People romanticising antisocial behaviour and standoffish elitist approaches to human interactions as signs of great intelligence is kind of sad. It’s good to treat others with kindness and attentiveness.
yeah, well, some armies are more well equipped than others, and much larger 'defense budgets', so I still root for the small ones. They can take off work for months to deal with personal issues no problem, not so for normal folks, so I save my energy for the normal folks.
Problem is many people continue talking when you are trying to escape the situation. Small talk just to pass the time is wasted time. Could always do something better...
Small talk by actively participating and engaging with the other person can be very entertaining and help you get a feel of the personality of whoever you’re speaking with. It’s a good segue into deeper conversation without just trying to go straight into opening a random unexpected topic with someone you’ve barely said anything to lmao, I’ve only seen someone do that a couple times and they make it awkward asf
People really think that not liking small talk makes you smart. As if being able to communicate with other people is somehow a negative? Edit: thanks for 1.9k likes, we successfully gathered all the men with 0 social skills under this comment.
Look up “are smarter people less social” it’s a well documented fact that intelligent people avoid social interactions more than the average. Small talk is like the lowest form of social interaction… not liking small talk doesn’t make you smart, being smart makes you dislike small talk.
Yall should define smart or intelligent. Having social skills is also part of cognitive capability. But yes if one would have a chance to talk to a very interesting person like elon musk why waste breath and time on small talk.
People who can get along with anybody, make them feel special and seen have a unique opportunity and special power. So don't knock down small talk because I'd wish I had the knack for it
On the business side, making deals relies on having a poker face so seeming aloof and uninterested was considered an advantage. I hope that changes with more diversity in the field though since not everybody operates that way. You can be strategic and successful without being an awkward jerk
It's an incredible gift, I agree...and I hate not liking small talk, because it's a very useful skill, especially in business. Because sometimes people don't want to talk about all the big issues of the day: THAT is what is oftentimes actually the boring conversations.
Idk i mean I love small talk, its like a social mint, also I dont wanna know about ur childhood trauma mf I just met you people thinking were in Richard Linklater film or some shit
@@georginaellison6280it's not,not true though I've had multiple women almost lose there ish because they couldn't sit in silence there brain had to make up some offense that I or someone else has against them not all but most ppl I've meet who act like that are women.
His parents own mines in South Africa. The guy was loaded from the get go. There is no from rags to riches story with him. Just a rich guy that bought companies that made him even richer.
There were people richer stronger then him , now he has part to play in ukraine war , even when US CHINA only superpowers of planet talks about things this guy will also be there as one of top subjects , he is different from normal billioneres
What he that got to do with the companies he runs like Tesla and SpaceX? Oh that’s right, nothing. Trump came from even more money and has multiple bankruptcies. One guy is close to genius, the other is a babbling moron conman. Both came from money, but one is actually trying to make the world renewable and make human civilisation multi-planetary.
@@jordachejordan90 not really dude... I mean just like you probably have the same opinion towards a bunch of these same rich elites in similar positions he probably has it too
What I'd hate about being married to someone who's very famous & admired is all the social events you're expected to attend AND the lack of privacy. I couldn't live that kind of life. I love being private, free & being a homebody; that's luxury to me.
So then, what clearly happened? Jesus could still save this relationship! If you still want it and still value each other. Call upon the Lord, in Jesus' name. ❤
No, he's not a pretender, just pursuing things that interest him & very good at commercializing his interests; you're projecting your loser fears onto him, grow up eh!
@@majinxx6272 the planet isn't deteriorating, its humans and greedy people (like musk) who are screwing with the system that keeps us alive. The earth as a planet will be fine, humans...not so much. Humans evolved on one planet, our entire existence is given because of the earth. We do not live on Mars because we did not evolve for Mars. Mars will never be inhabited by humans. We cannot survive on Mars
I’m bad at small talk. It’s always talking about the same superficial stuff, and I’m blaming it on my inability to make people comfortable enough to have a more genuine connection.
This is how I feel about myself, too. Sometimes I think it is a self fulfilling prophecy at a certain point. You worry about your inability to communicate and it disables you in the moment. I have been trying to go a little easier on myself and try to focus on asking questions that allow people to talk about themselves and then I try to just listen, maybe ask specific questions for clarity or to allow them to elaborate further. People generally like talking about themselves, lol!
