Current Events > Do you think Elon Musk is destroying Twitter on purpose? (Poll)

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Blue_Thunder 11/18/22 10:24:07 AM #1:	Well??? Yes No IDK Well??? - Results (117 votes) Yes 32.48% (38 votes) 38 No 53.85% (63 votes) 63 IDK 13.68% (16 votes) 16 --- aka Thunderjay - Jenshin Team: https://i.imgur.com/EdiMS1k.png Resident Synthwave enjoyer. <cite>Blue_Thunder posted [p:969516326] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote> Well??? Yes No IDK Vote View Results Well??? - Results (117 votes) Yes 32.48% (38 votes) 38 No 53.85% (63 votes) 63 IDK 13.68% (16 votes) 16 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80238086', message: '0', key: 'aa9c60af' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 11/18/22 10:24:27 AM #2:	God I hope so --- Neon >_> <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:969516335] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>God I hope so</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thx1138 11/18/22 10:25:09 AM #3:	Maybe but cant ge do what he wants since he owns it? --- There ain't nothing to it but to do it <cite>thx1138 posted [p:969516351] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Maybe but cant ge do what he wants since he owns it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 11/18/22 10:25:28 AM #4:	I think he is leaning into it so he can claim that if it fails. If it doesn't fail then he can say his tactics worked --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:969516360] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>I think he is leaning into it so he can claim that if it fails. If it doesn't fail then he can say his tactics worked</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/18/22 10:28:38 AM #5:	There's basically no way for Elon to "lose" here. Either he turns twitter around and ends up making a fuckton of money, or twitter burns to the ground and he pulls a "Sears" with the remnants to make a fuckton of money. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969516428] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>There's basically no way for Elon to "lose" here.Either he turns twitter around and ends up making a fuckton of money, or twitter burns to the ground and he pulls a "Sears" with the remnants to make a fuckton of money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 11/18/22 10:29:47 AM #6:	There would be no point in spending $44bn on twitter with the intention of destroying it. Elon simply does not know what he's doing as he's trying to desperately make up for the money he lost purchasing twitter during one of his pump and dumps. --- http://i.imgur.com/BBcZDLJ.png <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:969516445] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>There would be no point in spending $44bn on twitter with the intention of destroying it.Elon simply does not know what he's doing as he's trying to desperately make up for the money he lost purchasing twitter during one of his pump and dumps.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 11/18/22 10:30:46 AM #7:	No, I just think he's honestly this stupid. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:969516466] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>No, I just think he's honestly this stupid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadow_Don 11/18/22 10:37:07 AM #8:	If Elon is doing this on purpose then this would be like using a shotgun to get the mosquito off of your head. --- "The soul in the darkness sins, but the real sinner is he who caused the darkness." - Victor Hugo <cite>Shadow_Don posted [p:969516589] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>If Elon is doing this on purpose then this would be like using a shotgun to get the mosquito off of your head. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 11/18/22 10:38:44 AM #9:	Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/7/AAZsuhAAD5Sz.jpg Regular one for comparison: --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:969516623] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/7/AAZsuhAAD5Sz.jpg Regular one for comparison: </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 11/18/22 10:39:34 AM #10:	Ratchetrockon posted... Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/7/AAZsuhAAD5Sz.jpg Regular one for comparison: It's a picture --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:969516639] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/7/AAZsuhAAD5Sz.jpg Regular one for comparison: </quote>It's a picture </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/18/22 10:40:12 AM #11:	Ratchetrockon posted... Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up? emojis in italics look like they're zooming by really fast. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969516651] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>Tc why does ur thinking emoji look fucked up?</quote>emojis in italics look like they're zooming by really fast.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Holy_Cloud105 11/18/22 10:42:18 AM #12:	Questionmarktarius posted... There's basically no way for Elon to "lose" here. Either he turns twitter around and ends up making a fuckton of money, or twitter burns to the ground and he pulls a "Sears" with the remnants to make a fuckton of money. Apparently he used his stock in Tesla to buy Twitter. If Twitter dies then all that Tesla stock goes with it or something. I read a really good comment on reddit explaining it. --- Currently Playing: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Replaying: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC <cite>Holy_Cloud105 posted [p:969516681] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>There's basically no way for Elon to "lose" here.Either he turns twitter around and ends up making a fuckton of money, or twitter burns to the ground and he pulls a "Sears" with the remnants to make a fuckton of money.