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Now that the poll is leaning toward "yes", Elon is adding conditions, namely, you have to invest your life savings. Lex Fridman volunteered to do it for free, a

by wch 4y ago

Now that the poll is leaning toward "yes", Elon is adding conditions, namely, you have to invest your life savings. Lex Fridman volunteered to do it for free, and Elon replied: > One catch: you have to invest your life savings in Twitter and it has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy since May. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604626103326253056 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604626103326253056

cactusplant7374 4y ago
> No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604628761395138561?s=46&t=kzukDiwM4jXaZGsVG1Jpvg https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604628761395138561?s=46...
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- bee_rider 4y ago
  He’s probably right, right? When was Twitter profitable, and was it profitable enough to pay for his leveraged buyout?
  - zimpenfish 4y ago
    > When was Twitter profitable Technically, 2021 - they made a loss of $220M but that was down to an $800M legal settlement which means they were -technically- at a profit of $580M. > was it profitable enough to pay for his leveraged buyout? Just over halfway to servicing the debt.
  - ssnistfajen 4y ago
    The thing is this didn't have to be his bomb to hold in the first place. He made what appeared to be an impulsive decision to offer an overpriced acquisition deal and waived due diligence leading him trapped in a position he couldn't back out of without consequences.
  - enkid 4y ago
    It seems like an awful idea to say it out loud though, right?
sytelus 4y ago
So, the guy who has blocked half of the Internet for having any kind of counter-argument whatsoever will become its new CEO? Context:https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query&f=top https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=ty...
- moneywoes 4y ago
  Who has he blocked? Context?
  - sytelus 4y ago
    He has blocked almost everyone. He has blocked extremely well respected researchers and academics at top institutes who don't even follow him or even haven't tweeted at him just because he disagrees with his views. He once blocked someone for praising danish pastry. https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20blocked%20%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20bl...
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      > just because he disagrees with his views He even blocked himself? Wow. But points for consistency, at least.
- theGnuMe 4y ago
  He wants to interview Putin to resolve the war by asking "hard" questions. He also wants to interview Trump for some reason. In over his head.
  - lern_too_spel 4y ago
    That guy hasn't asked a hard question in his life. He has guests spew obvious nonsense and then responds with IKR before lobbing his next softball. He would be a yes man to the people who report to him.
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reaperducer 4y ago
namely, you have to invest your life savings. Sure. He can have my 38 bucks. I can't do any worse than he's doing.
postingawayonhn 4y ago
Not really a big catch for those without many savings. [Edit]: Also, it's a bit of a stage rule as most of Musk's wealth is still in SpaceX and Tesla.
- makeitdouble 4y ago
  Or just do what he does: move your ‘life savings’ to ‘investments’ or whatever else that doesn’t fall under the savings umbrella. Not that this game has any fixed rule or he’d keep his end of the deal.
TOMDM 4y ago
And Lex is going to bite that bullet even. No way Elon follows through, surely?
phphphphp 4y ago
My prediction is that once the poll finishes with Yes winning, he’ll say that he cannot find a replacement so the only option is for him to shut Twitter down, but of course, it must be polled, so he will do a poll asking if he should shut Twitter down and when No wins, he’ll say “guess I’ve got to stay!”.
- Sophira 4y ago
  If he did that, he would get absolutely grilled by people for not abiding to the poll result like he said. I can't help but feel you might be right, though.

by wch 4y ago

cactusplant7374 4y ago

> No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604628761395138561?s=46&t=kzukDiwM4jXaZGsVG1Jpvg https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604628761395138561?s=46...

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bee_rider 4y ago
He’s probably right, right? When was Twitter profitable, and was it profitable enough to pay for his leveraged buyout?
- zimpenfish 4y ago
  > When was Twitter profitable Technically, 2021 - they made a loss of $220M but that was down to an $800M legal settlement which means they were -technically- at a profit of $580M. > was it profitable enough to pay for his leveraged buyout? Just over halfway to servicing the debt.
- ssnistfajen 4y ago
  The thing is this didn't have to be his bomb to hold in the first place. He made what appeared to be an impulsive decision to offer an overpriced acquisition deal and waived due diligence leading him trapped in a position he couldn't back out of without consequences.
- enkid 4y ago
  It seems like an awful idea to say it out loud though, right?

sytelus 4y ago

So, the guy who has blocked half of the Internet for having any kind of counter-argument whatsoever will become its new CEO? Context:https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query&f=top https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=ty...

moneywoes 4y ago
Who has he blocked? Context?
- sytelus 4y ago
  He has blocked almost everyone. He has blocked extremely well respected researchers and academics at top institutes who don't even follow him or even haven't tweeted at him just because he disagrees with his views. He once blocked someone for praising danish pastry. https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20blocked%20%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20bl...
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    > just because he disagrees with his views He even blocked himself? Wow. But points for consistency, at least.
theGnuMe 4y ago
He wants to interview Putin to resolve the war by asking "hard" questions. He also wants to interview Trump for some reason. In over his head.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago
  That guy hasn't asked a hard question in his life. He has guests spew obvious nonsense and then responds with IKR before lobbing his next softball. He would be a yes man to the people who report to him.
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reaperducer 4y ago

namely, you have to invest your life savings. Sure. He can have my 38 bucks. I can't do any worse than he's doing.

postingawayonhn 4y ago

Not really a big catch for those without many savings. [Edit]: Also, it's a bit of a stage rule as most of Musk's wealth is still in SpaceX and Tesla.

makeitdouble 4y ago
Or just do what he does: move your ‘life savings’ to ‘investments’ or whatever else that doesn’t fall under the savings umbrella. Not that this game has any fixed rule or he’d keep his end of the deal.

TOMDM 4y ago

And Lex is going to bite that bullet even. No way Elon follows through, surely?

phphphphp 4y ago

My prediction is that once the poll finishes with Yes winning, he’ll say that he cannot find a replacement so the only option is for him to shut Twitter down, but of course, it must be polled, so he will do a poll asking if he should shut Twitter down and when No wins, he’ll say “guess I’ve got to stay!”.

Sophira 4y ago
If he did that, he would get absolutely grilled by people for not abiding to the poll result like he said. I can't help but feel you might be right, though.