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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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Post by xenospn »

tootie wrote: post #33
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…

As someone who has muted his account, it's already baked in that only his followers are voting.

I muted his account months ago, but still got the retweets. I voted yes, which seems to be getting momentum and is now leading by a very comfortable margin.

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Post by acidburnNSA »

DevX101 wrote: post #9
donsupreme wrote: post #3

Everyone is voting "no" just to keep watching the trainwreck

I absolutely just did this. Twitter burning down will make room for the next platform, which hopefully will be more resilient.

I'm also really praying that some super cool platform emerges from this that's convenient and fun and also somehow resilient against the whims of whacky billionaires.

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

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Post by hackerfactor1 »

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 votes.

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

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

aliqot wrote: post #26

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.

> the way he's currently operating, will force a critical eye toward a lot of bad behaviors

Yes, running an engine at eleven will show you where it creaks. But it may also fling shrapnel through itself and everyone nearby.

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

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Post by TheAceOfHearts »

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 going through his head. Doesn't he have anyone helping to bounce ideas around?

If he steps down, who do you think he'll chose as his successor?

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Post by alamortsubite »

lapcat wrote: post #55
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.

There are currently almost a million Yes votes, so you'll have to stand in a very long line for your punishment.

Maybe not if you also happen to be a SpaceX, Tesla, or Twitter employee.

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Post by xenospn »

intunderflow wrote: post #4

Just when you think it can't get any crazier, it does. Going to be interesting to see what this does to the price of TSLA stock when the market opens on Monday

Would you actually invest a large amount of money in TSLA, now that you know what musk is really like?

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Post by mmastrac »

He cleared out all the non-believers, leaving just those who want to stay for the cult of personality. What happens the the personality is gone?

The last few months _have_ to pop the bubble that Elon is a master of anything other that self-promotion.

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

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Post by alamortsubite »

whimsicalism wrote: post #86
alamortsubite wrote: post #61

This so much reminds me of that note I passed to my first crush Sherry Lehman in 4th grade, "Do you like me? []Yes []No".

what did she say?

I doubt she even responded, but 10 y/o me continued to be obsessed with her, anyway.

Good luck, Elon!

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