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Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by hickimsedenolan »

hef19898 wrote: post #49
altacc wrote: post #41

He's already said that he'd follow all local laws so it would be interesting to see if he can find the elusive path of maintaining free speech, following the law and not having Twitter being a toxic cesspool used mainly to shout down those not our your "side". Personally my reservations are because I think running a social media site is a lot about understanding people and defining a healthy culture for your elusive…

>> He's already said that he'd follow all local laws Is Twitter available in on of the following countries? China, Saudi-Arabia, Russia, Turkey? Since we know the answer I'm looking forward to see how helping those local governments go after "dissidents" will be aligned with Musk's high ideals of free speech.

It is available in Turkey.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by marban »

mmastrac wrote: post #6

Part of me hopes this is the end of the social media age. I've been on twitter since the very beginning and lately it feels like it's a toxic cesspool on all sides. I say this as a twitter addict and prolific poster over more than a decade.

I was one of the first users, still have a 3 digit API ID, and made some good money from Twitter over the years. The often cited cesspool is highly exaggerated among certain peer groups. Twitter can be fun and happy and hasn't really changed a lot, provided that you follow the right people — Which can be hard for new users given the non-explorative/gradual onboarding. Back in the days, we built proprietary blocking into the app — all those things, filtering, etc. are now available natively. Twitter only gets frustrating if you let it.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by nova22033 »

V__ wrote: post #89

Looking at the problems Twitter has, why does anyone think Musk can even solve one? If one believes Twitter has a free speech problem: Musk shouts about free speech but shut down Teslas PR department, lashes out against any criticism against him, canceled a preorder because he didn't like a journalists' article etc. Musk is great at self-promotion and this often helps his companies in some sense, but what else does h…

Looking at the problems Twitter has, why does anyone think Musk can even solve one?

He's solved the full self driving problem. He has more time on has hands...

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by bequanna »

mullingitover wrote: post #2

I feel like we’re going to look back in a couple years and mark this as the beginning of the collapse of Tesla. Musk is already spread thin, now he’s so unfocused and undisciplined that he’s unable to stop himself from buying an irrelevant social media company as an expensive hobby. It’s the height of hubris.

I think “collapse” is a bit dramatic. We’re not talking about WeWork here.

Revenue will continue to increase, but at a slowing rate.

Stock price correction != company collapse.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by dj_mc_merlin »

> Musk, the world's richest person according to a tally by Forbes, is negotiating to buy Twitter in a personal capacity and Tesla is not involved in the deal.

Wasn't ~half of the capital coming from margin from equity Musk has in Tesla? I wouldn't count that as "not involved in the deal" although I see how it could be construed that way.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by OscarCunningham »

pyaamb wrote: post #40

I feel like people have invested in Elon in large part because of his alignment with i) moving humanity away from fossil fuels and ii) making life multi planetary. He is obviously free to do as he pleases with this new wealth but I cant help but feel this as a huge redirection of resources (in terms of both capital and focus) from those goals

For context, Musk's net worth is the same amount of value that the world produces every 32 hours. So him directing all his wealth towards those goals would be a huge redirection of resources, but not necessarily significant on a global scale.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by loceng »

V__ wrote: post #89

Looking at the problems Twitter has, why does anyone think Musk can even solve one? If one believes Twitter has a free speech problem: Musk shouts about free speech but shut down Teslas PR department, lashes out against any criticism against him, canceled a preorder because he didn't like a journalists' article etc. Musk is great at self-promotion and this often helps his companies in some sense, but what else does h…

Managing or controlling a private organization is a very different thing than a public square.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by dkjaudyeqooe »

Once Musk lets Trump back on and is freed from all restraint with his and his alone god-mode account, Twitter will surely see an exodus and it'll fill up with "like minded" people.

Together with his "subscription model" ideas, Twitter is toast.

This is a great business opportunity for someone who wants to put together an alternative. Maybe a micro-blogging protocol open to all instead? Usetwitnet?

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by CydeWeys »

altacc wrote: post #41

He's already said that he'd follow all local laws so it would be interesting to see if he can find the elusive path of maintaining free speech, following the law and not having Twitter being a toxic cesspool used mainly to shout down those not our your "side". Personally my reservations are because I think running a social media site is a lot about understanding people and defining a healthy culture for your elusive…

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