Elon Musk Calls Instagram an 'Envy Amplifier' After Previously Calling It a 'Thirst Trap'

Elon Musk has recently thrown shade at Instagram, calling it an "envy amplifier." Musk's statements came in response to a clip of Charlie Munger talking about greed.

Elon Musk Reacted to a Clip of Charlie Munger Talking About Envy

The CEO and co-founder of Bloom Institute of Technology, Austen Allred, recently tweeted out a clip of Charlie Munger talking about how the "world is not driven by greed, it's driven by envy." The slightly over-one-minute video showed how Warren Buffett's right-hand man talked about how he has removed envy from his life.

Musk Threw Shade at Instagram and the Tweet Immediately Got Cluttered with Bots and Spam

To this tweet, Elon Musk simply replied that "Instagram is an envy amplifier." The clip talked about how some people remain unhappy despite life, in general, improving due to there is always somebody else that has more.

In response to Musk's reply on Twitter, the CEO of Bloom Tech noted that when the billionaire replied to his tweet, the replies got cluttered with crypto spam, including ten fake Elon accounts. This demonstrates the number of bots still being used on Twitter.

Elon Musk's Twitter Deal Now Sees the CEO Seeking Answers from Parag Agrawal Through an Open Debate

This coincides with his previous statements saying 90% of his comments are bots. In an article by Business Standard, it was shared how Musk went after the new CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, after a "top cybersecurity expert claimed that as high as eight in 10 Twitter accounts are fake."

Twitter previously claimed that only 5% of accounts on their social media platform were bots or spam. Although Musk was positioned to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, he is now seeking "answers from Agrawal via an open debate."

Former CIA and FBI Cybersecurity Specialist Says Both Parties Underestimated the Bot Problem

The trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is expected to start on October 17. Dan Woods, the Global Head of Intelligence at F5, a cybersecurity company, and former CIA and FBI cybersecurity specialist, shared that both Musk and Twitter "have underestimated the bot problem on the micro-blogging platform."

This is not the first time that Musk has thrown shade at Instagram, and in a recent interview on the Full Send Podcast, the Tesla CEO described how the social media platform is "just a thirst trap," saying when he was on the social media, he found himself taking selfies and questioning why he did it.

Musk Actually has a 'Secret Instagram Account'

Despite his dislike of the social media platform, Musk still shared how he had a secret Instagram account. The billionaire clarified that his secret account is only used to enable him to open links.

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Replies to Musk Calling Instagram an Envy Amplifier

In an article by Benzinga, there were numerous replies to his statements on Instagram being an envy amplifier with one particular account, Matt Smith, asking him to buy Facebook and shut it down "or at least make it suck way less" when Musk becomes a trillionaire.

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Written by Urian B.