Elon Musk stirs up nostalgia with his most recent tweet

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tends to create a storm with almost every cryptocurrency-related tweet he puts out. But this isn’t one of those times. The tech mogul seems to be in a more lighthearted mood, tweeting a meme that bears a resemblance to his childhood.

The tweet reads, “Found this pic of me as a child”. The image resembles a PC setup of a software engineer in the 1980s, with the caption reading; “I have to keep my passion hidden from the public or I’ll be socially ostracized”.

Found this pic of me as a child pic.twitter.com/hUEKluRAdP

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 2, 2021

Despite the sarcasm, there’s definitely a grain of truth in Musk’s tweet, which is reminiscent of age before big tech. But while Musk aimed to strike a chord with techies growing up in the 80s, most replies seemed to be over corners or about Dogecoin.

I bought $DOGE for $5000 now when I sell I am getting $2534 does anyone know why?

How do I get my money back? I’m knew to crypto, thanks.

— VyperNos (@VyperNos) June 2, 2021

i lost 200,000 dollars because of you investing in “shitcoin” doge coin. i bought at 50 cents and sold at 25. nice scam

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— MG cryz (@cryzxfn) June 2, 2021

I found my doge has fallen to almost 0 dollars after investing $10,000 into it this is ridiculous elon you said doge was to the moon

— hanno (@HannoAU) June 2, 2021

While his most recent tweet didn’t stir up any controversy, Musk will have to be more careful going forward. A recent report by the Wall Street Journal claimed that the SEC told Tesla in 2020 that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's use of Twitter had twice violated a settlement requiring his tweets to be preapproved by company lawyers. The SEC had ordered the electric vehicle manufacturer to vet any public communications Musk made regarding Tesla.