Elon Musk’s tweet about parenting sparks new debate

San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s tweet about parenting has sparked a new debate among his followers and fans. On Twitter, Musk wrote about the importance of being a mother. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s buying Manchester United.

“Being a mom is as important as any career,” Musk wrote in a tweet that garnered over 5 lakh likes and nearly 64,000 retweets.

Being a mom is just as important as any career

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022

Some users took his side, and many took offense at him for not choosing to balance parenthood with work.

“Now I understand… why you make babies…,” the user wrote. “Terrible reception, delete this post if you have a finger without a ring,” another user wrote. Meanwhile, after taking a dig at the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, a user replied: “Be Manchester United’s mum.”

After announcing this week that he was buying British soccer club Manchester United, Musk dismissed the news as “an old joke on Twitter.”

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on 18 Aug 2022 at 11:37 IST. For more politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle news and updates, visit our website Latestly.com).