Buying Twitter made Musk "king of the sandbox," allowing him to promote free speech, but not at the cost of his own ego.
  • 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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  • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    The only thing of his that is ever ready to ship today is his crowdfunding pre-orders and investment opportunities.

    The rest of it is just bullshit, smoke and mirrors, inevitable delays, and gaslighting his cult into thinking he never previously promised something “ready within 3 years” would be completed last year.

    I truly hope we eventually pass the tipping point where it becomes more widespread knowledge that he’s an incompetent “idea guy” instead of a visionary inventor.