Taylor Lorenz

I think what we see is as Elon starts to get radicalized, you start to see Grimes' politics evolve as well. And you also see her start to talk quite negatively about the media and to fight with the media. In 2021, she does this photo shoot where she's kind of trying to troll the media, where she's dressed up in this like... Typical Grimes kind of crazy outfit.

I think what we see is as Elon starts to get radicalized, you start to see Grimes' politics evolve as well. And you also see her start to talk quite negatively about the media and to fight with the media. In 2021, she does this photo shoot where she's kind of trying to troll the media, where she's dressed up in this like... Typical Grimes kind of crazy outfit.

And then she's reading the Communist Manifesto. And this is when she was getting a lot of media criticism for being with Elon and enabling him because 2021 is when he really kicked off like the really awful transphobic stuff and just sort of started to make his more extreme beliefs more publicly known. And so you see her kind of feeding against that.

And then she's reading the Communist Manifesto. And this is when she was getting a lot of media criticism for being with Elon and enabling him because 2021 is when he really kicked off like the really awful transphobic stuff and just sort of started to make his more extreme beliefs more publicly known. And so you see her kind of feeding against that.

People were like, Oh my God, like, is she sending a message or what is this? But I think I started to see signs of like resentment of the media and like resentment of her public image. And you see her also starting to fight more with people in the replies.

People were like, Oh my God, like, is she sending a message or what is this? But I think I started to see signs of like resentment of the media and like resentment of her public image. And you see her also starting to fight more with people in the replies.

Like people will say something to her and she's like, well, that's not, you know, you don't understand what's going on or, you know, like she's clearly frustrated and, I've written so much about this and I've experienced it myself.

Like people will say something to her and she's like, well, that's not, you know, you don't understand what's going on or, you know, like she's clearly frustrated and, I've written so much about this and I've experienced it myself.

When you see false information about yourself publicly or when you feel like part of your story is not being told or you're being chastised in the media, it is such a radicalizing force. I do think with her... she probably felt, I don't want to say persecuted, but I do think that she felt this resentment.

When you see false information about yourself publicly or when you feel like part of your story is not being told or you're being chastised in the media, it is such a radicalizing force. I do think with her... she probably felt, I don't want to say persecuted, but I do think that she felt this resentment.

And that resentment, if you start to go down that road, you are fed into the right wing pipeline. The right is so good at taking that resentment and being like, you're right. You're right. And by the way, the media is evil. And by the way, all these people canceling you are evil. See what I mean? Woke people will turn on you. And so you see her starting to affiliate with more of these like

And that resentment, if you start to go down that road, you are fed into the right wing pipeline. The right is so good at taking that resentment and being like, you're right. You're right. And by the way, the media is evil. And by the way, all these people canceling you are evil. See what I mean? Woke people will turn on you. And so you see her starting to affiliate with more of these like

counterculture. These right-wing extremists, that's what they are. I don't want to excuse it. It's bad. It's lazy. She shouldn't do this. You should recognize like, okay, these people are also grifting off me. They also will throw me under the bus the minute I'm not politically expedient. But when you're feeling lonely, which I imagine she was, you're feeling completely isolated.

counterculture. These right-wing extremists, that's what they are. I don't want to excuse it. It's bad. It's lazy. She shouldn't do this. You should recognize like, okay, these people are also grifting off me. They also will throw me under the bus the minute I'm not politically expedient. But when you're feeling lonely, which I imagine she was, you're feeling completely isolated.

And then also endearing yourself to these far-right radicals also kind of endears herself to Elon, who's increasingly in those circles. I just see how that she started to go down that path.

And then also endearing yourself to these far-right radicals also kind of endears herself to Elon, who's increasingly in those circles. I just see how that she started to go down that path.

She also starts to like physically hang out with these people. Yeah.

She also starts to like physically hang out with these people. Yeah.

Because following, I don't want to be the follow police. Because I really... You follow everyone. Drives me insane. Because I write about right-wing influencers. Of course, I follow them. I monitor everything they do. And every day, I have some new person in my DMs. Why do you follow this person? I'm like, well, I write about them.

Because following, I don't want to be the follow police. Because I really... You follow everyone. Drives me insane. Because I write about right-wing influencers. Of course, I follow them. I monitor everything they do. And every day, I have some new person in my DMs. Why do you follow this person? I'm like, well, I write about them.