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The company lost half of its value in six months, according to Elon Musk himself [1]. Anecdotally, due to Musk's support of extreme-right views (for example re
by two_handfuls 3y ago
The company lost half of its value in six months, according to Elon Musk himself [1].
Anecdotally, due to Musk's support of extreme-right views (for example re-inviting Trump [2], supporting DeSantis [3], or protecting bullying [4]), many people have left in protest and so these views are over-represented on the site.
The word "decay" seems appropriate.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/technology/elon-musk-twitter-value.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/technology/elon-musk-twit...
[2] https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-r...
[3] https://slate.com/technology/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-twitter-launch-president-trump-biden.html https://slate.com/technology/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-...
[4] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-new-twitter-pronoun-rule-invites-bullying-lgbtq-groups-say-rcna87336 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-new-twitte...
- jiggawatts 3y ago[flagged]