</quote>Apparently he used his stock in Tesla to buy Twitter. If Twitter dies then all that Tesla stock goes with it or something. I read a really good comment on reddit explaining it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 11/18/22 10:43:25 AM #13:	Questionmarktarius posted... emojis in italics look like they're zooming by really fast. Holy cow --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:969516699] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>emojis in italics look like they're zooming by really fast.</quote>Holy cow </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/18/22 10:44:11 AM #14:	Holy_Cloud105 posted... Apparently he used his stock in Tesla to buy Twitter. Tesla is unlikely to fold, when a bank ends up holding the stock after twitter is run into the ground. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969516711] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Holy_Cloud105 posted... </cite><quote>Apparently he used his stock in Tesla to buy Twitter.</quote>Tesla is unlikely to fold, when a bank ends up holding the stock after twitter is run into the ground.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 11/18/22 10:47:14 AM #15:	I think he's either trying to get a tax break and/or to scale it down to a smaller company that doesn't cost him as much money to maintain. Like there's no way he think the platform will actually improve or expand based on the moves he's making. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:969516779] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>I think he's either trying to get a tax break and/or to scale it down to a smaller company that doesn't cost him as much money to maintain. Like there's no way he think the platform will actually improve or expand based on the moves he's making.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 11/18/22 10:47:44 AM #16:	well it does seem like it. altho i dont understand what he would accomplish by destroying a company that he bought... <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:969516791] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>well it does seem like it.altho i dont understand what he would accomplish by destroying a company that he bought...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 11/18/22 10:49:35 AM #17:	Nah, even with all this bullshit, all it will take is hiring new people to keep things running. Hes just a pompous douche who thinks he has charisma that can move people. Hell have to start shutting down servers and shit to cause a real collapse. Itll still take years for any real competitor to get a foothold in the space. <cite>Nemu posted [p:969516826] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Nah, even with all this bullshit, all it will take is hiring new people to keep things running. Hes just a pompous douche who thinks he has charisma that can move people. Hell have to start shutting down servers and shit to cause a real collapse. Itllstill take years for any real competitor to get a foothold in the space.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 11/18/22 10:49:47 AM #18:	No, I just think that he's increasingly bought into his own hype and genuinely started to think that he was clever enough to not need people around him. When you have The Weird Nerds talking about what a genius you are all day every day, eventually you must start to forget that you're secretly thick as pigshit. What we're seeing is Elon being reminded in real time that the public persona he spent years buying is just that. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:969516832] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>No, I just think that he's increasingly bought into his own hype and genuinely started to think that he was clever enough to not need people around him.When you have The Weird Nerds talking about what a genius you are all day every day, eventually you must start to forget that you're secretly thick as pigshit.What we're seeing is Elon being reminded in real time that the public persona he spent years buying is just that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 11/18/22 10:51:31 AM #19:	Imaging spending billions to destroy a websight all because some kid is tracking your airplane. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/0EJvC4l.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:969516867] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Imaging spending billions to destroy a websight all because some kid is tracking your airplane.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 11/18/22 10:52:11 AM #20:	the FTC is already taking notice of the fuck up. --- Republicans " hold together like a ball of lusty ticks" - drclaeys <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:969516884] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>the FTC is already taking notice of the fuck up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 11/18/22 10:54:18 AM #21:	Nemu posted... all it will take is hiring new people to keep things running That's not as simple as you think it is. It takes time to train on new engineers to work in a large codebase and lacking experience talent at twitter will make that process much slower and difficult, because there's no one to help guide through the code. --- http://i.imgur.com/BBcZDLJ.png <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:969516926] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Nemu posted... </cite><quote>all it will take is hiring new people to keep things running</quote>That's not as simple as you think it is.It takes time to train on new engineers to work in a large codebase and lacking experience talent at twitter will make that process much slower and difficult, because there's no one to help guide through the code.