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# Nice Hat, Loser
- URL: https://aftermath.site/splitgate-2-hat-maga-ceo-ian-proulx-elon-musk/
- Published: 2025-06-07T00:50:32.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-27T17:06:01.000Z
- Author: Luke Plunkett
- Tags: Video Games, fuck off dude, maga, splitgate 2, Summer Game Fest, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-27 13:00

Imagine getting up on stage for a presentation that would have [cost in the ballpark of *$500,000*](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a61006534/summer-game-fest-explained/?ref=aftermath.site), all to promote your new video game, and instead of having people talk about it, they are instead talking about:

a) Your stupid hat

b) How your little speech sounded like a wizard breathed life into a downvoted Reddit comment.

> [](https://twitter.com/DETONATEDcom/status/1931124640631447562?ref=aftermath.site)

Also worth noting, in case you were wondering about the black hat,[ a colour choice made popular during the 2024 election campaign by Elon Musk](https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/elon-musk-dark-maga-hat-cap-gothic-trump-81e963cf?ref=aftermath.site):

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/img_8924-w-710-1.jpg)

**UPDATE, 3:30am ET, June 7**: Looks like "loser" was being generous:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/2025/10/bafkreif4gi36nxkxfjhadmt44dgbsjq33u6dtop6yst3fuodkvxx23klre-1.jpg)