Attorney, journalist, and Elon Musk biographer Seth Abramson eviscerated both Elon Musk and his “fanboys” who have attempted to use the billionaire’s IQ as an indication of his intellectual prowess in a series of messages shared on X Thursday evening and into Friday.

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    21 hours ago

    You are getting into UPenn if your daddy owns an emerald mine and has pseudoslaves to work in it.

    And yes there are a lot a looooottttt of dumb people at google, amazon, Microsoft, and apple.

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      21 hours ago

      Evidence he bought his way in?

      Sure, there are a lot of dumb people at those companies. But that’s not the point. Failures don’t prove that the leadership or specific individuals are dumb. Plenty of smart people have failed.

      But have fun inadvertently supporting Musk!

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              30 minutes ago

              Consider the 2016 election and the dangers of writing someone off.

              Initially, the GOP establishment wrote Trump off as a flash in the pan. He’d enjoy an upswing, probably do something really dumb, and either way voters would come to their senses ahead of primary voting.

              By the time the GOP establishment realized how big a threat trump was, it was too late.

              Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign was pushing for Trump as GOP nominee, assuming he’d be an easy opponent.

              We know how that turned out.

              Trump is not Musk, it’s not a direct parallel, but it illustrates the dangers of underestimating someone.

              Everyone deluding themselves into thinking Musk is an idiot (or 100 IQ) are creating conditions favorable to Musk.

              (I wouldn’t be surprised if Musk is of above average intelligence but not a true genius).