Glonghui, December 22 | Musk said in an interview on Thursday that his various disputes with the media over contentious issues are understandable. “They (the media) don't have much choice,” Musk said. “Any media that doesn't pay attention to controversy will lose hits in a traditional market that is clearly declining. Desperate moments lead to desperate measures.” But he accuses the media of treating him as a “lawless maverick,” which includes constant headlines about X's decline or death. Musk said, “X's traffic is actually growing. Traditional media is in decline, but X is on the rise. Of course, the media wouldn't write that way. Instead, they say X is about to die. The title is a bit boring.”