Boys and girls, grab the popcorn – Elon Musk has just beamed himself back to Earth for a moment

It was 2:22 p.m. Eastern Time when the universe seemed to pause for a second – as if to ask itself whether this was really serious. Elon Musk, part-time visionary, full-time provocateur, sent a tweet from orbit straight into the heart of the conspiracy discourse. "Wow, amazing that Epstein ‘killed himself’ and Ghislaine is in federal prison for a hoax 🤔" – seventeen words and one emoji that read like a fairy tale from the multiverse, written by a SpaceX algorithm with mood swings. Anyone who thought irony was dead just got proven wrong: it's alive – and wearing a Tesla suit.

No sooner was it posted than the comment sections spun like the turbine core of a Falcon rocket booster. QAnon disciples applauded, media professionals sighed, and somewhere in Washington a staffer was trying to explain to their boss that this was just a troll – or maybe not. And while the masses wondered whether Musk was mocking the justice system, reality, or just the internet itself, a second shot came whizzing through the digital thicket: a parody account, full Musk-style, proclaimed, "I'm making the greatest phone in history, and anyone who likes this post and gives me a thumbs up will get the first edition for free!" Obviously a fake – but one with perfect timing. Who needs truth when the punchline lands?

So Musk stands once again on the virtual balcony of his fortress of thought, tossing boulders into the sea of information. Whether they float, sink, or explode – no matter. As long as they burn. While politicians struggle at diplomatic summits, Musk manages with a single ironic half-sentence to shake entire narratives. Welcome to 21st-century cinema: the curtain rises, the meme takes flight – and the title of the show? "Epstein 4.0 – Return of Irony in the Age of Cynics." Keep your popcorn close. The show has only just begun.