Twitter Trainwreck

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by JMcLellan

Even if Musk is able to pull this off with Twitter and the outcome is tons of growth, immense wealth for investors, a better social media platform, etc I don't believe his approach is the right thing to do. Getting a great outcome should not be done by leaving a path of destruction along the way. And don't tell me what he is doing is the only way to do it.

But there are normal human beings (I tend to think I'm one of those) and then there are people like Musk who seems to intend to want to run the universe: transportation disrupter, space travel, and now wants to influence/dominate social media communications.....

Maybe there are a bunch of people out there that are simply obsessed with Musk that want to work with him and will do exactly what he wants and that's how me makes all it work.

He is a fascinating person for sure but I would never work at any of his companies.

Great post. I concur.

[chris719]

Originally Posted by Onesie

If we can just talk G80 grille it’s better, because then we don’t normally judge people’s characters by whether they like those grilles (you know who you are) or those that don’t (you know who you are). LOL

I know politics are not allowed, but I would love to do blind polls of G80 grille opinion vs things like age and political affiliation to see if there is any correlation.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by chris719

I know politics are not allowed, but I would love to do blind polls of G80 grille opinion vs things like age and political affiliation to see if there is any correlation.

I wonder if there's much to be learned. Still, I'll play – huge fan of polls, here!

I'm not sure how much I'll be able to help, as at the moment my age is the only one of the three that is clear and fixed. I suggest including "Don't Care!" among the options.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Go back and re-read my posts. I did no such thing in terms of equating all conservatives to misinformation spreaders. But yes, my point was that Musk has recently become a conservative "hero" of sorts based on all the aforementioned events.

The events I singled out, admittedly, do not paint conservatives or Elon in a flattering light which is likely why you and others are taking umbrage. But nonetheless, these things happened and I have not distorted nor twisted anything. If you can point to something I said which is untruthful I am happy to acknowledge and discuss.

He's not really a conservative hero - he's just a hero of capitalism. He's proving that the private sector will always be superior to the public sector even with its' flaws.

DeSantis is a conservative hero, not Musk.

[Tyga11]

Originally Posted by chris719

Lol, this is some boomer nonsense if I've ever seen it. Comparing TikTok videos to opioids and fentanyl. TikTok won't even be popular in 10 years.

Okay? But a different SM app will be. I'm not even a boomer. Thanks for trying to insult me

[KRS_SN]

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesl...laints-2022-11

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by KRS_SN

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesl...laints-2022-11

So he's a dick? Quit.

I've never understood these whiny employees. Whenever I've had a shit job I didn't like I found a new job. They must be getting something that makes it worth staying. They either like the $$ or the perks or they just enjoy whining and that's why they stay.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

So he's a dick? Quit.

I've never understood these whiny employees. Whenever I've had a shit job I didn't like I found a new job. They must be getting something that makes it worth staying. They either like the $$ or the perks or they just enjoy whining and that's why they stay.

I would even go so far as to say that an indiscriminate/anonymous poll of probably any profession in the world would net similar comments. Heck, just listen to how Disney employees rate that company…..


….yet, they stay.

[Sedan_Clan]

These overall poll percentages are pretty good honestly, especially from a large scale employer like TESLA.

[KRS_SN]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

So he's a dick? Quit.

I've never understood these whiny employees. Whenever I've had a shit job I didn't like I found a new job. They must be getting something that makes it worth staying. They either like the $$ or the perks or they just enjoy whining and that's why they stay.

Yes!

Mortgages,financial commitments and general inertia and perhaps own shares (makes a lot of people turn a blind eye
Whatever but blaming employees for failing to leave doesn't make the confrontational boss who squeezes a good un.

[DrFerry]

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[2008M36MT]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

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Tone.deaf.

[shawnhayes]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

I learned the hard way not to bet against Elon. I sold all my Tesla stock after he appeared to melt down with the whole cave diver pedo incident. He seemed unhinged, was under SEC investigation, making flame throwers, and smoking weed with Joe Rogan. I had enough and pulled the plug at the low $300 mark. Damn it if he didnt pull it back on the rails and send that stock to the moon.

I think he's made some serious miscalculations with Twitter though I cant help but wonder if 2000cs isnt correct. Can Musk pull it off and turn this thing into the next massive success?

If Twitter was still public and the stock had tanked due to all the shenanigans, would you be tempted to buy? I kinda feel like I would. I hate myself for saying it but I'd want in on the dip.

Did you make money on the stocks you bought or not? This seems like a "learning" is you learned just fine. If you lost, okay, well, then bad move. Bad timing.

Shawn

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

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Ummmm.... okay. So? There was literally no info provided in that video. Someone was fired. Yeah about 4k others were also fired at twitter. Same with a bunch of people at amazon, facebook etc. I'm not sure what kind of connection they are trying to make between Trump being reinstated and them being laid off which is literally all that is mentioned in the video.

He bought the company. He can fire every last person if that's what he want's to do. I haven't heard of anyone being unable to access twitter or tweet so I'm not exactly sure the firings are being "felt" at the moment. Maybe it will all break tomorrow, I have no idea, but as of now it seems to all be working fine.

[nazali]

I don't understand why Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter for $40bn
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You can get it for free from the app store.

[nazali]

The good news is Elon Musk is turning Twitter' headquarters into a homeless shelter
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The bad news is, it can only house 280 characters, or less

[nazali]

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[Tyga11]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Ummmm.... okay. So? There was literally no info provided in that video. Someone was fired. Yeah about 4k others were also fired at twitter. Same with a bunch of people at amazon, facebook etc. I'm not sure what kind of connection they are trying to make between Trump being reinstated and them being laid off which is literally all that is mentioned in the video.

He bought the company. He can fire every last person if that's what he want's to do. I haven't heard of anyone being unable to access twitter or tweet so I'm not exactly sure the firings are being "felt" at the moment. Maybe it will all break tomorrow, I have no idea, but as of now it seems to all be working fine.

Poor twitter employees who didn’t do jack shit for 10 years and think they’re invaluable. I’ve asked this 5 times in this thread - what platform improvements has Twitter since since 2010

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Ummmm.... okay. So? There was literally no info provided in that video. Someone was fired. Yeah about 4k others were also fired at twitter. Same with a bunch of people at amazon, facebook etc. I'm not sure what kind of connection they are trying to make between Trump being reinstated and them being laid off which is literally all that is mentioned in the video.

He bought the company. He can fire every last person if that's what he want's to do. I haven't heard of anyone being unable to access twitter or tweet so I'm not exactly sure the firings are being "felt" at the moment. Maybe it will all break tomorrow, I have no idea, but as of now it seems to all be working fine.

Agreed! Four thousand employees gone and Twitter is just fine. It just goes to show you that the workforce was bloated and Elon knew that. Will there be some restructuring? Absolutely! That happens with any change of power/ownership. Changes that disrupt the dictatorial climate are likened/linked to Republicans/MAGA/Trump/LibsofTiKTok/etc. involvement just like every instance of somebody not getting their way is likened/linked to racism/homophobia/xenophobia/some other phobia/etc. It's just ridiculous reasoning.

[TXSTYLE]

And in other not so surprising News... His Losses continue.

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/23...rices-plummet/

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by shawnhayes

Did you make money on the stocks you bought or not? This seems like a "learning" is you learned just fine. If you lost, okay, well, then bad move. Bad timing.

Shawn

No, I made money. Bought at about $100, sold at the low $300s, just before the stock skyrocketed. Oh well.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

And in other not so surprising News... His Losses continue.

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/23...rices-plummet/

Never knew the guy is autistic.