You got a Tesla to save the planet?

Re “Elon Musk mistook Twitter for the real world,” Opinion, Nov. 8

I’ve owned four Teslas — the initial 2009 Roadster, two Model S sedans and currently a Model 3. Yes, I’ve helped Elon Musk become the richest man on the planet.

Now, with his ownership of Twitter, I and the rest of the world watch as he uses his wealth to promote hate, disparage folks who disagree with his self-serving politics, and do great damage to ethical society.

If only Musk and other moguls could use their wealth, ingenuity and intelligence to benefit the planet we all inhabit.

I have owned my last Tesla. I’ve done my share to contribute to the Musk empire. My next electric vehicle will be anything but a Tesla.

Michael Schneider

Laguna Beach

Musk, Musk, Musk — that’s all we read about. (Move over, Donald Trump.)

Isn’t it ironic that California liberals rushed to buy Teslas in order to save the planet, only to make Musk the richest man in the world? Now they are learning that he is, and maybe always was, a far-right conspiracy-monger.

While he can’t run for president, because he really was born in Africa, Musk apparently hopes to turn everyone everywhere to his way of thinking through Twitter. Just wait — he’ll probably be pushing farright candidates on us in the next election.

Bill Weber La Cañada Flintridge