Practice in the mirror, do a deep dive about it, fake it till you make it, pretend that you're an actor in a performance..nobody knows if you're feeling funky unless you tell them. Xx
Why are people assuming that an “elitist approach” is the reason why he doesn’t enjoy small talk? As if the people sitting beside him, at his table weren’t “elites” anyway.
I think being able to make small talk is actually genius, if you can talk to anyone about anything that is a great skill and to some it just comes naturally. The power of conversation is amazing.
I don't. I am Asperger and I tried to be social and it was a vicious cyrcle. Now I try to be more logical than social and I support Musk 100%. Without special training in the childhood we autistic people cannot be social in the long run. It's just who we are.
@@romanpabianczyk8870Maybe it would be easier with other people on the spectrum? Honestly I often feel like direct, clear cut communication is just better in every way anyways. All these social games often feel ill spirited, and not "social" at all
This LADY has got CLASS are you well???? Best thing that ever happened to that man his, sick seriously SICK! Grimes a child, !!!Artistic and extremely weird!
I just make off the wall comments and random sarcastic jabs at complete strangers while maintaining a disinterested face and for some reason people skip the small talk and confess everything to me in one sitting. At this point, I’m either bored out of my mind or I find you absolutely fascinating so we usually skip the casual friendship bit and move right into BFF territory.
@@cm9241 Idk I think most of us who are awkward at socializing get _particularly_ hurt by small talk though because talking overall is painful, but when you can’t even be deeply distracted by the subject, you then become even more anxious on what you’re suppose to talk, how you’re gonna talk, what someone is thinking about you right now, instead of only focusing on the conversation - that the cooler it is the more you forget you loathe to be there. Saying that this is a huge problem, not something to brag about indeed (wich I doubt many do it because they think is genuinely cool but because they’re insecure and want others to think they’re not as uncool - or even make someone as uncomfortable as them)
When he's been near bankruptcy too he knows the right wealthy people who bail him out. Most of us just lose it all. If he sleeps in his car, he chose it.
It's not anti-social behavior, it's the fact that some people don't have tolerance for boring, vapid, shallow minded conversation. It's quite annoying and mind numbing. Also let me remind you, he has Asperger's which is a form of Autism, it doesn't mean he is stupid, he just lives authentically and most people can't fathom that.
The two arent mutually exclusive. Lets not woobify the richest man in the world for having mild autism; this isnt 2015 tumblr. And he doesnt like free speech you absolute d rider lmao. He likes his speech unfiltered and unquestioned and those he agrees with. Lets not pretend he doesnt censor anyone who seriously questions him
@@Leto2ndAtreides I believe the author meant it is more important to be a good person, but interpret it as you want. I don’t care. Everyone has their own opinion. Take it easy.
And why is she sharing her thoughts that “he probably just didn’t like you” and that she then texts him - doesn’t put her in a good light to gloat about this, her comment says more about her than him
Gloat about what? She's sharing how people love to make positive assumptions about others just because they fame wealth and status. When did she ever gloat bud?
@@kasroa 😂 ur internal hatred for elon musk cant deny facts... financially, scientifically & when it comes to risk taking abilities Elon really indeed is a genius.... In 2008 he nearly went bankrupt & had a huge decision to either invest his remaining money to tesla or spacex but he took a huge risk investing on both companies equally which both had a potential to Fail but.. look at them now how 😂.... & the reason he scientific genius is coz he literally became his own company's Spacex Chief Engineer... So he did work on his own rockets... If all that doesnt make him a genius idk what does😂 & he deveolped rockets which r reusable which even nasa cudnt make.. & hes has starlink internet to conquer control of wifi & internet.... U r just salty coz of ur hatred & jealousy for Elon his power & influence & u dare judge him meanwhile u being a broke peasant... 😂
Let’s stop glamourising rude and obnoxious behaviour and try to connect it to someone’s genius. It’s being a prick for the sake of it, so call it what it is.
@@FPSIreland2 That was apparently at the time right before he moved to the US. Sure he had some money to start with but so does million of other American/European kids. The idea that ten thousand dollars makes the difference between getting to a billionaire and not is frankly stupid/
Asperger people don't like small talk because they don't understand meaning of it. Some details of human interaction don't exist for them. It's hard to explain what small talk is to human like that. Like explaining colors to colorblind.
