Topic: How long until Elon bankrupts or otherwise destroys twitter?
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU started this discussion 3 years ago #107,520
Vote. Democracy is on the ballot.
Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 19 minutes later[^] [v] #1,207,879
As soon as possible we can only hope.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 7 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,880
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 36 seconds later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,881
The company was already a cash incinerator so if he can just breake even that would be very impressive.
Elon is the Trump of the social media world - lots of memes, shit posting, big promises but nothing actually changes - @realdonaldtrump is STILL suspended 😂
Elon is the Trump of the social media world - lots of memes, shit posting, big promises but nothing actually changes - @realdonaldtrump is STILL suspended 😂
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 47 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,890
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
I mean it was burning a couple hundred mil a year but Elon has probably bumped that up to North of a billion in the span of 2 weeks. The dude has no clue what he's doing and it's very funny.
I mean it was burning a couple hundred mil a year but Elon has probably bumped that up to North of a billion in the span of 2 weeks. The dude has no clue what he's doing and it's very funny.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 44 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,892
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,893
THE LIBERALS ARE LOSING THEIR MINDS!
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,894
@1,207,892 (D)
Ideally today. Hopefully one of the 7 remaining twitter employees pitch him on it before they quit.
@previous (E)
The only people losing their minds are the banks who lent him $12 billion that has more or less gone up in smoke in 2 weeks lmao.
Ideally today. Hopefully one of the 7 remaining twitter employees pitch him on it before they quit.
@previous (E)
The only people losing their minds are the banks who lent him $12 billion that has more or less gone up in smoke in 2 weeks lmao.
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 50 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,897
It is funny, but also a little sad. Popular website has the misfortune to catch the attention of a rich idiot, he buys it and promptly ruins it.
boof joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,899
that Elron Musk fag is lying in interviews about how "activists" are pressuring companies to stop advertising on Twitter, when the companies themselves say, no fuck you, it's bad for our brand to be next to fuckheaded nonsense
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,900
@1,207,897 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
It's Twitter. So what if it goes under?
Nothing of value was lost.
Besides the money Elon invested, but that's his problem.
It's Twitter. So what if it goes under?
Nothing of value was lost.
Besides the money Elon invested, but that's his problem.
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Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 3 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,901
@previous (H)
I strongly disagree. I don't really use it, but it's useful for following certain people or events, and lots of people seem to enjoy using it.
I strongly disagree. I don't really use it, but it's useful for following certain people or events, and lots of people seem to enjoy using it.
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Anonymous H replied with this 3 years ago, 6 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,902
@previous (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
Meh. Social media does nothing good, and most people don't have the emotional maturity to use it responsibly. You can find out the same things you see on Twitter doing a little of your own research. Sure, you don't get to read the inane personal thoughts of whatever dumb celebrity you're currently obsessed with, but I think we could all do with a little less dumb celebrities in our lives.
Meh. Social media does nothing good, and most people don't have the emotional maturity to use it responsibly. You can find out the same things you see on Twitter doing a little of your own research. Sure, you don't get to read the inane personal thoughts of whatever dumb celebrity you're currently obsessed with, but I think we could all do with a little less dumb celebrities in our lives.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 8 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,903
@1,207,897 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
It's a little funny that he bought it because he was obsessed with the idea that Twitter was foundational to protecting the right to free speech around the world, and then decided that what he meant by that was anyone should have the freedom to give him $8/mo for a virtual blue checkmark next to their name when they speak.
It's a little funny that he bought it because he was obsessed with the idea that Twitter was foundational to protecting the right to free speech around the world, and then decided that what he meant by that was anyone should have the freedom to give him $8/mo for a virtual blue checkmark next to their name when they speak.
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Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 3 years ago, 13 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,905
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
I really don't see how the $8/mo for a blue check is any different from $5 for a Minichan gold star.
I mean he's got to monetize it somehow. Advertising obviously isn't cutting it so you do what you gotta do.
I really don't see how the $8/mo for a blue check is any different from $5 for a Minichan gold star.
I mean he's got to monetize it somehow. Advertising obviously isn't cutting it so you do what you gotta do.
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 3 years ago, 5 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,906
@1,207,902 (H)
I never pay attention to vapid e-celebs like you describe, I find it useful for following current events, companies/content creators I'm interested in, etc. It's an easy and accessible way to follow these things.
I mean, I won't be massively upset if it dies, but I do think it's useful.
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Well, let's just see how it works out. Call me cynical, but I doubt that a subscriptions for a blue checkmark for $8 a month will be very popular.
I never pay attention to vapid e-celebs like you describe, I find it useful for following current events, companies/content creators I'm interested in, etc. It's an easy and accessible way to follow these things.
I mean, I won't be massively upset if it dies, but I do think it's useful.
