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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #310

    I'm kind of left with the impression of people playing rather childish games, and spending obscene amounts of money in order to do so.

    I was only joking

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      Axtremus
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      #311

      Whatever Elon is doing with Twitter yesterday/today, it doesn’t look like there is any significant movement with Truth Social/DWAC’s stock price. :man-shrugging:

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      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

        I'm kind of left with the impression of people playing rather childish games, and spending obscene amounts of money in order to do so.

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        Axtremus
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        #312

        @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

        I'm kind of left with the impression of people playing rather childish games, and spending obscene amounts of money in order to do so.

        And shareholder class action lawsuits ensue …

        It looks to me that the way this is going, it increases the likelihood of Elon and Twitter and maybe even Tesla getting hit by shareholder class action lawsuits regardless of whether Elon follows through with the acquisition of Twitter.

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        • kluursK Offline
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          #313

          Given market conditions, perhaps he feels he chose an inopportune time to acquire Twitter and is having second thoughts.

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @Klaus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            What exactly is the condition in the contract about which Musk is talking here?

            It's almost as though he's not particularly trustworthy.

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            Ivorythumper
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            #314

            @Doctor-Phibes It sounds as if he’s verifying value based on real person accounts being more the 95%. Why would that be a problem?

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            • IvorythumperI Ivorythumper

              @Doctor-Phibes It sounds as if he’s verifying value based on real person accounts being more the 95%. Why would that be a problem?

              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              Doctor Phibes
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              #315

              @Ivorythumper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

              @Doctor-Phibes It sounds as if he’s verifying value based on real person accounts being more the 95%. Why would that be a problem?

              He might be, but he's pulled a few tricks in the past which have done funny things to share prices.

              I really don't have any issue with him buying Twitter at all - I suspect it won't make much difference either way.

              I was only joking

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              • AxtremusA Away
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                Axtremus
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                https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/14/elon-musk-has-wrong-approach-to-count-fakes-spam-on-twitter-experts.html

                Elon publicized the method he wants to use to determine the fraction of accounts that are "fake" on Twitter. Other experts panned his preferred method.

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/14/elon-musk-has-wrong-approach-to-count-fakes-spam-on-twitter-experts.html

                  Elon publicized the method he wants to use to determine the fraction of accounts that are "fake" on Twitter. Other experts panned his preferred method.

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                  @Axtremus from the article

                  "He also warns that the number of inauthentic accounts can appear higher or lower in different corners of Twitter depending on topics being discussed. For example, more inauthentic accounts tweet about politics, cryptocurrency, climate change, and covid than those discussing non-controversial topics like kittens and origami, "

                  I would have thought that would have been quite obvious. LOL

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/14/elon-musk-has-wrong-approach-to-count-fakes-spam-on-twitter-experts.html

                    Elon publicized the method he wants to use to determine the fraction of accounts that are "fake" on Twitter. Other experts panned his preferred method.

                    CopperC Online
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                    Copper
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                    @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    Other experts panned his preferred method.

                    We are all experts here, we can make our own decisions.

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                    • KlausK Offline
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                      Well, if I were Elon, I'd keep more of my thoughts to myself.

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                        https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/twitter-committed-elon-musks-44-billion-deal-2022-05-17/

                        The narrative seems to be that Elon did no “due diligence” before signing the deal.

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                          George K
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                          Half of Joe Biden's Twitter Followers Are Fake, Audit Reveals

                          Almost half of President Joe Biden's current 22.2 million followers on Twitter are fake accounts, according to an audit tool provided by software company SparkToro.

                          SparkToro's tool found that 49.3 percent of accounts following the official @POTUS Twitter account are "fake followers" based on analysis of a number of factors, including location issues, default profile images and new users.

                          Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is currently trying to buy Twitter, has expressed concerns about the number of fake accounts and a potential crack down could see users such as Biden lose a huge number of followers.

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                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • HoraceH Offline
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                            Roughly the same demographic that voted for him

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                #324

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                                • MikM Away
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                                  The picture gets murkier as time goes on. The purchase may not happen at all.

                                  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/musk-sails-into-the-swamp/ar-AAXyYhx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a3697674475842639921902f181c5db2

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                    Doctor Phibes
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                                    What does BTW mean?

                                    I'm lost.

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      What does BTW mean?

                                      I'm lost.

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                                      Horace
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                                      #327

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                      What does BTW mean?

                                      I'm lost.

                                      You've lost your way, gone right by you.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        What does BTW mean?

                                        I'm lost.

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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        @Doctor-Phibes

                                        @Horace speaks street. Listen to him. LOL

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                          Solid.

                                          Actually, I think that might be 1950's hipster talk.

                                          I was only joking

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