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    Axtremus
    wrote on 13 May 2022, 12:33 last edited by
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    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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    • D Doctor Phibes
      13 May 2022, 12:09

      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
      wrote on 13 May 2022, 12:39 last edited by
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      @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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        kluurs
        wrote on 13 May 2022, 13:17 last edited by kluurs
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        Given market conditions, perhaps he feels he chose an inopportune time to acquire Twitter and is having second thoughts.

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        • D Doctor Phibes
          13 May 2022, 11:50

          @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
          wrote on 13 May 2022, 14:38 last edited by
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          @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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          • I Ivorythumper
            13 May 2022, 14:38

            @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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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 13 May 2022, 14:57 last edited by
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            @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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              Axtremus
              wrote on 15 May 2022, 20:52 last edited by
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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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              • A Axtremus
                15 May 2022, 20:52

                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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                taiwan_girl
                wrote on 16 May 2022, 16:37 last edited by
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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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                • A Axtremus
                  15 May 2022, 20:52

                  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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                  Copper
                  wrote on 16 May 2022, 16:53 last edited by
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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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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 16 May 2022, 16:58 last edited by
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                    Well, if I were Elon, I'd keep more of my thoughts to myself.

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 17 May 2022, 19:40 last edited by
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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
                        wrote on 18 May 2022, 12:57 last edited by
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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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                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

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

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                          Horace
                          wrote on 18 May 2022, 13:06 last edited by
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                          Roughly the same demographic that voted for him

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 18 May 2022, 17:40 last edited by
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                            You were warned.

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                              Ivorythumper
                              wrote on 21 May 2022, 13:54 last edited by Ivorythumper
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                                Mik
                                wrote on 21 May 2022, 18:43 last edited by
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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 Phibes
                                  wrote on 21 May 2022, 19:12 last edited by
                                  #326

                                  What does BTW mean?

                                  I'm lost.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • D Doctor Phibes
                                    21 May 2022, 19:12

                                    What does BTW mean?

                                    I'm lost.

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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on 21 May 2022, 21:43 last edited by
                                    #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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                                    • D Doctor Phibes
                                      21 May 2022, 19:12

                                      What does BTW mean?

                                      I'm lost.

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                                      taiwan_girl
                                      wrote on 22 May 2022, 02:14 last edited by
                                      #328

                                      @Doctor-Phibes

                                      @Horace speaks street. Listen to him. LOL

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 22 May 2022, 02:17 last edited by
                                        #329

                                        Solid.

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

                                        I was only joking

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                                        • J jon-nyc
                                          4 Apr 2022, 13:47

                                          Pass the popcorn, George.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 28 May 2022, 11:33 last edited by
                                          #330

                                          @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          Pass the popcorn, George.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

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

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