a minor setback?

Maybe; but either way it means he gets to have more air-time and head-space. Being disliked for someone trivial, such as being bad at a computer game, doesn't really translate across to more important things. So that reputational damage is shallow and unimportant, but maintaining his position as being newsworthy is powerful and useful to Musk. So I agree with the other guy: better to not fuel these discussions about trivial junk. If you want to keep talking about Musk, then stick to stuff that matters.

He deserves the attention? Why? That's exactly what he wants!

Ignoring problems doesn't make them go away. If it helps, one of the reasons the KKK lost power decades back was because Superman comics ridiculed them enough that people were embarrassed enough to be a part of them. Essentially, this is how you combat a culture war. Sad as it is...

I take posts like these as an opportunity to block people who spam Lemmy with stupid nonsense. I'm heartened to know I won't ever see a post by this person ever again.

It's good, because it shows everyone who he really is. He's not enjoying this attention.

Sure, if he could pick and code what attention he gets, he'sd pick positive attention every time. But if he had to pick between negative attention and being ignored by the media, I think he'd pick negative attention. At least that's my read. And selfishly, I'm really tired of seeing Musk and Trump all over my news feed.

So am I, friend.

I'm not suggesting that we ignore the problems. I'm suggesting that we don't let trivial things, such as playing a computer game poorly, distract us from the problems. This post is not an example of behaviour that needs to be confronted.

A large percent of the population tunes out when you talk about real problems. They don't understand them or don't want to think about them. They'll still have some fun making fun of a billionaire who so pathetically craves nerd cred that he'll cheat at a video game. Now every time Musk does something, one of the top 3 comments, even in non-left spaces, will be people making fun of him for cheating in POE2. It exposes him as a sham and undermines the air of competence he tries to convey. Is it stupid and shallow? Yes, but so are most people.