If this. If that.

The only  "if" that is  material to the  issue is  that  Musk  has money. If he did  not there  would  little motivation for anything  other  than  regret on either side.

If justice  in the real sense prevails  then I  hope the outcome extends  no further than shared  Court Costs .

If 'pedo guy' was not meant to be taken literally, why did Musk tweet "Bet ya a signed dollar it's true" a few days later?

 A very poor defence indeed!

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14 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Well, he did do it in writing, hence it is fundamentally literal.

explaining myself:

the root of "literal" is Latin "literalis", meaning: of letters, or writing

 

since Musk tweeted his opinion, he used letters, hence it is fundamentally (root) literal (made of letters).

21 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Humorous and perhaps a bit sarcastic but irrelevant.

Typically, qualifications for jurist service in the USA:

httph ://www.txcourts.gov/about-texas-courts/juror-information/jury-service-in-texas

Though this is for Texas it's typical.

Humour is never irrelevant; it exists for its own state.