Small talk is something you can learn, esp since Elon is a public figure. Even if you don't talk and just listen, you should still be polite whether you have Asperger's or not.
Small talk always seemed like the way to get to big talk. Terrible at it so rarely got to big talk with many people unless we were drinking. Maybe the people I eventually did get to big talk with were people like me who also hated small talk but figured it out to get to big talk. Hard to understand how anyone could like small talk outside of flirting.
@@Yellow-Rose yes you can learn small talk and you will know what to say but you can not "feel it" if you're brain is on asperger spectrum. You will always think it's stupid. Sometimes feel superior to normal humans because of it. Feelings of superiority is also common for asperger especially children 🙂
The thing about small talk is that so many people are so bad at it that it actually has become an extremely boring thing to do. What most small talk conversations are about is essentially low key boasting to others while they wait for their turn to do their own boasting. If the people involved in the conversation can both reign in their egos and make the conversation entertaining for eachother then small talk is fun
She was in love with that roller coaster because we are told that is what love is. And when he gave her his attention it felt magical but she paid a heavy price for it. He's a vampire in all things.
This is his ex wife who married him because he was rich. She is not the best judge of character. If everyones ex was right about them, then they either a) are just as bad because they married them or b) are wrong about them and thats why they divorced.
She doesn't look ok and it's weird i feel she is still attached to him in a painful way, not so much as his first wife though. It's as if he is the male correspondent of a femme fatale that destroys the best men among best men. He is a sort of accomplished man that is the dream partner in the eyes of some women, he chooses the best women out of the best (nice character smart elegant proffesionally accomplished famous beautiful educated aso) but is capable of emotionally detaching from the relationship at the speed of light. So MAYBE these women didn't even get the chance of even realizing what happened when the relationship ended or why and are still aching. I have a sense that he is an all accomplished person that falls deeply in love and quickly out of love and he has amazing resources to move on and mind what is so much more important in life than looong life long romantic relationships that need constant effort and emphathy and generosity and kindness and self sacrifice to last, most important things which are his dreams, his succes and his children. It's as if a woman just got the so called best man only to see him vanish just like sand falling through your fingers, never behaving like other men who try at least to invest some sort of efforts to make things better, but he is ok to just not waste his energy and move on. Am i making sense, is there any truth in what i just said, or is it my imagination gone too far?!?! Bc i really don't know any of these people, yet i feel strongly my points are highly possible, though i have no proof for that!
@marekjanko8047 That's exactly the vibe i have gotten from all of his ex girlfriend's except for Amber Heard. Ofher then her they all seem still attached
Eh, she seems to be doing alright for herself and she still texts her ex to whine anout wokeness on twitter or whatever it's called now. Can't say i feel too bad for her.
Try going to a hundred of these dinners and trying to remember exactly where every famous ass sat.... Lol, That's kind of the point, these "interesting", rare people just become the normal boring background.
And to think she played Mary Bennett in 2005's Pride & Prejudice and they made her look like the plainest & most boring sister. Look at her now!!! She's absolutely gorgeous!!!
He's real...Being that big you dont have a choice because of so many people wanting to hear what you have to say.. Im sure he has ignored plenty of people..from nothing to everything thats alot but it's a blessing it all will balance out eventually
@@angelwings7930 didn't say there was anything wrong with it. I said let's of people detest it. It's pointless blather. Nobody cares about the weather. Nobody cares "how you're doing" and they don't even pretend to. So, why not actually talk to people instead of just saying words. That is my preference. You do you, though.
@@Khaleesi_Of_Kittens Polite, superficial talk has its place. No need to launch into personal or other things when you don’t know the person well, and often situations call for surface talk although it doesn’t have to be about the weather. Even with light chat you can find out you’ve got something in common with whoever you’re talking to. That can lead to spending more time with them. Etc.
She seems really heartbroken not to be with him anymore. And as the mother of so many of his children, with all she went through, he should not have left her. She is beautiful and utterly lovely. So warm, she looks like an angel. He seems to be obsessed with having as many children as possible.
Being unable to genuinely socialize is not a causation of high intellect...it's simply a correlation that exists sometimes. Tragic that people like Elon Musk (especially since he's a business owner who manages people) have chosen to remain that way and believing it's simply a sign that they're better than everyone else. Social skills can be improved if you want them to be. In today's world of disconnection and superficiality, being able to truly connect with people is a superpower.
