> When making the offer in April 2022, I don’t think he anticipated the collapse of the ad sales at all. I'm more inclined to believe that he was aware of the

> When making the offer in April 2022, I don’t think he anticipated the collapse of the ad sales at all. I'm more inclined to believe that he was aware of the macro-economic conditions in 2022 when making the offer. Besides, he gave numerous speeches proclaiming that he was making the offer not primarily to make Twitter a profitable business.[0] > raking in the cash from token pumps that stripped-down Twitter wouldn’t be interested in policing. There isn't much meat on this bone. For some perspective, Jeff Bezos bought Washington Post for $250M.[1] Elon could afford without a sweat 3 or 4 such media organizations to manipulate information flow as he sees fit. With far better results than owning a social media platform. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-washingtonpost-bezos-idUSBRE9740Y420130807 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-washingtonpost-bezos-idUS...