Elon Musk now owns 9.2% of twitter...update.. will soon be the sole owner as Board of Directors accepts his purchase offer

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Lifer
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"Threads" is IMO, the first real threat to Twitter. I've been skeptical that even Elon Musk could destroy Twitter, unless the users had a clear alternate destination. "Threads" is a clear destination.

Zuckerberg, must be just laughing himself silly, because without Musk actively working so hard to destroy Twitter, he never could have pulled this off. Musk essentially paid 44 Billion to gift Twitter to Zuckerberg.

It can no doubt scale better than Twitter, and likely already shares a lot of the same user base, because "influencers" often blanket the social media space so many Twitter users will already have Instagram accounts, and many of the same followers, so they can essentially just activate their "Threads" account and much of the transition is done, even with much of their userbase.

Instagram is kind of the Trojan Horse that can let "Threads" eat Twitters lunch (bastardizing two idioms).

I really need more popcorn now...

Feels extremely uncomfortable to be on Zuckerberg's "side".

But it seems as if Musk is planning to do the usual "macho self-made entrepreneur" thing of trying to appeal to the state to rescue him, by making up some legal BS to forcibly prevent Meta competing with Twitter.
 

Heartbreaker

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Feels extremely uncomfortable to be on Zuckerberg's "side".

But it seems as if Musk is planning to do the usual "macho self-made entrepreneur" thing of trying to appeal to the state to rescue him, by making up some legal BS to forcibly prevent Meta competing with Twitter.

Yeah, I feel icky siding with Zuckerberg.

Twitter threats are empty nonsense, there are no "Trade Secrets" being used, there aren't even ex-Twits working on threads. Musk is just pooping his pants.

I really just want them to have their Cage Match... On a Carbon Fiber sub, visiting the Titanic.
 

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Feels extremely uncomfortable to be on Zuckerberg's "side".

But it seems as if Musk is planning to do the usual "macho self-made entrepreneur" thing of trying to appeal to the state to rescue him, by making up some legal BS to forcibly prevent Meta competing with Twitter.
I'm still pissed I didn't by buy Meta @ 96, but there was Zucker.
 
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Heartbreaker

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Still early days, but already, non account holders can already view threads with some replies on the web:

 
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While I don’t like the data mining FB does and I certainly don’t like the foreign propaganda spread on FB running up to 2016. I do feel Zuck has made changes to reduce the propaganda. Not perfect but it’s something.
I’m not a fan for FB business practices but are they really that different than google?
I am okay with Zuck.
I love how the market has spoken and this threads thing is taking off. Market appears to want stabile app and no CEO trolling.
 

fskimospy

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The relevant post -

 
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Tesla and SpaceX are examples of companies where Elon is massively kept reigned in from much of the actual operations of the companies, and why they can succeed.

Twitter is the perfect example of Elon mostly on his own, he would just fuck everything up. He has gotten by on a massive personality, being full of shit in promising things so fast and quickly, basically being a snake-oil salesman, and the veneration we have created of the super billionaire class, they must be amazing, and the fact he had walls built around him to prevent him from fucking up these companies by capable people.

Elon is a shithead, Twitter has exposed both his shittiness as a person (although that was clear to many before), but also his shittiness in business when he is left to his own instincts.
 
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Roger Wilco

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The relevant post -


Thank you for sharing. I guess my perception was that it was going to be a Twitter replacement.
 

fskimospy

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Thank you for sharing. I guess my perception was that it was going to be a Twitter replacement.
I think it pretty obviously is no matter what they say.

I’m not really even sure what Twitter does to ‘encourage’ news sharing in some different way than any other kind of content. Anything at all?
 

Roger Wilco

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I think it pretty obviously is no matter what they say.

I’m not really even sure what Twitter does to ‘encourage’ news sharing in some different way than any other kind of content. Anything at all?

I’m not aware of anything that encourages news sharing.

I’m thinking more about news moderation following Musk’s shenanigans.

i.e., if hard news and politics are not worth the “scrutiny and negativity,” that leaves me less than optimistic about their moderation practices. Am I just being paranoid?
 
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Thank you for sharing. I guess my perception was that it was going to be a Twitter replacement.
Look at these shitheads.

Guess what shitheads, threads doesn’t want your business go somewhere else or stay with twatter. Nobody wants to be bombarded with your shitty opinions. You are not entitled to spread your shitty opinions on threads.
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Fuck look at the idiocy of “Sweet Diva” quotes someone else blindly with no link or explanation. Who is “She”? What is “She” saying in regards to? What else did “She” say and what cherry picking of what “She” said are you doing?
 

fskimospy

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I’m not aware of anything that encourages news sharing.

I’m thinking more about news moderation following Musk’s shenanigans.

i.e., if hard news and politics are not worth the “scrutiny and negativity,” that leaves me less than optimistic about their moderation practices. Am I just being paranoid?
That’s fair, maybe they will try to actively cut it down. I think so long as they don’t give a shit either way it will be ok.
 
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I've tried signing up for Instagram like 3 times now but my account get's auto suspended each time for 6 months before it gets deleted (and I can try again) .. Meanwhile I will have forgotten *why* it was suspended... "Mr" "Smith" apparently is not likely to be my *real* name -> auto ban.
If I cant be incognito on your social media platform, dude, I dont want it. Not getting my phone nr either.
 

Indus

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Getting bombarded with Trump and Roger Stone and Elon Musk bullshit on twitter today. Blocked em all.