How far would you go for your fanaticism? A youtuber has followed Elon Musk for more than 50 days to try to hug him, because Phidias PanayiotouHe wants to show his love.
The content creator’s mission is to get a hug from one of the richest men in the world. So, Phidias has documented all the feats to achieve his goal on TikTok.
The Impossible Mission: Hug Elon Musk
The first videos show the 22-year-old camping out outside the SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas. He dressed up as Spiderman, organized a crowd, and waved a sign that read “Looking for Elon Musk” to get the CEO’s attention. Sure, without success.
@fidias0 Day 24 of trying to hug elon musk #hugelon #elonmusk #spacex ♬ original sound – Fidias
Another of the youtuber’s feats was organizing a crowd to stand up and be able to spell the phrase “HUG PHIDIAS” (HUG TO PHIDIAS in Spanish).
In a post on TwitterOn October 8, Panayiotou said that she spent the last year making a video in which she hugged 99 celebrities and that she wanted number 100 to be with her “Favorite person in the whole world, Elon Musk.”
On November 20, after Musk took control of Twitter, Panayiotou commented on the three reasons why he loved Musk: “He is an intellectual. He understands science, philosophy and history”, “he tells his truth even if it is controversial” and “because he is his hero and mentor”.
All Possible Tools: Maye Musk
The fan shared a TikTok on November 16, where he explained that he had asked his followers to send “spam” to Elon’s mother, Maye Musk. to what end? For her to tell her son to please hug the youtuber.
@fidias0 Day 27 of trying to hug elon musk#hugelon #spacex #elonmusk ♬ original sound – Fidias
These comments and messages are not currently viewable, however Maye responded to the 500+ messages with an Instagram post and tweet, in which accused Phidias of being malicious.
Elon yes answered to his mother’s post with an emoji of a smiling face and open hands, which is interpreted as a hug. panayiotou se excused for what happened, but that he will continue with his mission.
The youtuber has followed Elon Musk to California looking for his hug
After the tycoon bought Twitter, the youtuber also moved to the headquarters of the social network in San Francisco, California. There he recorded a video where he narrates that company security had called the police and one of the officers told him that if he entered the building he would be arrested for trespassing. In accordance with insidersNeither Twitter nor the San Francisco Police Department responded to a request for comment on the matter.
@fidias0 Day 37 of trying to hug elon musk #elonmusk #hugelon #twitter ♬ original sound – Fidias
On December 5, the 46th day of the campaign, Panayiotou posted a TikTok suggesting that he had received comments that he was harassing Elon Musk.
Under California penal code, stalking occurs when a person “willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harass another person and makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety.” immediate family”. Therefore, this offense can carry a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for up to one year.
Will he give up on Elon Musk’s embrace?
By Day 47, Panayiotou mentioned that one of Elon’s bodyguards approached him and told him that he couldn’t allow him to hug the CEO because “hundreds of people will come out and ask him for things.”
Fidias confessed to the outlet that he will continue the campaign “until I die” and even if 100 days pass, it will not stop. He expressed that he is fully aware that what he is doing is “upsetting,” but he is “persistent.”
@fidias0 Day 47 of trying to hug elon musk #hugelon #elonmusk #twitter ♬ original sound – Phidias
“I’m doing this to show you my love.”
Who is Fidias Panayiotou, the youtuber who has followed Elon Musk to try to hug him?
Panayiotou has more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube, where he posts wacky challenges like shaking hands with the top 100 YouTubers and living in an airport for seven days. Additionally, TikTok videos documenting the mission have received millions of views.
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