The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has fired a shot at Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor. Yesterday, November 20th, saw Reznor officially exit Musk‘s recent acquisition, the social media platform Twitter. Musk has drawn both criticism and praise for the changes he’s instituted since assuming control of the social media battleground of choice. Among his controversial decisions were reinstating numerous previously banned accounts, including that of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Prior to deleting his personal profile, Reznor commented on his plans to exit the platform, telling The Hollywood Reporter:
“I’m about to depart. We don’t need the arrogance of the billionaire class to feel like they can just come in and solve everything. Even without him involved, I just find that it has become such a toxic environment. For my mental health, I need to tune out. I don’t feel good being there anymore.”
In an indirect response issued this morning, Musk fired some shots Reznor‘s way:
And it turns out that Trent “nine inch nails” Reznor is actually a crybaby ??
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2022
I like his music tbh, but maybe Etsy is more his style
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2022
Reznor is not alone in those recently opting to exit Twitter, as Jack White and various celebrities have also closed out their accounts at the program in protest to Musk‘s regime. White himself lashed out at Musk directly on Instagram, offering:
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