--- title: "Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby" description: "Elon Musk, who is definitely not deeply hurt by his celebrity heroes ragging on him, as called Trent Reznor a \"crybaby\" for retiring his Twitter account." date: "2022-11-23" modified: "2022-11-23" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-trent-reznor" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby ![Elon Musk, who is definitely not deeply hurt by his celebrity heroes ragging on him, as called Trent Reznor a "crybaby" for retiring his Twitter account.]() *\Image: Noam Galai and R.Diamond via Getty / Futurism\* Amidst the mass exodus of celebrities following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, Trent Reznor is another big name that wanted out. Reznor's not a frequent tweeter, but the Nine Inch Nails frontman did speak out in an [interview]() with *The Hollywood Reporter*. Not one to mince words, Reznor called the takeover an "embarrassment." "I'm about to depart," he said. "We don't need the arrogance of the billionaire class to feel like they can just come in and solve everything." "Even without him involved, I just find that it has become such a toxic environment," he added. "For my mental health, I need to tune out. I don't feel good being there anymore." And Musk, ever of fragile fortitude, clapped back, calling Reznor a "crybaby." He sure chose a confounding occasion to fire that shot, though: a thread on Donald Trump's return to the platform, courtesy of its new owner. "Breaking... 48 hours since @elonmusk reinstated President Trump's Twitter account and the world still hasn't ended," [tweeted]() user @catturd2, a right wing troll account who inexplicably has over a million followers and [seemingly has Musk on speed dial](). "And it turns out Trent 'nine inch nails' Reznor is actually a crybaby," Musk [responded](), appending his trademark rolling on the floor laughing emoji. Nine Inch Nail fans weren't going to let the Reznor slander stand. "You are \[a\] stupid idiot," [wrote]() one fan. "Trent is one of the best musicians ever." In response, Elon "[Disowned By My Daughter]()" Musk gave his final two cents on the influential artist. "I like his music tbh, but maybe Etsy is more his style," he [replied](). Even if he's playing this whole thing for laughs, Musk doesn't seem to be handling the personal backlash from celebrities well. Musk is ostensibly the everyman's billionaire. He chats and shitposts with us, the masses, and loves our adoration. But he also seems to want to be liked by the celebrities and artists he admired. Take his exchange with Stephen King. On Halloween, the legendary horror author took a wrecking ball to Musk's plans to charge $20 a month for verification, writing in a [viral tweet](), "Fuck that, they should pay me." After desperately trying to appease King, who simply ignored him, Musk replied to [another tweet]() of King's, admitting "I'm still a fan of you tbh." The tweet has since been deleted. Getting [ghosted]() by a favorite author of yours has gotta sting, so it's no surprise to see him react in the same way to Reznor, who didn't just ghost Musk but bludgeoned him on the way out. Considering Musk's taste in music, and the fact he dated Claire "Grimes" Boucher, a musician who's clearly inspired by NIN, well, we're guessing Musk didn't just *like* Reznor. So dissing your musical idol in the replies of some anonymous, popular troll's account is probably the lamest way to go about it, but what matters is that Musk gets his likes, a guaranteed 100,000 from his ardent followers on any reply, most probably not even familiar with Reznor and his indispensable contributions to music and film. But now Musk's opinion of him is now their own. We can't blame Musk using his clout as a salve to his brutalized ego. Getting regularly trashed by your heroes sure must suck. **More on Elon Musk:** *[Elon Musk Locks Twitter Employees Out Office, Then Asks Them to Meet Him on the 10th Floor]()* ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()