It's a sad state of affairs when the hope is that Elon's illegal ravaging is stopped by Sam Altman.

I mean, Altman also wrote this (https://x.com/sama/status/1882234406662000833):

> watching @potus more carefully recently has really changed my perspective on him (i wish i had done more of my own thinking and definitely fell in the npc trap).

> i'm not going to agree with him on everything, but i think he will be incredible for the country in many ways!

Who are they? Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta have already kissed the ring

There's a difference between saying no and poking the bear. The reply was essentially a middle finger. A simple thanks but not at this time, or no reply at all, would probably have been a safer move. As CEO of a company, you should probably put said company's safety above pride. My .02.