Why Elon Musk sold $5bn Tesla Shares Thanks To Twitter Poll

On Saturday the 6th of November 2021, Elon Musk asked his 62 million Twitter followers what to do with 10% of his Tesla shares in an informal poll. About 3.5 million people voted and over 58% of those or over 2 million people-voted that he should sell. Ever the man of the people, Elon Musk promised to abide by the results of the poll. And, he did... But Why?