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 11/18/22 11:17:05 AM #22:	no. he got in way over his head and has no idea what he's doing. --- Playing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon I hope something good happens to you today <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:969517346] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>no. he got in way over his head and has no idea what he's doing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkBuster22904 11/18/22 11:22:04 AM #23:	No. He's not intelligent enough to play that kind of 4D chess. This is just a guy in the "finding out" stage of "fucking around." --- Haven't had a good sig idea since 2006 <cite>DarkBuster22904 posted [p:969517446] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>No. He's not intelligent enough to play that kind of 4D chess. This is just a guy in the "finding out" stage of "fucking around."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrAntisocial 11/18/22 11:26:55 AM #24:	I'm betting that he's trying to fix what he feels is wrong and making it worse. He'll then bring someone else who's much more qualified than him to fix his mistakes, bringing it back to what it was like before him, and then he'll use his mistakes as evidence as to how bad it was before him and how he alone fixed it --- [insert signature here] <cite>MrAntisocial posted [p:969517534] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>I'm betting that he's trying to fix what he feels is wrong and making it worse. He'll then bring someone else who's much more qualified than him to fix his mistakes, bringing it back to what it was like before him, and then he'll use his mistakes as evidence as to how bad it was before him and how he alone fixed it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Holy_Cloud105 11/18/22 12:18:25 PM #25:	Questionmarktarius posted... Tesla is unlikely to fold, when a bank ends up holding the stock after twitter is run into the ground. I didn't say Tesla was gonna fold. He's gonna lose his share of Tesla stock which could end up making him not the majority holder anymore. --- Currently Playing: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Replaying: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC <cite>Holy_Cloud105 posted [p:969518558] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>Tesla is unlikely to fold, when a bank ends up holding the stock after twitter is run into the ground.</quote>I didn't say Tesla was gonna fold. He's gonna lose his share of Tesla stock which could end up making him not the majority holder anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mibahlzitch 11/18/22 12:20:03 PM #26:	Mostly not. I think he occasionally tweets something spiteful then deletes it when he realizes he's self sabotaging again due to his ego, but most of it is isn't deliberate. --- It's all true. <cite>Mibahlzitch posted [p:969518589] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Mostly not. I think he occasionally tweets something spiteful then deletes it when he realizes he's self sabotaging again due to his ego, but most of it is isn't deliberate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 11/18/22 12:21:39 PM #27:	I was thinking maybe like a 5% chance he's doing it on purpose. Like maybe he gets some kind of tax break or something if it goes under in a certain amount of time or something? I have no idea how that works. But if not, then definitely not. He's definitely a huge idiot and nowhere near as smart as people think...or smart at all. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:969518618] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>I was thinking maybe like a 5% chance he's doing it on purpose. Like maybe he gets some kind of tax break or something if it goes under in a certain amount of time or something? I have no idea how that works. But if not, then definitely not. He's definitely a huge idiot and nowhere near as smart as people think...or smart at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 11/18/22 12:22:25 PM #28:	Elon Musk running Twitter is like one of those "trading lives" comedies where someone is like "I can do your job better than you" and they're like "ok go for it you have my job now" and they just fuck everything up except this isn't comedy. It's still funny though. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:969518639] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Elon Musk running Twitter is like one of those "trading lives" comedies where someone is like "I can do your job better than you" and they're like "ok go for it you have my job now" and they just fuck everything up except this isn't comedy. It's still funny though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 11/18/22 12:26:11 PM #29:	i'm honestly a bit lost on the whole matter why was he so keen to buy it in the first place? and, i understand he tried to pull out last minute, but he was then forced to complete it, right? why/who/what was that a thing? --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:969518726] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>i'm honestly a bit lost on the whole matterwhy was he so keen to buy it in the first place?and, i understand he tried to pull out last minute, but he was then forced to complete it, right?why/who/what was that a thing?