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Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200 year old gun: "I was armed but not dangerous" (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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While Elon's then-partner Grimes was recording her part in the game as cyborg popstar Lizzy Wizzy, the erratic tech billionaire turned up with an antique firearm to "insist" on being included in the game. "The studio guys were like sweating," Grimes is quoted as saying. Musk adds "I told them that I was armed but not dangerous".

Apparently, the developers relented at the time, though it's unclear if Musk did actually get the cameo in the end.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whether or not the gun was loaded, the person wielding it sure was, and it's much easier to say "Call the cops on him" if you're not worried about whether that guy might be rich and vindictive enough to ruin your life over it.

No matter whether Musk would have actually had any way of doing so, the fear of the possibility alone can be enough to cow you into compliance.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are ways of surreptitiously sending a message to, say, someone who isn't in the room, without making it a very obvious call to the police. Or, for that matter, just dial the number on your phone and don't say anything other than "your gun is really impressive but I'm a bit uncomfortable with having it pointed in this direction". The operator on the other end will know what to do with that.

Because another way Musk could ruin your life is shooting you while showing off and waving a gun around, given that he is immature and arrogant enough to have loaded it, and reckless enough for his finger to slip.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes thankfully we have 911 by text in much of the USA now