Musk failed to get the necessary permits to change Twitter’s building signage to X, and the police shut it down just in time for “er” to remain.

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He has not always been pleasant. Don't fall for the post-retirement PR spin

"Nowadays even pleasant" clearly implies he wasn't always pleasant though.

It's easy to act pleasant when you no longer have anything to gain from being awful

You say that, but look at the cadre of billionaires who no longer have anything to gain from being awful… but still are.

Old habits die hard?

That is a good point. I think most of them are just plain awful people who enjoy causing negatively influencing the world, while others are only awful when it benefits them.

He is the best billionaire. That may not be a high bar, but it's something. If Elon Musk decided to retire and cure Malaria like Bill did (or maybe even just get back to space exploration or autonomous driving as he was doing before his Twitter craze, hopefully without fucking other people over?) I wouldn't mind him as much

Most of Bill’s philanthropy was due completely to Melinda.

I’m watching with interest what new things he does now that he’s on his own.

I'll take a horrible billionaire investing in malaria research over a manchild billionaire obsessed with naming everything X.