{
  "id": 11433297,
  "title": "Elon Musk Is Such a Sad Sack That He Just Stole a Random Guy’s Joke on Twitter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/elon-musk-is-such-a-sad-sack-that-he-just-stole-a-random-guys-joke-on",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:14:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-sad-sack-stole-random-joke-twitter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk, renowned for his innovative ventures, has been criticized for not displaying the same level of creativity in his personal life. A recent incident on X (previously Twitter) serves as a stark reminder of this fact. Machine learning engineer and co-founder of Proof of Human, Matt Hardy, tweeted a clever quip about the WiFi situation on Delta Airlines flights. Hardy suggested the idea of \"sandboxing the [AI] agents by giving them Delta Wifi,\" a witty comment that garnered significant attention and approval from users, accumulating over 11,000 likes. Among the numerous comments, Elon Musk, himself, chimed in with a similar sentiment a day later. Musk's version of the joke, rephrased and slightly altered, resonated with users as well, receiving a staggering 155,000 likes and drawing a multitude of responses, both supportive and critical. The reception of Musk's version was not without its share of controversy. While some found it amusing, others pointed out the irony of Musk claiming intellectual ownership of another's joke, highlighting that his own career has been built on the backs of other people's ideas. Musk's track record of reusing concepts from various sources, from sci-fi novels to film, is well-documented. Despite his wealth and influence, Musk's business acumen seems to stem more from his access to resources than from genuine innovation. His companies, from Neuralink to SpaceX, often seem to be repackaged iterations of existing ideas. Musk's originality is limited to how he presents these concepts, and even then, his execution has often been met with skepticism. The incident underscores Musk's penchant for borrowing from others rather than creating something entirely new. The broader context of Musk's business empire further illustrates this point, revealing a pattern of taking ideas from others and passing them off as his own. From his early days in Tesla to his recent endeavors, Musk's success appears to be more a result of leveraging existing ideas rather than pioneering truly original concepts.",
  "summary": "\"Claiming other people's work as his own is Musk's entire career.\" The post Elon Musk Is Such a Sad Sack That He Just Stole a Random Guy’s Joke on Twitter appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Elon Musk reuses ideas from others, not creating entirely new concepts.",
    "Matt Hardy's Delta WiFi joke garnered 11,000 likes before Elon Musk's similar version.",
    "Musk's success stems from leveraging existing ideas, not pioneering original concepts."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}