: Musk will earn only if Tesla’s valuation surges by at least a factor of eight over the next decade.

Tesla told shareholders in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Musk’s most recent pay package worth $29 billion was accompanied by the statement that “work was ongoing” by the special committee evaluating Musk’s compensation. The board—with Elon and his brother, Kimbal, recusing themselves from the process—unanimously recommended a “longer-term CEO compensation strategy” that could reach $1 trillion.

The special committee then confirmed what Fortune’s Amanda Gerut reported: that the $29 billion package was not directly linked to performance, and that this was quite the opposite. “Yes, you read that correctly,” the committee told shareholders. “In 2018, Elon had to grow Tesla by billions; in 2025, he has to grow Tesla by trillions — to be exact, he must create nearly $7.5 trillion in value for shareholders for him to receive the full award.” The committee also said that this award “uniquely challenges” Musk to guide Tesla through a new phase of unprecedented growth, while keeping him in leadership for many years to come.

Musk’s pay-package past

Elon Musk’s relationship with pay packages has always been outlandish by conventional corporate measures. Unlike the cash-heavy salaries and bonuses that structure most CEO contracts, Musk has repeatedly tied his fortune to Tesla’s ability to smash through aggressive milestones.

Back in 2012, Tesla’s board offered him a deal based on production and stock price hurdles. At the time, it looked audacious; Tesla was still a niche manufacturer producing a few tens of thousands of cars. When those goals were eventually met, the pay package delivered Musk tens of millions of dollars in options—at once a win for him and a vindication for Tesla shareholders who had seen their stock multiply.

Then came 2018: a plan with a $56 billion potential jackpot contingent on a suite of operational metrics and stratospheric valuation targets. Skeptics scoffed, yet Musk hit many of those goals, pushing Tesla past the trillion-dollar valuation threshold in 2021. To admirers, it proved Musk’s visionary drive. To critics, it was governance gone awry—a board in thrall to its CEO.

Indeed, in January 2024, a Delaware judge struck down that $56 billion arrangement, citing conflicts of interest on the board (including his brother, Kimbal) and lack of adequate oversight. The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos. A second attempt at revising the package—“Plan B,” as it was informally known—was again quashed by a Delaware judge nearly a year later. Throughout the year, a furious Musk decamped from his incorporation in Delaware.

In Friday’s proxy, the committee said it had explored numerous alternatives, but ultimately decided to build upon the controversial 2018 package. Musk’s new goals include adjusted Ebitda targets (up to 28x higher than the 2018 milestone, per the committee) and new product rollouts, including 1 million robotaxis in commercial operation and delivery of 1 million AI bots.

Backlash, loyalty, and the Musk dilemma

Tesla’s board has found itself trapped in a predicament: Musk is simultaneously Tesla’s greatest asset and its greatest risk. The company’s extraordinary rise from an upstart carmaker to a global force in sustainable energy and transport has been fueled by his relentless ambition and uncanny ability to attract capital. He embodies the Tesla brand so thoroughly that investors and customers alike conflate the company’s trajectory with his own.

But that strength comes with fragility. Musk’s long list of side ventures—SpaceX, X, Neuralink, the recently launched xAI—leads critics to charge that Tesla risks becoming a neglected child. Meanwhile, his mercurial style and public controversies, from social media firestorms to clashes with regulators, have brought volatility to Tesla’s stock and reputation.

Underlying the trillion-dollar plan is a quieter, more existential question: Can Tesla truly outgrow Musk? For over a decade, it has been his vision, his risk appetite, and his brash style that defined the company. Yet most corporate giants eventually mature beyond their founding personalities, shifting power toward institutional structures and professional management.

Once again, Tesla’s board has sided with continuity, betting that the upside of locking Musk in outweighs the turbulence of pushing him aside. Still, the allure of Tesla has always rested in its improbable odds. A company dismissed in its infancy now shapes the future of global transportation. A CEO once thought reckless has become one of the richest men alive. And a pay package once unimaginable is back in play—only now, the number is no longer billions, but a trillion.



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