General Discussion

I'll believe it's "real" when there are actual real-world consequences meted out to one or both of them. IMO, the Epstein tweet is pretty meaningless unless backed up with something the public has never seen before - that Epstein/Trump photo is ubiquitous on the internet, and it's common knowledge they were pals, if not besties. If Elon drops previously unknown Epstein/Trump evidence or Trump goes hard after Elon's contracts or something else, then maybe I'll believe. Until then, this is all likely to be forgotten in a month, and the only remnant remaining will be the false public memory that 'Trump and Elon fell out, don't you remember?' That is a perfect result for Elon (although wont' be enough to save Tesla). Not sure what Donald gets out of it, but it's conceivable that he has his reasons, and it's not like the toxic Elon is helping him much at the moment.

Both have plenty of experience manipulating public messaging to their advantage. Both have been ridiculed and mocked mercilessly on the internet for years, so they can surely take a couple of toothless barbs thrown their way. Sure, it's been kind of fun to watch in the same way celeb gossip can be fun to watch, but I want to see one of them actually suffer something consequential as a result before I'll really give a shit about this.