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Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll

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Re: Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll

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Post by layer8 »

minimaxir wrote: post #32
modeless wrote: post #12

I think he only posts polls when he believes he knows the outcome already. Yesterday he posted a poll about unsuspending the journalist accounts and when the outcome wasn't what he wanted instead of following the majority vote he posted it again with different options (with the same result, which he did abide by the second time). I think this indicates he's tired of Twitter already. But he still owns it, so who will…

Last month he implied he was looking for a successor: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/16/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-new-l... Although I'm not sure who would want to run Twitter now.

> Although I'm not sure who would want to run Twitter now.

Especially while continually being at Elon’s mercy.

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Post by allears »

hackerfactor1 wrote: post #83

I'm expecting one of the following: (A) A sudden last minute huge influx of "No" votes. Either caused by bots or by Musk putting his finger on the scale. (Yes, I think this voting will be rigged.) (B) He already has someone in mind for running Twitter. That person will be as bad or worse than he is. (What's DJTJ doing these days?) (C) He will claim that 'liberals' and 'bots' forced a "Yes", so he'll remove those vote…

Twitter employees have stated that Twitter polls are a sham and entirely ruled by bots. There are no controls in place to prevent this. So the only question is, who's got the biggest bot army?

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Post by Danieru »

quonn wrote: post #118
TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #85

I voted No because this is the most interesting content to come out of Twitter in years and the spice must flow. It would've been fine if he published planned policy changes and asked the community for feedback before putting it in place. But actually making random policy changes and then rolling it back hours later is such bad form. The latest policy changes were so half-assed and dumb that it makes me wonder what's…

I want my car to receive updates and support in the future and keep some resell value, so I voted "Yes" ...

That might back fire. If Elon's focus shifts back to Tesla you might find yourself driving down the highway one day and your cars asks: "Do you promise to commit yourself to Tesla? Yes No?"

Hurry; there is a parked white semi up ahead.

Re: Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll

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Post by logicallee »

fells wrote: post #80
logicallee wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no option "No you don't need to step down, just start running it well please, letting people say whatever they want".

There's no evidence "just start running it well please" is possible.

Do you mean that it's impossible to run Twitter well? Why is that, especially without needing to answer to shareholders.

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Post by bb88 »

victor9000 wrote: post #142
quonn wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want my car to receive updates and support in the future and keep some resell value, so I voted "Yes" ...

No clue how Tesla shareholders aren't sueing his ass already.

I think that's coming -- as long as the Tesla stock keeps dropping like a rock.

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Post by victor9000 »

prawn wrote: post #133

He's realised it's not in his best interests to be there, but can't mentally tolerate the idea of supporters thinking he's quitting or there against his will. Which is why I think he frames these decisions as a vote. If the vote doesn't go the way he wants, he'll try it again later, come up with another reason or whatever. It's easier to ascribe blame for something that goes wrong if it was a popular vote rather than…

Oh obsoletely, he's begging for a way out and is just looking to save face somehow.

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Post by prawn »

tomalaci wrote: post #93

Can you even turn Twitter around at all, even if he steps down and finds a replacement? It was burning money before Elon, after buyout it is technically in even bigger loss. Advertisers and many influencers have basically fled from it. Politicians are also looking into regulating or outright ban it due to recent headlines of suspending journalists and more. I still can't help but think that 40+ billion dollars probab…

In theory, yes. But contingent on him picking the right sort of person who plays a straight bat and long game. Clear policies, well articulated. Navigating two polarised camps and shirking the desire to leverage the outrage. Winning back all advertisers. Having a paid tier that isn't so botched that someone needs to clarify "legacy verified" vs "blue" each time it's raised. It all seemed pretty straightforward so it's quite incredible to have wrecked things like this.

All of those obvious moves were possible straight after the acquisition though. Now your final sentence is far more realistic.

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Post by williamsmj »

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #85

I voted No because this is the most interesting content to come out of Twitter in years and the spice must flow. It would've been fine if he published planned policy changes and asked the community for feedback before putting it in place. But actually making random policy changes and then rolling it back hours later is such bad form. The latest policy changes were so half-assed and dumb that it makes me wonder what's…

Also voted no. Every minute he spends torching his reputation as CEO of a company he personally owns is good for the world.
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