The details maybe, but not the overall arching goals. I mean, yes, what exactly does "free speech Twitter" mean? I would bet you that Elon himself doesn't know the answer to that question. But there should be little doubt that his overall goal is improving Twitter as a useful platform through various changes (like subscriptions, identification and editing) and increasing the ability for people to speak on topics. What he isn't trying to do is a lark, sticking it to the SEC, make money, or increase his own ability to say things on Twitter, all of which supposedly smart people have suggested.
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The details maybe, but not the overall arching goals. I mean, yes, what exactly does "free speech Twitter" mean? I would bet you that Elon himself doesn't know the answer to that question. But there should be little doubt that his overall goal is improving Twitter as a useful platform through various changes (like subscriptions, identification and editing) and increasing the ability for people to speak on topics. What he isn't trying to do is a lark, sticking it to the SEC, make money, or increase his own ability to say things on Twitter, all of which supposedly smart people have suggested.
AquaY
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I think Elon would agree with you because he likes people guessing his motivations I think
mspohr
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It's kind of a Rorschach test. Each person projects their own opinions on Elon.
I don’t just mean on this latest topic. It’s seriously 200+ pages of people making guesses about his romantic motivations, business motivations, language motivations, etc. So it’s a little humorous to see a contributor to this thread suggest that people shouldn’t guess at Elon’s motivations.
And sure enough, Twitter’s Board has adopted a poison pill which would stop Elon from outright acquiring more than 15% of Twitter. Watch the stock drop on Monday is my bet.
SDRick
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I agree, especially if he starts selling!
For the kind of money he was willing to spend he should just start his own and kick their butt!
mspohr
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One good thing is that all of these shenanigans have caused TSLA to drop... good buying opportunity!
AquaY
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There's a good chance that stockholders make a class action suit against the board because the poison pill seems to have been set up to only protect the board. Details need to be seen but if the stock crashes there's a good possibility.
AquaY
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After market trading doesn't matter. Also what the market does matters. Time will tell. I have a feeling this is going to get interesting.
I bet there will be more players getting into the game
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AquaY
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Me neither. I find it very interesting. As I do the differing points of view .
just because I think it’s likely to be one way doesn’t mean someone else is wrong to me.
If I was so certain I was right I’d be trading the stock or options instead of talking about it.
people can have differing opinions with out conflict. Personally I learn a lot from other people
No popcorn required.
Really good/interesting thread about Twitter and censorship.
And why Trump got banned:
He‘s wrong, of course. He, and obviously Twitter management at various times, believed Twitter’s survival was at stake unless they censored. They either feared boycott reprisals or government intervention (Or in the case of Trump’s ban, he personally feared Trump would actually lead an insurrection). These were all fears, not actually things that were going to happen. Basically, Twitter’s management let their fears get the best of them and decided that censorship was the prudent thing to do.
It’s a complex debate (more complex than the debate so far in this thread), suffice it to say, I think he’s wrong, and I suspect Elon does too. But reading those threads above will give you insight into how Twitter management thinks.
And why Trump got banned:
He‘s wrong, of course. He, and obviously Twitter management at various times, believed Twitter’s survival was at stake unless they censored. They either feared boycott reprisals or government intervention (Or in the case of Trump’s ban, he personally feared Trump would actually lead an insurrection). These were all fears, not actually things that were going to happen. Basically, Twitter’s management let their fears get the best of them and decided that censorship was the prudent thing to do.
It’s a complex debate (more complex than the debate so far in this thread), suffice it to say, I think he’s wrong, and I suspect Elon does too. But reading those threads above will give you insight into how Twitter management thinks.
AquaY
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I read a bunch of his tweets
that was about the stupidest stuff I’ve read on the internet in sometime
FlatSix911
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Business Insider is the media now? I assumed they were a clickbait aggregator considering their articles.
FlatSix911
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Typical Ad Hominem Fallacy... however, the illustration of the media's hypocrisy is still correct.
Wait, your ad hominem post being called out is an ad hominem attack?Typical Ad Hominem Fallacy... however, the illustration of the media's hypocrisy is still correct.
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Fascinating.
Typical Ad Hominem Fallacy... however, the illustration of the media's hypocrisy is still correct.
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Or, just a thought, maybe those two tweets weren't written by the same person 9 years apart.
Not by much. The stock has been trading around $1000 for a few weeks. Thursday it closed at $985.
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