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  • George KG George K

    @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
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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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      "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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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @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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            @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
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              #456

              "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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                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
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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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                    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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                      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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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        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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                          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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                            "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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                              That’s a little funny.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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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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                                  His profile location says "Hell" and his job is "Twitter Complaint Hotline Director" or something lol

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    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.

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

                                    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.

                                    You are in a long line of people who don’t particularly like him and predict his characteristics will be his downfall. Most of those in front of you in line have long since been proven right about his personality and wrong about his success. We will see about this time.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      #468

                                      Maybe you’re projecting from your “Tesla’s on its death rattle” days?

                                      I’ve always been a fan of Elon I don’t predict his downfall. I even find his trolling to be funny, which is why I repost some of it here. He’s just going to be constrained is all, and I don’t know if he has the temperament to deal with it.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        Maybe you’re projecting from your “Tesla’s on its death rattle” days?

                                        I’ve always been a fan of Elon I don’t predict his downfall. I even find his trolling to be funny, which is why I repost some of it here. He’s just going to be constrained is all, and I don’t know if he has the temperament to deal with it.

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

                                        Maybe you’re projecting from your “Tesla’s on its death rattle” days?

                                        I’ve always been a fan of Elon I don’t predict his downfall.

                                        At one time I was reporting here some discussion I was following about predictions of Tesla’s downfall. In fact the only money I ever put on Tesla was on the long side, which I exited at a small profit.

                                        My guess is that you will be increasingly careful about admitting to being a fan of Elon, and that for all appearances, you will be agreeing with those who consider him a threat.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1467233#p1467233

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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