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  • D Doctor Phibes
    3 Nov 2022, 00:13

    Twitter the most interesting place on the internet?

    Fucking hell

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    George K
    wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 00:16 last edited by
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    @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

    Twitter the most interesting place on the internet?

    Fucking hell

    Elon's having so much fun.

    Of course, he hasn't (afaik) visited TNCR, so he might not be completely informed, yet.

    "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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      George K
      wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 00:24 last edited by
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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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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 00:35 last edited by
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        The Brad

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          George K
          wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 02:02 last edited by
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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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          • G George K
            3 Nov 2022, 00:16

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

            Twitter the most interesting place on the internet?

            Fucking hell

            Elon's having so much fun.

            Of course, he hasn't (afaik) visited TNCR, so he might not be completely informed, yet.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 03:14 last edited by
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            @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            Elon's having so much fun.

            In all honesty, I feel compelled to say that he’s having a lot less fun than I’d be having if I had a Brazilian dollars

            I was only joking

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              George K
              wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 11:57 last edited by
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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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                jon-nyc
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                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 15:23 last edited by
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                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                  • D Doctor Phibes
                    3 Nov 2022, 03:14

                    @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    Elon's having so much fun.

                    In all honesty, I feel compelled to say that he’s having a lot less fun than I’d be having if I had a Brazilian dollars

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 3 Nov 2022, 20:59 last edited by
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                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    Elon's having so much fun.

                    In all honesty, I feel compelled to say that he’s having a lot less fun than I’d be having if I had a Brazilian dollars

                    FIFYNNTTM

                    The Brad

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                      George K
                      wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 00:13 last edited by
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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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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 00:50 last edited by
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                        Not sure if the $8/month fee for "verified accounts" is an official policy yet. For those who don't like it, they can go build their own platform, go use something else, or go without that "verified" checkmark.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 14:24 last edited by
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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 4 Nov 2022, 14:25 last edited by
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                            There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 14:27 last edited by
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                              With my familiarity with what actual workers actually do in actually big companies with actually thousands of employees, my guess is that a reduction in Twitter's work force by 75% will result in zero impact to the Twitter website.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                4 Nov 2022, 14:25

                                There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.

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

                                There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.

                                I saw that as well. I'll bet that his attorneys have already considered that.

                                "You're fired as of 60 days from now. Here's a list of places you can find training."

                                When we dismissed one of our partners, we did it without cause, and we gave 90 days.

                                "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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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 15:44 last edited by
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                                  Zooming out a bit, I’ve been thinking about how a Musk owned Twitter will net out. I don’t have any major conclusions but a few observations at this point.

                                  1. I think he’s going to be constrained by his advertisers to a much greater extent than his newest fans believe.

                                  2. At some point he’ll likely realize that his own trollishness is not good for the brand.

                                  3. He might even see some backlash extend to Tesla.

                                  4. That doesn’t mean he’ll be able to control himself though. He seems to be pretty impulse driven.

                                  5. I think he’ll end up taking it public again at some point, perhaps retaining controlling interest through dual share classes. My over/under for such a move is 3 years.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    George K
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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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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 16:11 last edited by
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                                      That’s a little funny.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 16:21 last edited by
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                                        As if on cue….

                                        Funny he blames activists rather than his own past statements and current trollishness.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          89th
                                          wrote on 4 Nov 2022, 16:24 last edited by
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                                          His profile location says "Hell" and his job is "Twitter Complaint Hotline Director" or something lol

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