Comment on Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself”

• iegod@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Maybe, but I do think he’s dumb and egotistical enough to lack self awareness.

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  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    He was backed by the Saudis. This money is nothing to them. They win if Twitter profits, they win if Twitter burns. I don’t thing they care.

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• argon@infosec.pub ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is he getting paid enough to recoup the 44 billion he blew on twitter?

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  • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Once you’re that rich, the currency is favours and influence, not just money. He got in out of his depth, then got helped out by some big backers. What they offered him, in the backroom deal, I’ve no clue.

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• TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Frankly there is no alternate conspiracy that can make this make sense. Even if the point is destroying Twitter, why does he have to be the one to personally take the reputation hit? He could downright hire some celebrity CEO to say and do all the shit he wants done, get all the flak while he relaxes on a yacht. There may or may not be backroom deals but he’s still being a chump for exposing himself like that. His business are taking hits because he’s seen as increasingly unreliable.

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  • Saltblue@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Even if he loses al his companies he still has money to live on that yacht for the rest of his life,(doubt it as USA is practically funding him), he is a narcissist he wants the attention, he wants people talking about him.

    But any guess is as good as mine, maybe he is the Manchurian candidate maybe not.

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    • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think he’s just proof that money doesn’t make people immune to internet brain rot.

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• LucidNightmare@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I really don’t understand this take at all. He just seems like a straight up fool to me. Even if he was coerced into destroying Twitter, why do people seriously go, “Oh no! There is literally nowhere else to have these kinds of discussions or rallying!” When there are in fact PLENTY and could even be MADE for these kinds of situations? Look at the Fediverse for example, but why stop there? You’ve got other silly social media sites that can be used the same way if someone actually tried hard enough. If those don’t work out, you can always find a way IF you truly do care enough.

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  • Saltblue@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I really don’t understand this take at all.

    Reddit just like Lemmy it’s not an accurate representation of reality, yes you are all tech experts, you use Linux and Lemmy, opensource software and hate the system, the average citizen uses windows, spends his time on TikTok, meta or whatever, they will use whatever is convenient for them.

    if someone actually tried hard enough.

    People try hard enough all the time, just not in your virtual bubble.

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    • fosforus@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Reddit just like Lemmy it’s not an accurate representation of reality

      Thank you for reminding us. This place can be a bit crazy sometimes, and reddit too.

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• assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s no way he would’ve willingly taken a hit to his reputation like this

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  • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Kompromat?

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