• Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
  • Musk’s personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
  • Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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  • MammyWhammy
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    4 months ago

    He offered Twitter more money than the company was worth with no due diligence.

    The leadership of the board could have been sued by shareholders if they didn’t push Elon to actually pay over market value.

    The end goal of any for profit leadership is to make as much money as possible and exit.