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Owning Twitter has been quite painful – Elon Musk tells BBC in interview

jacquesm 4y ago
In my opinion: not nearly painful enough. He still behaves as though he hasn't learned a thing, in spite of this interview. The worst part is that he not only destroyed a useful resource but managed to make it much harder for a lot of people who actually depended on Twitter to keep moving. This collateral damage is one very important reason why I think that we should never fall into the silo-as-a-messaging-service trap again because it is just setting us up for a repeat performance. Even if it is managed perfectly as long as it is in private hands it can be sold and you never know who the next owner will be.
ddmma 4y ago
Well also the users, employees and the world felt that, so was consensual until one 8 USD point.
clouddrover 4y ago
Boohoo. He chose to buy Twitter and he gets to live his choices. The pain he's feeling is that he has revealed himself to be a thin skinned, emotionally unstable, hypocritical internet troll with no real commitment to free speech. No one has done it to him, he's done it to himself.
- belter 4y ago
  Did not chose, admits in the interview: "...only reason he went through with buying Twitter was because he believed a judge would force him to go through with the transaction..." Don't you love it when a billionaire ask for sympathy? Let's all share on a sudden burst of commiseration. :-)
  - wmf 4y ago
    He was forced to buy Twitter but he wasn't forced to run it. He could have left Parag in charge or sent in one of his bros to run it.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    Maybe this should be good lesson for everyone. Do not submit binding offer to buy something unless you are willing to go through with it or the clauses involved are absolutely clear. And he only have himself to blame. He can afford enough lawyers to explain things exactly to him.
  - BulgarianIdiot 4y ago
    Poor guy, minding his own business and suddenly out of nowhere, a judge forces him to buy Twitter for no reason.
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      It could happen to every one of us...
rsynnott 4y ago
Well, I mean, good. Let that be a lesson to you!

In my opinion: not nearly painful enough. He still behaves as though he hasn't learned a thing, in spite of this interview. The worst part is that he not only destroyed a useful resource but managed to make it much harder for a lot of people who actually depended on Twitter to keep moving. This collateral damage is one very important reason why I think that we should never fall into the silo-as-a-messaging-service trap again because it is just setting us up for a repeat performance. Even if it is managed perfectly as long as it is in private hands it can be sold and you never know who the next owner will be.

ddmma 4y ago

Well also the users, employees and the world felt that, so was consensual until one 8 USD point.

clouddrover 4y ago

Boohoo. He chose to buy Twitter and he gets to live his choices. The pain he's feeling is that he has revealed himself to be a thin skinned, emotionally unstable, hypocritical internet troll with no real commitment to free speech. No one has done it to him, he's done it to himself.

belter 4y ago
Did not chose, admits in the interview: "...only reason he went through with buying Twitter was because he believed a judge would force him to go through with the transaction..." Don't you love it when a billionaire ask for sympathy? Let's all share on a sudden burst of commiseration. :-)
- wmf 4y ago
  He was forced to buy Twitter but he wasn't forced to run it. He could have left Parag in charge or sent in one of his bros to run it.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  Maybe this should be good lesson for everyone. Do not submit binding offer to buy something unless you are willing to go through with it or the clauses involved are absolutely clear. And he only have himself to blame. He can afford enough lawyers to explain things exactly to him.
- BulgarianIdiot 4y ago
  Poor guy, minding his own business and suddenly out of nowhere, a judge forces him to buy Twitter for no reason.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    It could happen to every one of us...

rsynnott 4y ago

Well, I mean, good. Let that be a lesson to you!