Elon Musk: Always A Douche

[Barrister]

54.20 is familiar how?

It's a 420 (marijuana) joke.  Something Musk is very public about indulging in.

Yes.

But even more specifically, when Musk said he had a deal arranged to take Tesla private, he was going to do so at $420 per share.

[Barrister]

So it sounds like Twitter is going to agree to Musk's buyout. 

[Berkut]

So it sounds like Twitter is going to agree to Musk's buyout. 

What could possibly go wrong?

[Barrister]

So it sounds like Twitter is going to agree to Musk's buyout. 

What could possibly go wrong?

So like I am kind of a fan of Musk.  In the same way I was a fan of Steve Jobs - they are both major league assholes who managed to accomplish some amazing things.

But yes - so many, many things could go wrong.

[Berkut]

So it sounds like Twitter is going to agree to Musk's buyout. 

What could possibly go wrong?

So like I am kind of a fan of Musk.  In the same way I was a fan of Steve Jobs - they are both major league assholes who managed to accomplish some amazing things.

But yes - so many, many things could go wrong.

Yep, I think he is pretty much a complete asshole, and we could use a couple more like him.

But taking over Twitter? At best a distraction from what he ought to be focused on, and at worst a complete and utter disaster.

[DGuller]

Worse than an asshole, he seems like an asshole who sometimes likes to see world burn.  Most social media leaders damage democracy through arrogance and greed, I can see Musk doing it just for the LOLs.

[Barrister]

I mean - if I squint I can sort-of see the business case for buying Twitter.  It's hugely influential despite having a comparatively small userbase (compared to other social media), so perhaps there's a way to unlock that influence to greater profits.

But nothing Musk has said indicates such thinking.  I mean - an edit button is not going to unlock billions of dollars of shareholder value.

[Sheilbh]

I mean - if I squint I can sort-of see the business case for buying Twitter.  It's hugely influential despite having a comparatively small userbase (compared to other social media), so perhaps there's a way to unlock that influence to greater profits.

But nothing Musk has said indicates such thinking.  I mean - an edit button is not going to unlock billions of dollars of shareholder value.

I really can't see a business case for it. It strikes me as a standard billionaire buys media company/sports team vanity buy (but an expensive one, at a premium) - although interesting to see that dynamic on a social media company.

[Tamas]

He'll dance out of it, I don't think he was serious.

[Tamas]

and: I was wrong.

[Grey Fox]

I don't think he was serious at first but since he as apparently has find the needed loans. Morgan Stanley, iirc.

[Barrister]

And it's announced.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elon-musk-to-acquire-twitter-301532245.html

[Berkut]

Worse than an asshole, he seems like an asshole who sometimes likes to see world burn.  Most social media leaders damage democracy through arrogance and greed, I can see Musk doing it just for the LOLs.

I don't agree that he wants to see the world burn, even sometimes. I've never seen anything like that from him.

[celedhring]

Musk has purchased/started companies with dubious prospects in the past, but at least you could kinda see the whole sustainability/mobility angle. I really can't see where Twitter fits.

[FunkMonk]

Elon will unban Trump from Twitter and after some hemming and hawing about social media Donald will make a triumphal comeback tweet:

"I AM BACK, no thanks to all those Losers And Haters!"

Our long national nightmare is going to get worse.