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Well, let's just see how it works out. Call me cynical, but I doubt that a subscriptions for a blue checkmark for $8 a month will be very popular.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 30 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,910
@1,207,905 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
I actually agree with him that two of his top priorities should be markedly increasing revenue and eliminating bots/scammers. Making the blue check go from meaning "this person is who their account says they are" to "This account gives us $8 per month" does not really do either. What seems to have happened is a lot of grumpy conservatives felt miffed that liberals who were friends with the liberal Twitter employee base got checkmarks for being like, 'Freelance genderqueer journalist at killthepatriarchy.news" but "Chief memeologist at conservativeonlynews.net" wasn't afforded the same courtesy, even though the latter had 5-10x the twitter followers. Which is, more or less, true. There were people with very marginal importance in the world who had checkmarks and comparatively more influential people who didn't. The very obvious solution to that problem is to just overhaul and standardize the blue check application/approval process so that it actually makes sense, rather than continuing it in its current ad hoc form.
Instead he decided that Twitter could be made profitable by making it cost $8/month for anyone with a credit card to make an account called @RealWalmartInc with a blue check next to their name and an identical twitter layout to the official page, so they can either tweet out racial slurs, or link to a phishing walmart.com knockoff site where they advertise a limited time deal on some kind of hot new product and just steal thousands of CC users information. Which is both very good for scammers, and very bad for a site that is dependent on WalMart's (or *insert other large company*) advertising dollars to pay their bills. Companies are not going to stick around if it is trivially easy to imitate them and scam their customers. That's why they introduced this comical second tick mark that means "official", which is either still around or not still around depending entirely on how much arguing with what's left of twitter's legal department Elon did that day.
It puts a smile on my face when I see the drama, but it is an idea so profoundly stupid that only a person so rich they are entirely immune from the consequences of making bad decisions could ever think of it.
I actually agree with him that two of his top priorities should be markedly increasing revenue and eliminating bots/scammers. Making the blue check go from meaning "this person is who their account says they are" to "This account gives us $8 per month" does not really do either. What seems to have happened is a lot of grumpy conservatives felt miffed that liberals who were friends with the liberal Twitter employee base got checkmarks for being like, 'Freelance genderqueer journalist at killthepatriarchy.news" but "Chief memeologist at conservativeonlynews.net" wasn't afforded the same courtesy, even though the latter had 5-10x the twitter followers. Which is, more or less, true. There were people with very marginal importance in the world who had checkmarks and comparatively more influential people who didn't. The very obvious solution to that problem is to just overhaul and standardize the blue check application/approval process so that it actually makes sense, rather than continuing it in its current ad hoc form.
Instead he decided that Twitter could be made profitable by making it cost $8/month for anyone with a credit card to make an account called @RealWalmartInc with a blue check next to their name and an identical twitter layout to the official page, so they can either tweet out racial slurs, or link to a phishing walmart.com knockoff site where they advertise a limited time deal on some kind of hot new product and just steal thousands of CC users information. Which is both very good for scammers, and very bad for a site that is dependent on WalMart's (or *insert other large company*) advertising dollars to pay their bills. Companies are not going to stick around if it is trivially easy to imitate them and scam their customers. That's why they introduced this comical second tick mark that means "official", which is either still around or not still around depending entirely on how much arguing with what's left of twitter's legal department Elon did that day.
It puts a smile on my face when I see the drama, but it is an idea so profoundly stupid that only a person so rich they are entirely immune from the consequences of making bad decisions could ever think of it.
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Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 3 years ago, 36 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,911
Elon is just a massive cunt whose money and power have gone to his head. This is the same mindset that caused that miniature submarine retardation.
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
> depending entirely on how much arguing with what's left of twitter's legal department Elon did that day.
I hope that some insider accounts leak out soon, because I'm pretty sure that this is what it's like on the inside. A handful of fairly level-headed employees who know how things work, arguing with an egomaniac who is rapidly driving their company into the ground with his idiotic whims.
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
> depending entirely on how much arguing with what's left of twitter's legal department Elon did that day.
I hope that some insider accounts leak out soon, because I'm pretty sure that this is what it's like on the inside. A handful of fairly level-headed employees who know how things work, arguing with an egomaniac who is rapidly driving their company into the ground with his idiotic whims.
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Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 2 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,914
@1,207,905 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
> I really don't see how the $8/mo for a blue check is any different from $5 for a Minichan gold star.
>
> I mean he's got to monetize it somehow. Advertising obviously isn't cutting it so you do what you gotta do.
I can't believe Fake Anon fell for this AOC "free speech doesn't cost $8" meme... actually, yes I can.
> I really don't see how the $8/mo for a blue check is any different from $5 for a Minichan gold star.
>
> I mean he's got to monetize it somehow. Advertising obviously isn't cutting it so you do what you gotta do.
I can't believe Fake Anon fell for this AOC "free speech doesn't cost $8" meme... actually, yes I can.
Green !StaYqkzUPc replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,924
Anonymous E replied with this 3 years ago, 39 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,933
Didn't read/ too goddamn stupid.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 14 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,207,936
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 23 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,208,119
Who's "Elon"?
boof replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,208,130
