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[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Haven't drugs been used as an explanation for his mammoth missteps with Twitter? Because the way this guy is piloting the ship, he's going to crash it into Prince William Sound at any moment. They'll be scrubbing stupid posts off the seabirds for months.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't need drugs when you're stupid.

[–] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But some drugs can affect your intelligence, and if he was intelligent enough to at least lay low and take credit for others' work before, it appears he no longer has at least that baseline.

[–] r_wraith@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

Constant praise by sycophants and people wanting to believe in a better future at the hand of high tech billionaires also does the trick. It works like a pump for inflatable egos.

[–] thepixelfox@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Well thank you for making me choke on my coffee. That seabirds comment really caught me off guard.

Drugs, a breakdown, midlife crisis, or just Elon showing us who Elon actually is. Find out on the next episode of downward spiral!

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting that the front of Twitter is going to fall off?

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasn't twitter coded so the front won't fall off?

[–] liquidparasyte@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well obviously not, because the front's falling off.

It should have been built to ~~hardcore~~ rigorous software engineering standards.