Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter
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Here's a thought...
So, suppose that Musk's deal to buy Twitter falls through, and both parties walk away, none the richer and none the poorer.
Supposedly, $44B is enough to buy the platform and all of its associated assets.
Would it be beyond Musk to just build another platform to compete with Twitter? Granted, "Truth Social," like Parler and WeMe have not gotten the traction that their proponents hoped for, but with Musk's name recognition and ferocity, can this be a thing?
wrote on 10 Jul 2022, 00:58 last edited by@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Here's a thought...
So, suppose that Musk's deal to buy Twitter falls through, and both parties walk away, none the richer and none the poorer.
Supposedly, $44B is enough to buy the platform and all of its associated assets.
Would it be beyond Musk to just build another platform to compete with Twitter? Granted, "Truth Social," like Parler and WeMe have not gotten the traction that their proponents hoped for, but with Musk's name recognition and ferocity, can this be a thing?
Likely not, I'd say. Many, many people have tried to make alternative social platforms. And quite a few of them have been great. But they completely failed, either because they weren't as addictive as what's presently out there, or weren't sufficiently different from what's presently out there.
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@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Here's a thought...
So, suppose that Musk's deal to buy Twitter falls through, and both parties walk away, none the richer and none the poorer.
Supposedly, $44B is enough to buy the platform and all of its associated assets.
Would it be beyond Musk to just build another platform to compete with Twitter? Granted, "Truth Social," like Parler and WeMe have not gotten the traction that their proponents hoped for, but with Musk's name recognition and ferocity, can this be a thing?
Likely not, I'd say. Many, many people have tried to make alternative social platforms. And quite a few of them have been great. But they completely failed, either because they weren't as addictive as what's presently out there, or weren't sufficiently different from what's presently out there.
wrote on 10 Jul 2022, 02:25 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Here's a thought...
So, suppose that Musk's deal to buy Twitter falls through, and both parties walk away, none the richer and none the poorer.
Supposedly, $44B is enough to buy the platform and all of its associated assets.
Would it be beyond Musk to just build another platform to compete with Twitter? Granted, "Truth Social," like Parler and WeMe have not gotten the traction that their proponents hoped for, but with Musk's name recognition and ferocity, can this be a thing?
Likely not, I'd say. Many, many people have tried to make alternative social platforms. And quite a few of them have been great. But they completely failed, either because they weren't as addictive as what's presently out there, or weren't sufficiently different from what's presently out there.
I agree with you.
In addition, a large % of people who are on Twitter are outside the US. And outside the US, Elon Musk is not very well known, so people would not go to a new thing he started just because of his name.
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wrote on 10 Jul 2022, 11:37 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 14:42 last edited by
"This is why Elon didn't buy Twitter."
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 15:45 last edited by
In fairness, there isn’t much difference between real people posting their programmed thoughts and bots doing that same thing.
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 15:47 last edited by
There is also a real possibility that some bots are designed to be detected, such that they backfire (which would then be the desired effect).
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There is also a real possibility that some bots are designed to be detected, such that they backfire (which would then be the desired effect).
wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 15:51 last edited by@Klaus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
There is also a real possibility that some bots are designed to be detected, such that they backfire (which would then be the desired effect).
They call that a false flag.
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 16:28 last edited by 89th 7 Nov 2022, 16:29This post is deleted!
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@George-K I think the focus on bots is a pretense. He’s backing out, or trying to anyway, because his bid is too high given what’s happened in markets since the early spring.
wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 17:20 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I think the focus on bots is a pretense. He’s backing out, or trying to anyway, because his bid is too high given what’s happened in markets since the early spring.
Could be. It would certainly make sense. However, he started complaining about the lack of transparency wrt bots shortly after he made his bid, didn't he?
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 18:28 last edited by
How about we make Elon an offer to purchase TNCR for just $43B? According to my last audit, we have less than 5% bots.
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How about we make Elon an offer to purchase TNCR for just $43B? According to my last audit, we have less than 5% bots.
wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 18:46 last edited by@Klaus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
How about we make Elon an offer to purchase TNCR for just $43B? According to my last audit, we have less than 5% bots.
Traffic or accounts? I imagine our bot activity is very low, but not accounts to be very high…
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wrote on 11 Jul 2022, 18:51 last edited by
If you zoom out enough, the line between an outraged leftist and a bot running its programming, is blurry. We’ve done our best to limit the outraged leftists on the board, but no system of moderation is perfect.
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wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 00:16 last edited by
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wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 01:05 last edited by
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/12/twitter-elon-musk-lawsuit/
Twitter sues Elon Musk, setting stage for epic legal battle
The scathing legal complaint, calling the billionaire’s exit ‘a model of hypocrisy,’ kicks off what is likely to become one of the most contentious business trials in recent history
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wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 07:00 last edited by Catseye3
@Klaus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
where does that screenshot come from? Truth Social?
Nah, that's just his natural elusive charm spilling over.
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wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 11:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes
@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I honestly can't tell whether that's satire or not.
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wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 13:50 last edited by
At first it surprised me since Musk has come out as a Republican, anti-woke, anti censorship on Twitter, etc. you’d think Trump would love him
Then I remembered Musk tweeted a few weeks ago that the GOP needs to move beyond Trump.
Trump is a single issue guy - doesn’t really matter what you politics are, it’s all about kissing the ring.
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At first it surprised me since Musk has come out as a Republican, anti-woke, anti censorship on Twitter, etc. you’d think Trump would love him
Then I remembered Musk tweeted a few weeks ago that the GOP needs to move beyond Trump.
Trump is a single issue guy - doesn’t really matter what you politics are, it’s all about kissing the ring.
wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 14:20 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
At first it surprised me since Musk has come out as a Republican, anti-woke, anti censorship on Twitter, etc. you’d think Trump would love him
Then I remembered Musk tweeted a few weeks ago that the GOP needs to move beyond Trump.
Trump is a single issue guy - doesn’t really matter what you politics are, it’s all about kissing the ring.
Exactly, If you dont kiss President Trumps shoes.......
He is turning into a caricature of himself, if that is possible.
Or maybe the crazy relative that comes to family parties because you have to invite him, but nobody really wants him there.