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> Epilogue: Matt Levine was on point all the time Matt Levine is always on point. He's a brillant writer and one of the funniest, too. A true living genius. B

by bambax 4y ago

> Epilogue: Matt Levine was on point all the time Matt Levine is always on point. He's a brillant writer and one of the funniest, too. A true living genius. But even he wasn't able to predict that last development. Also: Poor Matt. Tomorrow was supposed to be a day off for him, and it probably won't... ;-)

glenngillen 4y ago
I’m starting to think Elon reads the newsletter, and deliberately times these things just to mess with Levine.
- bambax 4y ago
  Indeed! From today's letter: At the top: > Programming note: I apparently have some very bad sins to atone for. And then at the end of the Twitter saga: > Anyway I’m tired of this and I have a new retirement plan. Every time this newsletter starts with “Programming note: Money Stuff will be off tomorrow,” Musk does something outrageous, and Twitter’s stock swings up or down. So I’m going to buy a bunch of Twitter straddles and then take a vacation, while Twitter is still public and that trick can still work. I’ll make a fortune.
kwertyoowiyop 4y ago
Tomorrow may well be one of his funniest columns EVER. It may also be his most fun to write. Go Matt! (Vacation can wait a day)
- bambax 4y ago
  Some truly hilarious moments... > Last night Musk tweeted that “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,” which sounds exhausting. The app will do everything, but it will start with two functions: You can read tweets, or you can be shot on a rocket into space. Choose wisely. And also: > Is he going to try to raise more money? Is he going to go out to potential investors again and say “changed my mind, Twitter is great now, this’ll be fun, can I pencil you in for $1 billion?” (...) Every little bit helps, no? What does the disclosure document for that investment look like? “Yes Elon Musk has said that Twitter is a dysfunctional fraudulent conspiracy, but everything is fine now, and it’s an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.”

by bambax 4y ago

glenngillen 4y ago

I’m starting to think Elon reads the newsletter, and deliberately times these things just to mess with Levine.

bambax 4y ago
Indeed! From today's letter: At the top: > Programming note: I apparently have some very bad sins to atone for. And then at the end of the Twitter saga: > Anyway I’m tired of this and I have a new retirement plan. Every time this newsletter starts with “Programming note: Money Stuff will be off tomorrow,” Musk does something outrageous, and Twitter’s stock swings up or down. So I’m going to buy a bunch of Twitter straddles and then take a vacation, while Twitter is still public and that trick can still work. I’ll make a fortune.

kwertyoowiyop 4y ago

Tomorrow may well be one of his funniest columns EVER. It may also be his most fun to write. Go Matt! (Vacation can wait a day)

bambax 4y ago
Some truly hilarious moments... > Last night Musk tweeted that “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,” which sounds exhausting. The app will do everything, but it will start with two functions: You can read tweets, or you can be shot on a rocket into space. Choose wisely. And also: > Is he going to try to raise more money? Is he going to go out to potential investors again and say “changed my mind, Twitter is great now, this’ll be fun, can I pencil you in for $1 billion?” (...) Every little bit helps, no? What does the disclosure document for that investment look like? “Yes Elon Musk has said that Twitter is a dysfunctional fraudulent conspiracy, but everything is fine now, and it’s an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.”