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Serious question: Who cares? I am not trying to make a joke or seem edgy. Literally, what group of people is actually impacted by this by first or second order

Serious question: Who cares? I am not trying to make a joke or seem edgy. Literally, what group of people is actually impacted by this by first or second order effects of…whatever the hell this story entails? In other words, this is on the front page of hacker news. Why?!

outsomnia 5y ago
If you look at it in the context of Musk 2024 you should probably care about it, given what trump did with twitter.
- teagoat 5y ago
  Would he be allowed? Is he a "natural born citizen"?
- sofixa 5y ago
  Bloody hell. It's the first time I'm hearing about this, but that prospect is terrifying. Unhinged workaholic thinking he knows best about everything and refusing to listen to reason ruling by tweets. I can see him insulting other heads of state because they disagreed with him, starting wars on a whim ( yeah i know he can't technically declare a war, but he can launch a missile strike or "special military operation"). I can also see him going the Nicholas II route, micromanaging the hell out of everything while being too unknowledgeable about the vast majority of it. Let's hope it doesn't come to it. Edit: disregard all of that. He's South African, he couldn't run. Whew!
enieslobby 5y ago
I find it hard to believe you're not trying to seem edgy. Is it difficult to imagine that many Twitter user's experiences will be affected by Elon Musk's involvement with the company?
daguava 5y ago
Me. I hate narcissists grabbing established tech for their own gain.
saagarjha 5y ago
I’m sure a decent fraction of the hundreds of millions of people who use Twitter would care if it changed drastically.
somerando7 5y ago
This big is news in big tech?
unityByFreedom 5y ago
Only Elon. For everyone else it's a distraction.
jmeister 5y ago
1. Twitter is the de facto “public square”. 2. Musk being on the board or not, and his actions re. Twitter in general, will have consequences, especially given that he has unlimited money. 3. Up until recently, the liberal-left was cheering for tech platforms exercising their sovereignty and censoring power: “if you don’t like it, build your own Twitter”. They’re having to eat crow. This has major implications for the future of the political debate on regulations/anti-trust etc.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > Twitter is the de facto “public square” In the way the village cock fight was. Twitter is a convenient source of quotes for journalists. Beyond that it’s totally opt in.
- wronglyprepaid 5y ago
  > 1. Twitter is the de facto “public square”. Can you clarify why you think so? I think even of the small fraction of Americans that use it, most have no reach.
  - jeltz 5y ago
    Maybe few average people use it but Twitter is very popular among politicians in many countries. So people interested in politics use Twitter a lot. If Twitter changes dramatically it will most likely affect the political discourse in many countries.
sergiomattei 5y ago
It’s tech news. Naturally, tech people are interested.
mdoms 5y ago
Twitter users. Twitter employees. Twitter investors. Twitter board members. Elon fans. Lots of people. Weird question. If you don't care, move on.
exogeny 5y ago
For what it's worth, I agree. The amount of full-throated fanboying for him is borderline sick. More than anything else, the current Elon -- note, this wasn't always the case, hence the qualifier -- is really just a childish troll with nobody around to tell him no.
- kergonath 5y ago
  He’s always been like that. It was just less visible because he used to have some contact with reality.
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outsomnia 5y ago

If you look at it in the context of Musk 2024 you should probably care about it, given what trump did with twitter.

teagoat 5y ago
Would he be allowed? Is he a "natural born citizen"?
sofixa 5y ago
Bloody hell. It's the first time I'm hearing about this, but that prospect is terrifying. Unhinged workaholic thinking he knows best about everything and refusing to listen to reason ruling by tweets. I can see him insulting other heads of state because they disagreed with him, starting wars on a whim ( yeah i know he can't technically declare a war, but he can launch a missile strike or "special military operation"). I can also see him going the Nicholas II route, micromanaging the hell out of everything while being too unknowledgeable about the vast majority of it. Let's hope it doesn't come to it. Edit: disregard all of that. He's South African, he couldn't run. Whew!

enieslobby 5y ago

I find it hard to believe you're not trying to seem edgy. Is it difficult to imagine that many Twitter user's experiences will be affected by Elon Musk's involvement with the company?

daguava 5y ago

Me. I hate narcissists grabbing established tech for their own gain.

saagarjha 5y ago

I’m sure a decent fraction of the hundreds of millions of people who use Twitter would care if it changed drastically.

somerando7 5y ago

This big is news in big tech?

unityByFreedom 5y ago

Only Elon. For everyone else it's a distraction.

jmeister 5y ago

1. Twitter is the de facto “public square”. 2. Musk being on the board or not, and his actions re. Twitter in general, will have consequences, especially given that he has unlimited money. 3. Up until recently, the liberal-left was cheering for tech platforms exercising their sovereignty and censoring power: “if you don’t like it, build your own Twitter”. They’re having to eat crow. This has major implications for the future of the political debate on regulations/anti-trust etc.

JumpCrisscross 5y ago
> Twitter is the de facto “public square” In the way the village cock fight was. Twitter is a convenient source of quotes for journalists. Beyond that it’s totally opt in.
wronglyprepaid 5y ago
> 1. Twitter is the de facto “public square”. Can you clarify why you think so? I think even of the small fraction of Americans that use it, most have no reach.
- jeltz 5y ago
  Maybe few average people use it but Twitter is very popular among politicians in many countries. So people interested in politics use Twitter a lot. If Twitter changes dramatically it will most likely affect the political discourse in many countries.

sergiomattei 5y ago

It’s tech news. Naturally, tech people are interested.

mdoms 5y ago

Twitter users. Twitter employees. Twitter investors. Twitter board members. Elon fans. Lots of people. Weird question. If you don't care, move on.

exogeny 5y ago

For what it's worth, I agree. The amount of full-throated fanboying for him is borderline sick. More than anything else, the current Elon -- note, this wasn't always the case, hence the qualifier -- is really just a childish troll with nobody around to tell him no.

kergonath 5y ago
He’s always been like that. It was just less visible because he used to have some contact with reality.

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