Two of the greatest technological references in recent decades have had a series of crosses on Twitter, the social network one of them will buy. It’s about none other than Elon Musk and Bill Gates.

The conflict began last week, when Musk suspected that Gates had shortened Tesla parts. for 500 million dollars, betting they will fallwhich will contribute to the stability of the company.

This week, the Whole Mars Catalog account posted a screenshot of chats between the two traders and tagged Musk. to ask if they are true.

In response to the findings, Musk replied that they were true but he did not disclose it, adding that they should have come out “through friends of friends.”

The question is why he turned down a charity deal with Bill Gates. And the confirmation is due to the latter’s short position with respect to Tesla.

a short position Generally, this means that an investor sells a stock they have borrowed with the intention of buying it again later at a lower price, essentially betting that the value of the stock will fall.

To justify his anger, he said many people told him Gates still had half a billion dollars against TeslaThat’s why I asked him, so it’s not exactly a secret.

“I’m sorry to say I didn’t close it,” Gates replied, according to the screenshots, adding, “I want to discuss the possibilities of philanthropy.”

But Musk replied: “I’m sorry, but I don’t take your climate change philanthropy seriously when you have massive shorts against Tesla, the company that does the most to solve climate change.”

In recent days, Gates’s stance has become more friendly. In an interview last year with Sway, a New York Times podcast, featured Tesla’s contribution.

“Well, it’s important to say that what Elon did to Tesla was one of the biggest contributions to climate change anyone has made. And you know, underestimating Elon is not a good idea,” the Microsoft founder said.

It’s unclear when the text exchange took place, but Musk said in Joe Rogan’s podcast in February 2021 that he heard Gates bet against Tesla in the stock market.

Shortly after commenting on the messages, Musk also tweeted a Gates meme that compared the Microsoft founder to a pregnant man’s emoji and wrote, “in case you need to lose a boner fast.”

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Musk and Gates, two of the richest people in the world, have openly quarreled in the past, disagreeing on issues such as electric vehicles, COVID-19 and colonization on Mars.

In November last year, Elon Musk surpassed Bill Gates in personal wealth and since January of this year he has replaced Jeff Bezos, the creator of Amazon, with the status of the richest man in the world.

Gates is a far third and more focused on the global issues and activities of his Foundation than running Microsoft, the company he created with Paul Allen.

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