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Elon Musk buys Twitter

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by JamesM09, Nov 4, 2022.

Discuss Elon Musk buys Twitter in the TalkCeltic Pub area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Ciaran_67

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    He might not benefit from a monetary perspective, but having control of Twitter makes him arguably the most powerful man in the world.

    The ability for Twitter to inherently influence democratic process worldwide reinforces this.
     
  2. Tim-Time 1888 Always look on the bright side of Life Gold Member

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    Musk endorsing/urging folk to vote republican confirms his status as an utter *.
     
  3. G40B

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    “Twitter is a private company. It can do what it wants.”
     
  4. kinglenny

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    Why do loads of folk like this guy?

    I don't get it.
     
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    Couldn’t give 2 flying * as long as Celtic win ra mora
     
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  6. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    Had never heard of this * until a few months ago, the more I hear, the less I like.
    Seems a total *.
     
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  7. JamesM09

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    Selling $4bn worth of Tesla shares, on top of those he sold earlier in the year which now totals $20bn.

    Make of that what you will but it looks to me like he’s having a shocker. He could’ve built a Twitter competitor for far less money, which is what leads me to think this was mostly about bringing Twitter down.
     
  8. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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  9. JamesM09

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    Apparently sacked another 20 or so people for criticising him on Slack, including at least one genuinely talented engineer.

    These types of guys are really hard to come by, especially if they have particular knowledge about the app.
     
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    Hopefully one of them smart and capable enough of doing some damage to Twitter without being caught.
     
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  11. JamesM09

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    Looks like he planning on stepping down as Twitter CEO, with suggestions it’s about to go bankrupt. Apparently they’ve not been paying rent and don’t have the means to pay the severance packages they’ll be liable for.

    For me he’s clearly had some sort of breakdown which has made it difficult for him to hide the nasty person he really is.

    I feel like his reputation won’t recover and the likes of Tesla will suffer quite badly, although there’s also some suggestion his behaviour is partly driven by the fact Tesla was about to hit a big decline anyway.
     
  12. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    I’ll admit I got caught up in the whole SpaceX stuff. I love anything to do with space exploration so I’ve been heavily into all the stuff and launches and the seemingly rapid escalation in putting man on Mars.

    Now? I think he is an utter throbber.

    Donald Trump has * up this whole world. Even clowns on here hang on his every word and have lurched dangerously to the right.

    What a strange * world we live in. Right wing, horrible, 1% billionaires telling you it’s not their fault you're poor, it’s the fault of a brown person on a dinghy, risking life leaving a war zone to try make a better life for themselves.

    Yet people continually champion these vultures, vote for them (if a politician) and believe everything they say.

    The worlds *.
     
  13. JamesM09

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    Blaming immigrants while they steal your money is like the ‘classic’ tactic of the right but I think the thing no one predicted was how they would use trans issues to gather support.

    Even on this forum I sense a quiet (nearly silent) undercurrent of support for the right and I honestly suspect it’s based on an anti-trans / anti-woman thing.

    I mention it here because I think it’s a big part of what drives Musk right now. One of his kids is trans and I wonder if it’s broken him.
     
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  14. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Sent a quote to a mate of mine earlier, from former US President Lyndon B Johnson. Keep it as is or replace “colored” with Trans/Muslim/Mexican or any other minority you can think of and it is still as true today as it was in the 60s.

    “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. *, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
     
  15. Westlondonscot Gold Member Gold Member

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    Someone was willing to have * with him?
     
  16. JamesM09

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    I think he has like 8 kids by many women
     
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    Musk is a Walking piece of *, but a Very Very Rich Walking Piece Of *!
     
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  18. Westlondonscot Gold Member Gold Member

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    I think you meant to post this in the Leigh Griffiths thread.
     
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    Have you ever seen them in the same room together??
     
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  20. Westlondonscot Gold Member Gold Member

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    You've just blown my mind