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Wow, it looks like Elon is going to actually complete the transaction. What a rollercoaster. I will be glad to see this drop out of the news cycle.

onion2k 4y ago
I will be glad to see this drop out of the news cycle. Staying out of the media isn't really Elon's thing. I don't think we'll see that happen.
- Ajedi32 4y ago
  Yeah, I seem to recall that before all this legal drama started the story was that Musk was buying Twitter to turn it into a platform for free speech. Assuming he hasn't changed his mind about that, the news cycle here is only just beginning. Though on the positive side, I think I'll personally find a debate about free speech to be way more interesting than the current celebrity drama legal fight over contract law.
  - tmpz22 4y ago
    > Though on the positive side, I think I'll personally find a debate about free speech Twitter will be forced to prioritize short-term profit to recoup Musk's losses and rage-porn style engagement content will be the easiest (and likely only) way they can do it.
    - Ajedi32 4y ago
      Twitter is about to become a private company. They won't be "forced" to do anything their new owner doesn't want them to. They won't even have to be profitable at all if that isn't what Musk wants.
- 93po 4y ago
  More accurately - the media can't stay away from Elon. He's not out there doing PR circuits with this drama. A single tweet generates literally hundreds of articles.
  - madeofpalk 4y ago
    Why do you think he tweets? They both feed off each other.
    - hunterb123 4y ago
      Same reason you comment here? We all want to be heard and have a right to be.
      - cma 4y ago
        There is a differencw between what he posted here and getting on Twitter during every crisis to say you're going to personally solve it with a submarine, guarantee a fix to the Flint water situation, etc. One is obviously seeking media attention and positive PR.
        hunterb123 4y ago
        He'd get flak for not doing anything, you're giving him flak for offering help, assuming worst intentions. He sent internet to Ukraine during the war, did you see other sat providers doing that? Another company could have helped, aren't they worse for ignoring the issue entirely? Or do you think it's better to not have any help from any company to make sure no good PR is had?
        93po 4y ago
        It isn't worth engaging with someone as soon as they mention submarine, ventilators, Flint, or the other various dumb talking points these people love. They're beyond help and don't care about reality, they just love calling the richest person on the planet an idiot.
jandrese 4y ago
I wish I could share your optimism about this being the end of the drama.
- jamiek88 4y ago
  It’s merely the beginning. He’s bought a zeitgeist wmd and is in a manic phase. Shudder thee who crave the old days. They are gone.
wincy 4y ago
- WJW 4y ago
  You think twitter will get less insane after Musk buys it? It's not as if (say) Tesla has been all that insanity-free TBH.
  - naikrovek 4y ago
    average insanity per employee will definitely rise once he is on the payroll.
    - Kye 4y ago
      All you get is a different ideology driving the same degree of absurdity.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- dangerwill 4y ago
  How do you possibly look at Elon's incredibly irrational behavior and think he will lessen the insanity? What you mean is he will fire the people that you don't like.
  - wincy 4y ago
  - nailer 4y ago
    How is being concerned about fake user numbers irrational? It's rational to be concerned that the stats a company is being sold to you are correct.
    - dmix 4y ago
      I don't even think he cared much about the fake numbers in terms of the deal. I think he cares about them as a Twitter users. He made a bet on the company that he clearly always and still does want. Then the price tanked so he made a gamble and used whatever he could to support his side. From a purely business perspective it's not that big of a deal to risk some emails/messages leaking in discovery in exchange for a few billion dollars. And ultimately he gets what he wants regardless since it's as much a hobby as a business (like owning a sports team that loses money).
cronix 4y ago
Oh, I think any changes he makes will definitely be in the news cycle, forever.

onion2k 4y ago

I will be glad to see this drop out of the news cycle. Staying out of the media isn't really Elon's thing. I don't think we'll see that happen.

Ajedi32 4y ago
Yeah, I seem to recall that before all this legal drama started the story was that Musk was buying Twitter to turn it into a platform for free speech. Assuming he hasn't changed his mind about that, the news cycle here is only just beginning. Though on the positive side, I think I'll personally find a debate about free speech to be way more interesting than the current celebrity drama legal fight over contract law.
- tmpz22 4y ago
  > Though on the positive side, I think I'll personally find a debate about free speech Twitter will be forced to prioritize short-term profit to recoup Musk's losses and rage-porn style engagement content will be the easiest (and likely only) way they can do it.
  - Ajedi32 4y ago
    Twitter is about to become a private company. They won't be "forced" to do anything their new owner doesn't want them to. They won't even have to be profitable at all if that isn't what Musk wants.
93po 4y ago
More accurately - the media can't stay away from Elon. He's not out there doing PR circuits with this drama. A single tweet generates literally hundreds of articles.
- madeofpalk 4y ago
  Why do you think he tweets? They both feed off each other.
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    Same reason you comment here? We all want to be heard and have a right to be.
    - cma 4y ago
      There is a differencw between what he posted here and getting on Twitter during every crisis to say you're going to personally solve it with a submarine, guarantee a fix to the Flint water situation, etc. One is obviously seeking media attention and positive PR.
      - hunterb123 4y ago
        He'd get flak for not doing anything, you're giving him flak for offering help, assuming worst intentions. He sent internet to Ukraine during the war, did you see other sat providers doing that? Another company could have helped, aren't they worse for ignoring the issue entirely? Or do you think it's better to not have any help from any company to make sure no good PR is had?
        93po 4y ago
        It isn't worth engaging with someone as soon as they mention submarine, ventilators, Flint, or the other various dumb talking points these people love. They're beyond help and don't care about reality, they just love calling the richest person on the planet an idiot.

jandrese 4y ago

I wish I could share your optimism about this being the end of the drama.

jamiek88 4y ago
It’s merely the beginning. He’s bought a zeitgeist wmd and is in a manic phase. Shudder thee who crave the old days. They are gone.

wincy 4y ago

WJW 4y ago
You think twitter will get less insane after Musk buys it? It's not as if (say) Tesla has been all that insanity-free TBH.
- naikrovek 4y ago
  average insanity per employee will definitely rise once he is on the payroll.
  - Kye 4y ago
    All you get is a different ideology driving the same degree of absurdity.
- deleted 4y ago
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dangerwill 4y ago
How do you possibly look at Elon's incredibly irrational behavior and think he will lessen the insanity? What you mean is he will fire the people that you don't like.
- wincy 4y ago
- nailer 4y ago
  How is being concerned about fake user numbers irrational? It's rational to be concerned that the stats a company is being sold to you are correct.
  - dmix 4y ago
    I don't even think he cared much about the fake numbers in terms of the deal. I think he cares about them as a Twitter users. He made a bet on the company that he clearly always and still does want. Then the price tanked so he made a gamble and used whatever he could to support his side. From a purely business perspective it's not that big of a deal to risk some emails/messages leaking in discovery in exchange for a few billion dollars. And ultimately he gets what he wants regardless since it's as much a hobby as a business (like owning a sports team that loses money).

cronix 4y ago

Oh, I think any changes he makes will definitely be in the news cycle, forever.