The "I'll Just Fix It Myself" CEO

The "I'll Just Fix It Myself" CEO
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Ah, the classic "I'll just fix this myself" syndrome that every tech lead eventually develops. The joke here is that Elon Musk is confirming he used to rewrite other engineers' code after they went home—essentially saying "Yeah, I totally disrespected my team's work and boundaries because I thought I knew better."

What's funnier is the username "Totallyadifferentaccount" suggesting someone created a parody account to mock this toxic leadership style, but then Musk himself shows up with a one-word "True" confirmation. It's the programming equivalent of saying "Yes, I was that micromanaging boss who thought everyone's code was garbage."

Every developer who's had their code mysteriously "improved" overnight by an overzealous manager just felt a collective shudder.