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WeChat

by bfors 3y ago

WeChat

nailer 3y ago
This. The everything app that uses chat to push payments and other commerce.
creaghpatr 3y ago
Haven't seen that theory before, very interesting and makes sense.
- sixQuarks 3y ago
  I'm not surprised, if you don't follow Elon closely and only read the nonstop clickbait headlines, you will be severely misinformed. Elon has been talking about the "everything app" forever. Elon has had the idea going back to the X.com days, that's what he wanted to do with Paypal. Another thing you may not know: Twitter will soon be competing with Youtube.
  - morelisp 3y ago
    > Twitter will soon be competing with Youtube. In the sense my walk through the park today "competed" with Kipchoge because we both propelled ourselves forward on legs, sure. Twitter video is by far the least functional it's ever been, and this is a relatively recent (past ~month) development.
    - blisterpeanuts 3y ago
      I'm pleased that speed control has appeared on many videos recently. I'm not sure if this is brand new, or restored, but anyway it makes videos a lot more useful to me at least.
    - kevinmchugh 3y ago
      Occasionally when I try to full screen a video, it results in a different video popping up. There seems to be some connection between the videos but I can't totally understand what that is. One time the video I ended up seeing was street violence, I assume it will be porno at some point.
- afavour 3y ago
  Some more background here: https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/18/23687125/elon-musk-twitter-x-super-app-wechat https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/18/23687125/elon-musk-... It makes sense in terms of how I can imagine Elon's vision. It doesn't (to me) make sense as any kind of realistic proposition.
- colordrops 3y ago
  He made some statements about making Twitter into the one place to do everything before he bought it, and it sounded a lot like WeChat. He might of even mentioned WeChat directly but I don't recall
- tofuahdude 3y ago
  He's been broadcasting exactly this plan for several months ("X", The Everything App), which is what WeChat is.
- drstewart 3y ago
  It's not really even a theory, he flat out says it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657050349608501249 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657050349608501249 >Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app.

WeChat

by bfors 3y ago

WeChat

nailer 3y ago

This. The everything app that uses chat to push payments and other commerce.

creaghpatr 3y ago

Haven't seen that theory before, very interesting and makes sense.

sixQuarks 3y ago
I'm not surprised, if you don't follow Elon closely and only read the nonstop clickbait headlines, you will be severely misinformed. Elon has been talking about the "everything app" forever. Elon has had the idea going back to the X.com days, that's what he wanted to do with Paypal. Another thing you may not know: Twitter will soon be competing with Youtube.
- morelisp 3y ago
  > Twitter will soon be competing with Youtube. In the sense my walk through the park today "competed" with Kipchoge because we both propelled ourselves forward on legs, sure. Twitter video is by far the least functional it's ever been, and this is a relatively recent (past ~month) development.
  - blisterpeanuts 3y ago
    I'm pleased that speed control has appeared on many videos recently. I'm not sure if this is brand new, or restored, but anyway it makes videos a lot more useful to me at least.
  - kevinmchugh 3y ago
    Occasionally when I try to full screen a video, it results in a different video popping up. There seems to be some connection between the videos but I can't totally understand what that is. One time the video I ended up seeing was street violence, I assume it will be porno at some point.
afavour 3y ago
Some more background here: https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/18/23687125/elon-musk-twitter-x-super-app-wechat https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/18/23687125/elon-musk-... It makes sense in terms of how I can imagine Elon's vision. It doesn't (to me) make sense as any kind of realistic proposition.
colordrops 3y ago
He made some statements about making Twitter into the one place to do everything before he bought it, and it sounded a lot like WeChat. He might of even mentioned WeChat directly but I don't recall
tofuahdude 3y ago
He's been broadcasting exactly this plan for several months ("X", The Everything App), which is what WeChat is.
drstewart 3y ago
It's not really even a theory, he flat out says it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657050349608501249 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657050349608501249 >Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app.