Elon became an influence on crypto because he always mentions bitcoin and Dogecoin on his twitter, and this is also supported by a very large number of twitter followers. The richest man in the world is a reference for many people, so what Elon says will be very influential.
Bitcoin will not die, this is still the beginning of Bitcoin's journey. those who say bitcoin will die are just hypocrites who currently do not own a penny of bitcoin. Bitcoin has a strong community around the world including Elon who is a crypto enthusiast.
Empty barrels make loud noises - Lol.
That seems appropriate to describe a person who may not own bitcoins while they desperately want to see them die or be worthless. I don't want to argue with people like that because my optimism for bitcoin is higher than the derision of it.
Keep calm, mate. We will not lose bitcoin in this bear market even if we lose most of their price. It's now a 76% drop since ATH, but it's very likely that next year the percentage will improve as the market recovers.