{"id":1510002,"date":"2022-06-09T19:04:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T23:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1510002"},"modified":"2022-06-09T19:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T23:05:17","slug":"i-dont-even-care-if-it-lowers-my-life-expectancy-elon-musk-raves-about-diet-coke-popcorn-and-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-even-care-if-it-lowers-my-life-expectancy-elon-musk-raves-about-diet-coke-popcorn-and-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Don\u2019t Even Care If It Lowers My Life Expectancy\u2019: Elon Musk Raves About Diet Coke, Popcorn, And Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-dont-even-care-if-it-lowers-my-life-expectancy-elon-musk-raves-about-diet-coke-popcorn-and-movies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1510002&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could certainly afford to buy his own private movie theater \u2014 but he made it abundantly clear on Thursday that he still had a soft spot for crowded theaters packed with strangers all enjoying a film together.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation began with a tweet from author Daniel Crosby, detailing how his life had changed since he decided to stop drinking Diet Coke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to drink tons of Diet Coke but it\u2019s been one month since I\u2019ve had a drop,\u201d he began. \u201cI want to share some of the changes I\u2019ve observed in myself over that time: My health is unchanged. I\u2019m less happy. My one source of joy is gone. Thanks for encouraging me on this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I used to drink tons of Diet Coke but it\u2019s been one month since I\u2019ve had a drop. <\/p>\n<p>I want to share some of the changes I\u2019ve observed in myself over that time:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 My health is unchanged <br \/>\u2013 I\u2019m less happy<br \/>\u2013 My one source of joy is gone<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for encouraging me on this journey!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Crosby (@danielcrosby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielcrosby\/status\/1534584565431296001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk first responded with his thoughts on Diet Coke. \u201cDiet Coke is amazing, especially the soda fountain version at movie theaters with salt &#038; butter popcorn,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Diet Coke is amazing, especially the soda fountain version at movie theaters with salt &#038; butter popcorn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1534977373124411402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even care if it lowers my life expectancy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t even care if it lowers my life expectancy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1534977771239251969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He added one final thought, tying it all together. \u201cThere\u2019s something special about enjoying movies in a theater with total strangers,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope that never goes away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s something special about enjoying movies in a theater with total strangers. I hope that never goes away.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1534979855527428100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Theaters have only just really begun to recover after two years \u2014 which began with months of forced closures \u2014 of forced masking and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>As of December 2021, over 600 movie theaters remained shuttered across the United States \u2014 and some still have not reopened.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Bloomberg, \u201cThe casualties stretch across the continent, afflicting big chains like AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and mom-and-pop outfits. They\u2019re shut in small towns, like Devils Lake, North Dakota, and in the heart of Hollywood, where plywood has been nailed over the windows of Los Angeles\u2019 iconic <a title=\"ArcLight Chain Shuts Down in Sign Theaters Aren\u2019t Out of Trouble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-04-13\/arclight-chain-shuts-down-in-sign-theaters-aren-t-out-of-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cinerama Dome<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the return of summer blockbusters \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/just-say-no-to-woke-top-gun-maverick-crushing-box-office-with-pro-america-messaging-is-a-wake-up-call-for-hollywood\/\">early success<\/a> of films like actor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/paramount-sued-over-top-gun-copyright-after-another-record-breaking-weekend\/\">Tom Cruise\u2019s<\/a> latest outing, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/tom-cruise-has-message-for-fans-after-top-gun-maverick-scores-historic-opening-weekend\/\">Top Gun: Maverick<\/a>\u201d \u2014 could indicate that Americans are ready to return to theaters en masse.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2022\/06\/08\/movies-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-tops-600m-at-worldwide-box-office\/?sh=1adb0c8827ee\">Forbes report<\/a> published Wednesday, \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d had already cleared $600 million at the box office \u2014 and there are some predicting it could reach $1 billion by the end of the summer. And Cruise\u2019s film is far from the only traditional summer fare available \u2013 \u201cJurassic World: Dominion\u201d also came out swinging, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/06\/box-office-jurassic-world-dominion-1235040232\/\">making $325 million<\/a>\u00a0world wide as of June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could certainly afford to buy his own private movie theater \u2014 but he made it abundantly clear on Thursday that he still had a soft spot for crowded theaters packed with strangers all enjoying a film together. 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