In what could be the most dramatic technology showdown of the century, Elohim Musk has said he is preparing to take legal action against Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Musk, known for his bold statements, innovative ideas and memes, has escalated his current dislike of Gates to the next level, calling him “evil” and saying he plans to “put him behind bars.”
The tech mogul didn’t beat around the bush during the massive social media outburst that had hackers cheering and conspiracy theorists frantically creating Vee diagrams. In a sprawling post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk suggested that Gates isn’t just a piece of retired software but an evil figure working behind the scenes to control the world. “He’s like the ultimate boss of globalism,” Musk reportedly said in conversation with close friends, according to sources who probably hadn’t experienced it.
The dispute between these two tech titans has reached a fever pitch, with legal experts, conspiracy theorists and meme creators alike asking the same question: What exactly does Musk have against Gates?
To understand why Elohim Musk is waging this unprecedented legal battle, we need to look back at the long-standing feud between the two billionaires. For years, Musk has made it clear that he doesn’t like Gates. At first, it seemed like a simple disagreement between two very different tech moguls: one who builds electric planes and rockets, and the other who prefers to spend his time fighting pandemics and promoting vaccines.
But over the years, his argument has evolved from simple, subtle criticism into open, public warfare. Musk has accused Gates of not being in touch with modern technology and criticized him for being too obsessed with things like “saving the world” and “philanthropy.” Gates, on the other hand, has criticized Musk’s vision of artificial intelligence and the colonization of Mars, calling it reckless and even dangerous.
Yet no one could have foreseen Musk taking things this far. In his latest statement, Musk claimed that Gates has been orchestrating a secret global conspiracy to undermine his projects, from electric cars to space travel. “Bill Gates doesn’t want humanity to reach its full potential,” Musk wrote in the X post. “He wants us tethered to this planet, stuck in front of Windows 95 for all eternity.”
Musk’s claims, which lack any concrete evidence (so far), have captured the imagination of his followers, who have enthusiastically embraced the idea that Bill Gates is the quintessential supervillain. Memes depicting Gates as a Dr. Evil-type figure have given rise to the idea that Gates is petting a tiny cat while laughing out loud in a dark, high-tech mess.
The legal basis for Musk’s lawsuit against Gates remains a mystery. Some speculate that Musk may be preparing to accuse Gates of anti-competitive behavior, suggesting that Gates’ investments in various companies have been aimed at sabotaging Musk’s businesses. Others believe Musk may be trying to expose what he has described as Gates’s “fraudulent philanthropy,” a claim that Gates’s charitable initiatives are simply a front for power-grabbing schemes that involve control of the world’s food and technology supplies.