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It's pretty amazing that one guy tweeting public info made Elon spend 44 billion.

by grumple 4y ago

dylan604 4y ago
yeah, it seems to me that Elon Musk has the emotional stability of a teenager hitting puberty, only filthy rich
Hamuko 4y ago
I imagine an assassination would've been cheaper.
- swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
  Jail time would be very expensive for somebody who owns several companies
  - hayst4ck 4y ago
    While we're all being glib, I don't know how you can look at America right now and think that law applies to billionaires. I would be astounded if we saw real proportional consequences against any of America's aristocracy. As long as you aren't killing or hurting other billionaires, I think they have practical blanket immunity.
    - willhslade 4y ago
      SBF's still in the news, bro.
      - hayst4ck 4y ago
        As long as you aren't killing or hurting other billionaires was the key part of my statement. We have rule of law for disputes between aristocrats (mostly), but still immunity for aristocrats when it comes to lower classes. That's why Pelosi can say rule of law out of one side of her face while the other is saying "I have a right to the free market."
theturtletalks 4y ago
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- orhmeh09 4y ago
  One nitpick : $44 billion is not chump change.
  - minimaxir 4y ago
    $44 billion and counting, given that Elon's antics have started negatively impacting Tesla stock.
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      To the point where it now trades at ~50% of its previous value.
  - Spivak 4y ago
    It's not chump change for the not insanely rich, but the economics are massively different when we're talking about assets. All that happens is money moves from one asset to another; unless the buyer tanks the value of it their new assets nothing is really lost.
    - deleted 4y ago
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  - anigbrowl 4y ago
    You need to lose that scarcity mindset and reconstruct your thinking around abundance.
    - meepmorp 4y ago
      The laugh I got from this made my entire day, thanks
- gumboza 4y ago
citilife 4y ago
I highly doubt that's the only reason he bought it lol
- d23 4y ago
  Have you seen how petty, narcissistic, and irrational this guy is? Normally I'd say that would be insane, but at this point I wouldn't put it past him.
mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
I believe the purchase was $44B. Elon only has some personal stake, there are loans and other investors I think. I don't know if the specific accounting of the sale is public info.
- dragontamer 4y ago
  The company was bought for $44 billion. $46 Billion was the deal, $33 Billion from Elon + $13 Billion from some bank. The extra $2 Billion wiped out Twitter's old debts IIRC.
hajile 4y ago
Where you live is public info, but publishing it still constitutes doxxing.

It's pretty amazing that one guy tweeting public info made Elon spend 44 billion.

dylan604 4y ago

yeah, it seems to me that Elon Musk has the emotional stability of a teenager hitting puberty, only filthy rich

Hamuko 4y ago

I imagine an assassination would've been cheaper.

swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
Jail time would be very expensive for somebody who owns several companies
- hayst4ck 4y ago
  While we're all being glib, I don't know how you can look at America right now and think that law applies to billionaires. I would be astounded if we saw real proportional consequences against any of America's aristocracy. As long as you aren't killing or hurting other billionaires, I think they have practical blanket immunity.
  - willhslade 4y ago
    SBF's still in the news, bro.
    - hayst4ck 4y ago
      As long as you aren't killing or hurting other billionaires was the key part of my statement. We have rule of law for disputes between aristocrats (mostly), but still immunity for aristocrats when it comes to lower classes. That's why Pelosi can say rule of law out of one side of her face while the other is saying "I have a right to the free market."

theturtletalks 4y ago

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orhmeh09 4y ago
One nitpick : $44 billion is not chump change.
- minimaxir 4y ago
  $44 billion and counting, given that Elon's antics have started negatively impacting Tesla stock.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    To the point where it now trades at ~50% of its previous value.
- Spivak 4y ago
  It's not chump change for the not insanely rich, but the economics are massively different when we're talking about assets. All that happens is money moves from one asset to another; unless the buyer tanks the value of it their new assets nothing is really lost.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- anigbrowl 4y ago
  You need to lose that scarcity mindset and reconstruct your thinking around abundance.
  - meepmorp 4y ago
    The laugh I got from this made my entire day, thanks
gumboza 4y ago

citilife 4y ago

I highly doubt that's the only reason he bought it lol

d23 4y ago
Have you seen how petty, narcissistic, and irrational this guy is? Normally I'd say that would be insane, but at this point I wouldn't put it past him.

mattbrewsbytes 4y ago

I believe the purchase was $44B. Elon only has some personal stake, there are loans and other investors I think. I don't know if the specific accounting of the sale is public info.

dragontamer 4y ago
The company was bought for $44 billion. $46 Billion was the deal, $33 Billion from Elon + $13 Billion from some bank. The extra $2 Billion wiped out Twitter's old debts IIRC.

hajile 4y ago

Where you live is public info, but publishing it still constitutes doxxing.