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Elon's biggest problem @ Twitter - he's not funny at tweeting

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by SamFisher, Dec 2, 2022.

  1. Nook

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    The photo is real; it is publicly available on Getty Images and was not AI-generated or digitally altered in any way. Photographer Johnny Nunez took the photo on March 11, 2005. The caption of the photo is as follows:

    "Art for Life" Gala Honoring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Hosted by Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons
    Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Donald Trump and Melania Trump (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

    FWIW I don't think there is any evidence that Trump or Obama had any connection to the actual claims against Sean Combs.
     
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    it's not public.
     
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    He got this little idea from Curtis Yarvin..... Trump, Thiel, Vance and a group of other venture capitalist nerds and incels.
     
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    Yes - and Musk isn't selling it either.

    "The valuation of social media platform X has dropped dramatically in the eyes of major investment firm Fidelity, according to multiple reports.

    The market value of Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund's shares in the private company is estimated at $4.2 million, according to a monthly report released Sunday.

    That's 79% less than the fund's estimate of its shares in October 2022 when Elon Musk took over Twitter, which were valued at $19.66 million. Applying the shares' relative decline to the total value of X when it was purchased would indicate a $9.4 billion overall valuation, a steep drop from the $44 billion that Musk paid in the acquisition."


    This is what I was talking about. It is interesting.
     
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    Milei did it.

    Musk did it at Twitter.

    The truth is, it probably makes sense.

    Government is like big companies, except even worse when it comes to becoming more and more inefficient over time.

    Companies go bankrupt.

    Government can not so easily go bankrupt.

    But once in a while, it needs to be trimmed.
     
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    Elon isn't developing this stuff though. He comes up with an idea that anyone can come up with. However, he has the financial ability to HIRE the right people to develop the tech. "Hey I want to develop rockets. Make it so. I want to develop a satellite internet network. Make it so. I want to develop electric vehicles. Make it so. No. Not like that. We've had 5 recalls on this damn Cybertruck since it has been released." Now it takes intelligence to hire the right people, that hire the right people, that hire the right people, but he isn't in the weeds developing this tech.
     
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    neither was Steve Jobs.
     
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    Ironically Trump did have an autistic nephew and here's what he told his dad:

    Fred, 61, claims that Donald, 78, once told him to "just let [William] die"

    Great candidate you got there, my German Korean Miamian international executive MBA Davos going MAGA anti trans single issue Putinist TOTALLY NORMAL AMERICAN

    Goddam lol
     
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    Glad you - small pee pee ambulance chaser - have been paying more attention than @Rileydog, to a degree where I applaud your obsession.

    A few are incorrect though:
    • I cannot stand Putin, he is a ruthless murderer
    • Not MAGA, but Trump's less bad than the alternative
    • Not American (yet)
    • Not anti trans people, just anti transgendering kids, and anti trans ideology
     
  16. SamFisher

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    Like honestly just typing out your whole nonsensical back story makes me chuckle out loud - sure just your random Hangul speaking Orbanist who spends time calling out wokeness whenever the Harry Potter lady tweets it out... on an NBA basketball message board localized around Houston, Texas

    LMAO whatever man make it make sense!

    Can the rabidly anti Muslim Sengun Only Fan (?!?) ever make it make sense?
     
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    Hangul is a writing system, not a language that is spoken. I can read it, but don't understand most of it.

    My back story might not make sense, but it is what it is.

    At least I am not a bitter and hateful, unsuccessful ambulance chaser...like you.
     
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    Not long ago, concerns arose about the political agendas of those controlling social media platforms. Reflecting this populist sentiment, Musk made the following statement on April 27, 2022:

    "For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral." – Musk, April 27, 2022.
     
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    What is it .... today?
     
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    Same as yesterday, I'm afraid.
     

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