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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 weinzierl »

samwillis wrote: post #5

This has had over 250k votes in the first three minutes. Thats insane! I can only imagine the infrastructure for this...

Yes, and apparently I was the first person who voted.

https://mastodon.weinzierlweb.com/@ludwig/109537268355917100

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

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Post by pseudo0 »

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…

It seems like it would be the smart move to hire someone with expertise in social media, give them his high-level vision, and let them implement the details. The last few weeks of Elon's micromanagement have been a complete shitshow.

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

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Post by aliqot »

Elon owning Twitter is the most public accountability Twitter has ever had. Him owning Twitter, the way he's currently operating, will force a critical eye toward a lot of bad behaviors that we all experience but nobody really talks about on every network.

I say bravo. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter.

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

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Post by wokwokwok »

Am I cynical in thinking that if you vote yes, it’s a permanent record on your Twitter account, which he can then use later to mete out anti-musk retaliation punishments?

I mean, it’s not like he’s used the platform to do punish anyone who opposes him or his views before.

Maybe I’m reading by too much into it.

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

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Post by wmf »

pseudo0 wrote: post #25
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…

It seems like it would be the smart move to hire someone with expertise in social media, give them his high-level vision, and let them implement the details. The last few weeks of Elon's micromanagement have been a complete shitshow.

Everyone with expertise in social media hates Elon's high-level vision.

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

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Post by maxerickson »

wokwokwok wrote: post #27

Am I cynical in thinking that if you vote yes, it’s a permanent record on your Twitter account, which he can then use later to mete out anti-musk retaliation punishments? I mean, it’s not like he’s used the platform to do punish anyone who opposes him or his views before. Maybe I’m reading by too much into it.

If that's how Twitter ends up being run it's nice and tidy to have that particular information on your permanent record.
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