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If Elon had kept the company public, any one with two neurons able to fire would have been shorting it and would have cleaned up. With his leadership and decisi

If Elon had kept the company public, any one with two neurons able to fire would have been shorting it and would have cleaned up. With his leadership and decision making, Twitter would have gone to 0 by now.

slig 3y ago
>With his leadership and decision making He has other companies that you can short if you truly believe this.
- skinnymuch 3y ago
  This is specifically related to Twitter and Elon. Not just Elon.
- Root_Denied 3y ago
  Only one I can think of is Tesla that's public, and it certainly has its own issues. SpaceX is private (and Shotwell seems to be running it just fine), Twitter is private, Musk is no longer involved with Paypal, Boring Co. is private... am I missing anything?
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  There have definitely been some people making money on TSLA's decline. They had to wait a while, sure.
  - Eji1700 3y ago
    The short argument is so silly. Plenty of people were 100% right about what was coming in 08. 99% of them would've gone broke shorting it. Knowing it's fucked it's the same as knowing WHEN it will fall and having the money to hang in there while you get ripped apart as everyone pretends otherwise.
super256 3y ago
Looking at the most recent cases of Doge, Twitter and Tesla a while ago, I'd say that Musk is skilled in accumulating goodwill and capital. Honestly, I think going public again with Twitter could be a smart thing. Not now, but later when more ppl dropped their grudge. Retails would probably be more inclined to buy Twitter stock rather than banks. There are also rumours that Twitter will be cash flow positive by the end of the year.
- skinnymuch 3y ago
  They aren’t rumors. They are what Elon Musk says. He’s always saying stuff.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  > when more ppl dropped their grudge Do we have reason to believe that's going to happen anytime soon? I was startled to hear an 80 year old elderly woman look at my car and then say "I'll never give that man any of my money." So it's pretty mainstream now. Elon has always had a tendency to talk out of his ass, but mostly nobody paid attention. Now the whole world watches, but he doesn't stop acting out. He'd have to cut back on the nonsense before memories can start to fade.
IshKebab 3y ago
It wouldn't have gone to zero because it still has tons of users and no viable competition.
tiedieconderoga 3y ago
Looking at how the banks who funded Elon's purchase are valuing their stakes, it looks like it would have gone to about $18.48/share by now. Fidelity is evaluating their shares on a $15B total value, so ($54.20 * ($15B/$44B))

slig 3y ago

>With his leadership and decision making He has other companies that you can short if you truly believe this.

skinnymuch 3y ago
This is specifically related to Twitter and Elon. Not just Elon.
Root_Denied 3y ago
Only one I can think of is Tesla that's public, and it certainly has its own issues. SpaceX is private (and Shotwell seems to be running it just fine), Twitter is private, Musk is no longer involved with Paypal, Boring Co. is private... am I missing anything?
rootusrootus 3y ago
There have definitely been some people making money on TSLA's decline. They had to wait a while, sure.
- Eji1700 3y ago
  The short argument is so silly. Plenty of people were 100% right about what was coming in 08. 99% of them would've gone broke shorting it. Knowing it's fucked it's the same as knowing WHEN it will fall and having the money to hang in there while you get ripped apart as everyone pretends otherwise.

super256 3y ago

Looking at the most recent cases of Doge, Twitter and Tesla a while ago, I'd say that Musk is skilled in accumulating goodwill and capital. Honestly, I think going public again with Twitter could be a smart thing. Not now, but later when more ppl dropped their grudge. Retails would probably be more inclined to buy Twitter stock rather than banks. There are also rumours that Twitter will be cash flow positive by the end of the year.

skinnymuch 3y ago
They aren’t rumors. They are what Elon Musk says. He’s always saying stuff.
rootusrootus 3y ago
> when more ppl dropped their grudge Do we have reason to believe that's going to happen anytime soon? I was startled to hear an 80 year old elderly woman look at my car and then say "I'll never give that man any of my money." So it's pretty mainstream now. Elon has always had a tendency to talk out of his ass, but mostly nobody paid attention. Now the whole world watches, but he doesn't stop acting out. He'd have to cut back on the nonsense before memories can start to fade.

IshKebab 3y ago

It wouldn't have gone to zero because it still has tons of users and no viable competition.

tiedieconderoga 3y ago

Looking at how the banks who funded Elon's purchase are valuing their stakes, it looks like it would have gone to about $18.48/share by now. Fidelity is evaluating their shares on a $15B total value, so ($54.20 * ($15B/$44B))