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Elon Musk finally hugs YouTuber who camped outside his offices for months. People react
YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou took to Twitter to share an image that shows him hugging Elon Musk.
YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou is being praised for his determination as he got a hug from Elon Musk after camping outside the tech billionaire’s offices for months. He also shared a tweet showing him hugging Musk along with an ecstatic caption. The post has wowed people and may have the same effect on you too.
It all started a few months ago when the YouTuber announced that he would be camping outside Musk’s office to get a hug from him. He regularly updated people about his progress. Initially, Musk didn’t react to the incident. However, things sped up during the FIFA World Cup 2022 final where a group of kids requested him to hug the YouTuber. Not only did he promise the kids that he would do it, but he also tweeted about it. The excited YouTuber also shared a reaction to the post and wrote, “Elon Musk finally said YES.”
His patience finally paid off. “We are definitely living in a simulation @elonmusk! Happy National Hugging Day everyone,” Panayiotou tweeted along with the picture of him embracing Musk.
Take a look at the posts:
The tweet with the picture was shared a day ago. Since being posted, it has gone viral and received over 26.1 million views. The share has further accumulated several comments and likes. A Twitter user posted, “You should thank that kid for the Qatar world cup final. He did a good job convincing @elonmusk to meet you! Finally.” To which, Musk replied and posted, “True.”
Here’s how other Twitter users reacted:
“Oh wow, it finally happened! Congrats, man! I know you've been working on that for months!” commented a Twitter user. “Wow. You are the definition of determination,” expressed another. “This is epic,” posted a third. “Dreams do come true,” wrote a fourth.
