Of course he doesn't need to use Twitter to promote his blog. But it is what he is doing, as per the article: > I’ll still use Twitter to post pointers to ongo

Of course he doesn't need to use Twitter to promote his blog. But it is what he is doing, as per the article: > I’ll still use Twitter to post pointers to ongoing pieces because that benefits me, not Elon. And that's exactly what makes it selling out for cheap. He doesn't need the traffic; it's not like it's providing his livelihood or anything. But just going by his actions, he still cares more about those hits than about his supposed principles.