Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter
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Interesting take on how things went south - quickly.
Put the entire thing behind a paywall?
wrote on 8 Nov 2022, 14:53 last edited by Axtremus 11 Sept 2022, 19:16@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Interesting take on how things went south - quickly.
Put the entire thing behind a paywall?
There is a chance that he may be doing the world a favor with this move.
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wrote on 9 Nov 2022, 16:48 last edited by
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@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
This is the right attitude
I wouldn't think they'd be allowed to fire him?
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 12:31 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 16:42 last edited by
What an idiot.
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:00 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:29 last edited by
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
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Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:33 last edited by George K 11 Oct 2022, 23:34@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
But, SpaceX and Tesla are, arguably, better-run. I wonder if this isn't because of the departure of many of his staff (either forced or voluntary) and advertisers.
ETA: Whatever happened to Boring (the company, that is)?
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:38 last edited by jon-nyc 11 Oct 2022, 23:39
Well this really just comes down to him having overpaid. But I wouldn’t bet on bankruptcy now, I think he’s just trying to get people to take the issues seriously.
But it’s certainly a possibility. And I think his ownership is maybe 15B, with another ~15B from other sources (arab sovereign wealth funds and Larry Ellison) and another 13B from banks.
So he could bail on this and it would cost him <15B since equity holders would get a small piece of the reorganized Twitter.
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Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:48 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
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wrote on 10 Nov 2022, 23:51 last edited by
I'm really interested to see how this works out. I find myself rooting for Twitter... Musk is a weird, petty dude - but desire to prove he's an idiot is a bit much.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 01:06 last edited by@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
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@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 01:30 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
And another year of stacking inflation and lower employment prospects will change it again. I’m not saying it will go back to what it was, but the pendulum will swing…
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
And another year of stacking inflation and lower employment prospects will change it again. I’m not saying it will go back to what it was, but the pendulum will swing…
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 01:37 last edited by Doctor Phibes 11 Nov 2022, 01:41@LuFins-Dad said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
And another year of stacking inflation and lower employment prospects will change it again. I’m not saying it will go back to what it was, but the pendulum will swing…
No, I think the days of folk being told they have to come in 5 days a week are over. It was already changing before the pandemic and that accelerated the process. I work for a much more conservative company than any of the tech places and even we were slowly moving that way.
I actually quite like going into the office, but more than that I like having the freedom of choice. Elon sounds like a reactionary.
You can force people to do something they think is really stupid for a limited time, but not for the long haul.
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Well this really just comes down to him having overpaid. But I wouldn’t bet on bankruptcy now, I think he’s just trying to get people to take the issues seriously.
But it’s certainly a possibility. And I think his ownership is maybe 15B, with another ~15B from other sources (arab sovereign wealth funds and Larry Ellison) and another 13B from banks.
So he could bail on this and it would cost him <15B since equity holders would get a small piece of the reorganized Twitter.
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 01:52 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
But I wouldn’t bet on bankruptcy now, I think he’s just trying to get people to take the issues seriously.
Who would the target audience be for this “Twitter may go bankrupt” messaging? How would this work to Twitter or Musk’s advantage?
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@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
But I wouldn’t bet on bankruptcy now, I think he’s just trying to get people to take the issues seriously.
Who would the target audience be for this “Twitter may go bankrupt” messaging? How would this work to Twitter or Musk’s advantage?
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Maybe suppliers and employees.
Maybe co-investors that he might be trying to raise operating funds from.
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 02:27 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Maybe suppliers and employees.
Maybe co-investors that he might be trying to raise operating funds from.
Trying to game this out …
Suppliers — telegraphing bankruptcy is more likely to get the suppliers to tighten credit and shorten payment terms, no? Not advantageous to Twitter.
Employees — is the objective to get more employees to jump ship on their own (as opposed to laying them off) to save a little bit on layoff expenses? Not clear if this would be an appreciable advantageous to Twitter.
Co-investors — not clear how it would help to convince investors (be it current or prospective investors) to put more money into a business that is about to go bankrupt. :man-shrugging:
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@LuFins-Dad said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Seems like he’s trying to run a tech company like a Victorian cotton mill.
Somebody has blundered.
The true believers will love it
The second string will hate it
win/win
I don’t think he’s going to get the people he wants if he forces his employees to come into office.
The working world has changed.
And another year of stacking inflation and lower employment prospects will change it again. I’m not saying it will go back to what it was, but the pendulum will swing…
No, I think the days of folk being told they have to come in 5 days a week are over. It was already changing before the pandemic and that accelerated the process. I work for a much more conservative company than any of the tech places and even we were slowly moving that way.
I actually quite like going into the office, but more than that I like having the freedom of choice. Elon sounds like a reactionary.
You can force people to do something they think is really stupid for a limited time, but not for the long haul.
wrote on 11 Nov 2022, 02:40 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
No, I think the days of folk being told they have to come in 5 days a week are over.
Not for those who have real jobs that build things or fix things or who perform some service, surgeons for example or bus drivers.