When The Worst Person on Twitter Retweets You

A maddening experience that gives a unique insight into delusion and sycophancy

One of the worst things on social media happened to me the other day: Elon Musk retweeted something I posted. I know it sounds dramatic, but it’s kind of insane to have the eye of Sauron suddenly cast its gaze upon you and summon forth a legion of minions…

The experience was one that gave me some insight into the madness surrounding such a polarising figure, how little his interactions must feel genuine, and just how deluded so many people out there really are. I’ll give you a little run down of what happened and how it unfolded for me, before getting into some of the crazier aspects.