It is nice to see no one is dissing Talulah or saying she was after his money. Her father is Doug Milburn and Talulah came from an affluent family anyway.
"The great thing about being famous is that when you sit next to somebody you don't know at a dinner party, they think the bad conversation is their fault."
Actually its not what I think.because i know shit about hum but my son is currenrly reading "Elon Musk, genious or conman?". Look like many people think the same.
He will save us… he’s the real deal jesus man hailed from Africa… He’s the next Noah… he’s our god… our lord… my tesla was sacrificed in fire and I prayed and cried in glory…
A lot of people are saying he’s not kind…well, being kind doesn’t mean he needs to be fake. Doing good for humanity and charity work is being kind, small talk is just fake nice. Being kind to people energize you, being fake drains your energy.
Some years ago, a friend mentioned Elon Musk, and I had no idea who he was and he said: well, if there's ever going to be a James Bond level super villain, it's gonna be him.
Small talk is a bit of an art form, but one must exercise great patience with it. It truly is mostly boring. It isn't the small talk or boring conversation that irks me. Shallowness of character and lack of basic human decency are unacceptable to me. Wealth, power, attractiveness, talent all tend to attract people on a very surface level. High intelligence is intriguing. Heartlessness and shallowness repel. I never did like shallow people very well, regardless of how much money or power they had. People pay attention to Elon more than they did before because of wealth accrued ... partially. They usually want his money, or to have their moment of "fame" with him. That's shallow AND transparent to him too. Be real. It beats being surface friendly. It beets shallow and insincere every single time. If someone like Elon has interest in you, he would seek you out and approach you personally after asking associates to seek you out first. Seriously. Tallulah knows this, as do other friends and associates.
My reply to Elon in the moment would be "Well, you weren't asking the right questions were you?" There's an art to getting people to feel comfortable and trust you enough to share deeper aspects of themselves.
Precisely, just look at Andrew Tate. He is rich, too many view him as a genius when in reality he's just too full of himself. There are some takes I agree with but at the end of the day he is completely deranged.
As much as Elon Musk is glorified, there are some serious problems. Tesla and SpaceX exist because the government heavily supports them. There is no discussion about whether Tesla would have survived without the emergency government bailout in 2008. If this is true, why are we glorifying Elon Musk? He was blessed by the government. He is the richest man in the world because of the U.S. taxpayer. Why is that being glorified? -C. Welch
He's done nothing genius except figuring out how to get free government money at the cost of the taxpayer. He's an investor and marketer and nothing else. Uses other people's ideas not his own. 😮
@@johnrpomeroyIf, by some miracle, Elon starts a colony on Mars, would you trust a thin-skinned teen with your life? I wonder what he’ll do if the people don't worship his every word like he expects on Twitter, reduce their air, food, kick them out? The sooner you realize he bought his way into almost every company he said he founded, and we are picking up the tab this time, not Daddy, the less it’ll hurt on the day you finally decide to pull off the Elon Bandaid. I've been there; I'm just trying to help.
I am great in small talk! I can have a good convo with complete stranger. Small talk is like pre heating the oven. It seems silly, but talking about the weather always works, bc all people feel weather
@@voodoodolll it’s okay to think smalltalk is worthless. But I see people genuinely smiling and be grateful for a conversation. It’s often the first step. I talked with strangers in the train and in the end we were crying. You can’t imagine how much people share and talk about when you are willing to take the time.
@Jessgrma living in south west Germany. The wether is horrible!!! It’s snowing, it rains in every form, it’s windy af, it’s freezing cold. I’m done, I need spring, I’m craving for vitamin D. How is the wether where you live?
@Jessgrma I got a prescription for vitamin D too 😄 probably because I’m black. Oh, I heard from the crazy cold weather in California. That’s horrible. Extreme weather is more and more the reality
I'm not rich, famous, or even all that intelligent, and I can relate to Elon. I also don't care about talking to celebrities. The worst thing someone can do meeting me is engage in small talk and bore me, I think it's insulting. These days I just avoid talking to people in general.
I’m so glad she’s saying this shit out loud. It takes a woman who has been with Elon to calm everyone down and bring everyone back to reality. People think Elon struggles to listen to people because he’s thinking about too many things at once; when in actuality he just doesn’t find you interesting enough to listen to
