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I'm not sure. For one, it's not Musk whose reputation is on the line, it's Twitter. Secondly I think their position isn't as strong as it seems. They own a few

by tootie 5y ago

I'm not sure. For one, it's not Musk whose reputation is on the line, it's Twitter. Secondly I think their position isn't as strong as it seems. They own a few niches but don't have nearly the same stickiness that FB/Insta/TikTok have right now. Competitors are going to smell blood and try to steal their market share the first chance they get. My conspiracy theory is that Musk is buying Twitter mainly so he can extort Trump for something in exchange for readmitting him. Like telling his base to buy Teslas.

josefresco 5y ago
> My conspiracy theory is that Musk is buying Twitter mainly so he can extort Trump for something in exchange for readmitting him. Like telling his base to buy Teslas. I don't think it will be that obvious/simple. Tax breaks, anti-union laws, incentives to build new plants in red states... or something even smaller will be all it takes.