Walter Isaacson, a writer who spent three years trailing Musk, detailed Musk's exchange with Gates in his forthcoming biography, 'Elon Musk.'
After their initial chat, when Gates followed up with Musk again in April via text, Musk shot back:"Sorry. I cannot take your philanthropy on climate seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla, the company doing the most to solveShorting a stock means an investor is betting on its value to drop. Musk claimed in April 2022 that Gates had Speaking about this incident to Isaacson, Gates told the writer he even apologized to Musk.
"Once he heard I'd shorted the stock, he was super mean to me, but he's super mean to so many people, so you can't take it too personally," Gates told Isaacson. electric vehiclesThe full text exchange between Musk and Gates — which Isaacson recounts in the biography — was first leaked online in April 2022. Musk
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