Elon Musk and Twitter

[Spider-Dan]

Yesterday, Elon Musk posted the following tweet:

"Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll."

After 17,502,391 were cast, the results were 57.5% yes, 42.5% no.

Of course, Elon Musk is a well-known liar, so I wouldn't hold my breath on him doing it.

[Dave Gray]

I think this was an excuse to allow him to step down with what he considers as little shame as possible.

This dude has gone off the deep end and I think investors don't like losing money, so there's a lot of pressure.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

 :|I expect he will honor the results.  But I would not be surprised if he minpulated the results so he got the desired outcome.

[Dave Gray]

It won't matter functionally.  He'll still be in charge.  But it won't be as in your face.  Mocking your users is a weird strategy.

It just comes down to money.  Twitter advertisers don't want to be linked to a toxic swamp, free speech or not.

[Spider-Dan]

At best, it just means Musk logs off of Twitter and resumes simulating being the CEO of Tesla.  Of course, his choice for his replacement is probably going to be David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, or some other Silicon Valley libertarian techbro who agrees that the only meaningful test of "free speech" is providing a megaphone for white nationalists.

Given the debt Musk took on to buy Twitter, I don't see any path for Twitter to escape its accelerating death spiral.  It certainly can't reclaim its previous advertising income while Musk has anything to do with it, and the amount of debt it currently holds makes it unsellable.  The one way out would be for Musk to sell enoug Tesla stock to clear the debt he took on in buying Twitter, then sell Twitter at a huge loss.  But that action itself would drive TSLA shares down even further, melting both ends of the candle for him.

Right now, Musk and Twitter are spiraling towards the earth locked in an embrace, like two eagles fighting in the sky over territory.  Twitter is almost certainly done for, but if we're lucky, it'll hold on to Musk all the way down.

[dolphins4life]

At best, it just means Musk logs off of Twitter and resumes simulating being the CEO of Tesla.  Of course, his choice for his replacement is probably going to be David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, or some other Silicon Valley libertarian techbro who agrees that the only meaningful test of "free speech" is providing a megaphone for white nationalists.

Given the debt Musk took on to buy Twitter, I don't see any path for Twitter to escape its accelerating death spiral.  It certainly can't reclaim its previous advertising income while Musk has anything to do with it, and the amount of debt it currently holds makes it unsellable.  The one way out would be for Musk to sell enoug Tesla stock to clear the debt he took on in buying Twitter, then sell Twitter at a huge loss.  But that action itself would drive TSLA shares down even further, melting both ends of the candle for him.

Right now, Musk and Twitter are spiraling towards the earth locked in an embrace, like two eagles fighting in the sky over territory.  Twitter is almost certainly done for, but if we're lucky, it'll hold on to Musk all the way down.

How can the richest person in the world have to take on debt to acquire anything?

[Fau Teixeira]

Rick people don't get rich by putting their own fortunes on the line. They debt finance everything.

[CF DolFan]

This obsession with Hunter Biden's laptop -- Jesus, man.  ...move on.  It's going to hurt conservatives to juggle this narrative that nobody gives a shit about.

He's a private citizen with no political power.  None of this will matter in the end and they're squandering their goodwill on nonsense.  You got the house....propose some meaningful legislation to make things better.

Like I said more information coming out every day since Twitter got a new boss. Seems the FBI paid Twittter 3.5 million to suppress the story. Sooner or later people are going to fall for this.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Like I said more information coming out every day since Twitter got a new boss. Seems the FBI paid Twittter 3.5 million to suppress the story. Sooner or later people are going to fall for this.

What has come out is as follows: (1) Biden asked Twitter to not post photos that were purported to be dick pics from an illegally hacked laptop. (2) The FBI questioned twitter regarding our adversaries using twitter to spread misinformation. 

The rest is just right wing fantasies. 

[CF DolFan]

What has come out is as follows: (1) Biden asked Twitter to not post photos that were purported to be dick pics from an illegally hacked laptop. (2) The FBI questioned twitter regarding our adversaries using twitter to spread misinformation.  

The rest is just right wing fantasies.  

Funny. That's what liberal media said for a year after this came out. Suddenly they got onboard but have now gone radio silent on the millions of dollars paid to Twitter for their silence. I wonder if other media outlets were paid as well? Hmmmm ... LOL


Probably doesn't actually belong here but this is Ron Funches' hilarious take on conspiracy theories.
https://youtu.be/b6NmjK2pgiQ

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Funny. That's what liberal media said for a year after this came out. Suddenly they got onboard but have now gone radio silent on the millions of dollars paid to Twitter for their silence. I wonder if other media outlets were paid as well? Hmmmm ... LOL


Probably doesn't actually belong here but this is Ron Funches' hilarious take on conspiracy theories.
https://youtu.be/b6NmjK2pgiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OThTzZpXQQ

[Spider-Dan]

Seems the FBI paid Twittter 3.5 million to suppress the story.

This is almost certainly untrue, which I imagine is why you weren't in a hurry to post where you heard this.  It's probably a source too insane for even you to link with a straight face.

But let's say it was true.  As I recall, y'all insisted that the highly inappropriate and corrupt FBI investigation of Trump in 2016 was Obama's responsibility, because he was the president at the time.  So, pray tell, who is responsible for the FBI paying off Twitter in 2020 to bury a story about Hunter Biden?  Surely it must be whoever was president then.

[Dave Gray]

I do not understand this man.

To me, the biggest thing about Twitter is the name.  I mean... "tweet" is a verb, for Christ's sake.  He has renamed it to X and changed the logo to an X.  What the actual fuck is this guy doing?

[Fau Teixeira]

The guy is a moron .. that's what i've realized from how he's acted when he bought twitter.

I don't know shit about electric cars .. everyone said he's the genius behind Tesla .. fair play i guess.. good for him. I also don't know shit about space travel and everyone says he's the genius behind space X .. so fair play again .. good for him.

Software development, and internet sites, however .. I'm pretty well freaking versed in that. I've been a professional programmer since 1997 and before that an amateur since i was 8 years old and got my first computer. I've held positions ranging from search engine optimization to VP of of software architecture.  The crap that he has going on at twitter isn't genius, it's downright stupid. If you wanted to purposefully tank the value of a premium web property, follow his example. He's literally doing all the correct things if the goal is to drive twitter into the ground.

Also if he's just as much of a genius in running twitter as he's been called at tesla and at space x, then for sure i'm never buying a tesla, and i feel genuine fear and pity for anyone in one of his rockets.