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Why nobody else bought twitter before? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 days ago by index@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Microsoft, apple, google, meta, amazon, tencent what was preventing them to buy twitter?

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's completely unprofitable and I remain of the opinion that Musk bought it to break Grimes' toy and then lucked into the fact that he had a huge propaganda engine.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

He knew very well that it was a huge propaganda engine, which is why he bought it. And now he is our shadow president.

These people aren’t stupid. They’re fascist tech oligarchs with a plan.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

These people are really fucking stupid. Musk said confidently that the government doesn't use SQL.

I don't think you specifically are doing it out of praise and glorification but people love mythologize tech people. Jeff Bezos is actually incredibly smart holding multiple degrees and, by account a savvy businessman... Musk is a fucking idiot that lucked into money, has terrible ideas and acumen, won the lottery with PayPal and has built a castle of lies to sustain his wealth.

If the purchase was done with intention to propagandize it certainly wasn't that ass clown's idea.

He absolutely is a fascist though - but most of his ideas are probably just regurgitated from Peter Thiel.