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 11/18/22 12:30:43 PM #30:	ROBANN_88 posted... why was he so keen to buy it in the first place? To "protect" free speech. AKA unblock Trump and allow rampant right wing misinformation. ROBANN_88 posted... and, i understand he tried to pull out last minute, but he was then forced to complete it, right? why/who/what was that a thing? Twitter sued him for trying to back out of the deal so he was forced to go through with it. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:969518824] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>why was he so keen to buy it in the first place?</quote>To "protect" free speech. AKA unblock Trump and allow rampant right wing misinformation.ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>and, i understand he tried to pull out last minute, but he was then forced to complete it, right?why/who/what was that a thing?</quote>Twitter sued him for trying to back out of the deal so he was forced to go through with it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 11/18/22 12:34:05 PM #31:	Jupiter posted... Twitter sued him for trying to back out of the deal so he was forced to go through with it. why, though? is that normal, or did he do something wrong in trying to back out? --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:969518899] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Jupiter posted... </cite><quote>Twitter sued him for trying to back out of the deal so he was forced to go through with it.</quote>why, though?is that normal, or did he do something wrong in trying to back out?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 11/18/22 12:35:17 PM #32:	ROBANN_88 posted... why, though? is that normal, or did he do something wrong in trying to back out? He signed the papers already to commit to it then tried to back out after the fact. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:969518931] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>why, though?is that normal, or did he do something wrong in trying to back out?</quote>He signed the papers already to commit to it then tried to back out after the fact.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop9800 11/18/22 12:36:26 PM #33:	I'm thinking he's doing it, and then move the company somewhere else like India for cheap labor. --- There's enough attention whores on CE already <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:969518960] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>I'm thinking he's doing it, and then move the company somewhere else like India for cheap labor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 11/18/22 12:37:43 PM #34:	Jupiter posted... He signed the papers already to commit to it then tried to back out after the fact. ooh, i see yeah, that's gonna get ya sued --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:969518983] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Jupiter posted... </cite><quote>He signed the papers already to commit to it then tried to back out after the fact.</quote>ooh, i seeyeah, that's gonna get ya sued</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 11/18/22 12:39:09 PM #35:	Hes a typical keyboard warrior who thinks he has good ideas. Theyre everywhere. Back when Iwata was alive, I made a poll asking people if they could run Nintendo better than Iwata could. Most people voted yes. People are dumb. --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:969519012] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>Hes a typical keyboard warrior who thinks he has good ideas. Theyre everywhere. Back when Iwata was alive, I made a poll asking people if they could run Nintendo better than Iwata could. Most people voted yes. People are dumb. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Thunder 11/18/22 5:03:35 PM #36:	EndOfDiscOne posted... Back when Iwata was alive, I made a poll asking people if they could run Nintendo better than Iwata could. Most people voted yes. lol --- aka Thunderjay - Jenshin Team: https://i.imgur.com/EdiMS1k.png Resident Synthwave enjoyer. <cite>Blue_Thunder posted [p:969524817] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>EndOfDiscOne posted...</cite><quote>Back when Iwata was alive, I made a poll asking people if they could run Nintendo better than Iwata could. Most people voted yes.</quote>lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 11/18/22 5:18:37 PM #37:	ROBANN_88 posted... why was he so keen to buy it in the first place? He had the habit of manipulating stock prices and cryptocurrencies by tweeting stupid shit. Him going on about buying twitter fucked with its stock price and he was sued over it. So it very much seems like he went in with the goal of making some quick money by sticking his dick in their stock, but he's a moron who went too far into the process to back out. Twitter forced him into the purchase and now his genuine incompetence is fucking it up. --- http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:969525136] in Do you thi... [t:80238086]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>why was he so keen to buy it in the first place?</quote>He had the habit of manipulating stock prices and cryptocurrencies by tweeting stupid shit. Him going on about buying twitter fucked with its stock price and he was sued over it.So it very much seems like he went in with the goal of making some quick money by sticking his dick in their stock, but he's a moron who went too far into the process to back out. Twitter forced him into the purchase and now his genuine incompetence is fucking it up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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