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> His two examples are Twitter and Reddit whose ad revenue is dying because those two companies have made huge blunders. Elon seems to almost actively be killin

> His two examples are Twitter and Reddit whose ad revenue is dying because those two companies have made huge blunders. Elon seems to almost actively be killing Twitter I disagree. Elon doesn't care about ad revenue. He stated multiple times that the goal is to make Twitter a superapp.

lacrimacida 3y ago
Haha, what is a superapp?
- andreygrehov 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-app https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-app
- a1o 3y ago
  Something like wechat, like payments, messages, socialmedia, shopping, ...
- bamfly 3y ago
  AOL but in the 21st century. Possibly minus the ISP part. All the shit you do on the web, but controlled by one company, in their app, so they can rent-seek the hell out of everyone else's business.
  - deleted 3y ago
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croes 3y ago
He also threatened to "thermonuclear name and shame" advertisers who paused spending. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-name-shame-advertisers-who-pull-budget-2022-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-name-shame-adverti...
- andreygrehov 3y ago
  That was a sarcasm. I should have stated that he doesn't care as much as other companies. Elon, being the richest person on the planet, is uniquely positioned and has a competitive advantage. He can risk losing ad revenue to achieve his goals - minimize censorship and create a super-app.
  - nativeit 3y ago
    Is he still the richest twat in the pot? I would have thought his liabilities would have taken their toll on his net worth. Hair plugs can get pricey.
    - andreygrehov 3y ago
      Yes. Elon is still the richest person on the planet. If you thought otherwise, you might want to reconsider your understanding of how wealth is both preserved and accumulated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      - croes 3y ago
        > how wealth is both preserved and accumulated By shifting your debts on the company you bought with that debt, so other people take the risks of his failures.
        andreygrehov 3y ago
        Honestly, it sounds like you are cheering and rooting for him to fail with Twitter.
  - croes 3y ago
    Easy to say if you are not the target, especially from a guy who called others pedo guy
    - andreygrehov 3y ago
itake 3y ago
As someone who works for an asian "superapp", the grass is always greener. Superapps are self-limiting, because the app-size is too large for many user's phones (Uber has famously had this problem too, and thus split up their apps [0]). The UX also tends to be a bit weird. Everyone wants to use the superapp differently and so the interface ends up being the lowest common denominator across all product families. [0] https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/uber-technologies-inc/id368677371 https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/uber-technologies-inc/id...
- andreygrehov 3y ago
  Maybe, but none of that matters at the moment. These are after-the-fact problems.

lacrimacida 3y ago

Haha, what is a superapp?

andreygrehov 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-app https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-app
a1o 3y ago
Something like wechat, like payments, messages, socialmedia, shopping, ...
bamfly 3y ago
AOL but in the 21st century. Possibly minus the ISP part. All the shit you do on the web, but controlled by one company, in their app, so they can rent-seek the hell out of everyone else's business.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]

croes 3y ago

He also threatened to "thermonuclear name and shame" advertisers who paused spending. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-name-shame-advertisers-who-pull-budget-2022-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-name-shame-adverti...

andreygrehov 3y ago
That was a sarcasm. I should have stated that he doesn't care as much as other companies. Elon, being the richest person on the planet, is uniquely positioned and has a competitive advantage. He can risk losing ad revenue to achieve his goals - minimize censorship and create a super-app.
- nativeit 3y ago
  Is he still the richest twat in the pot? I would have thought his liabilities would have taken their toll on his net worth. Hair plugs can get pricey.
  - andreygrehov 3y ago
    Yes. Elon is still the richest person on the planet. If you thought otherwise, you might want to reconsider your understanding of how wealth is both preserved and accumulated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    - croes 3y ago
      > how wealth is both preserved and accumulated By shifting your debts on the company you bought with that debt, so other people take the risks of his failures.
      - andreygrehov 3y ago
        Honestly, it sounds like you are cheering and rooting for him to fail with Twitter.
- croes 3y ago
  Easy to say if you are not the target, especially from a guy who called others pedo guy
  - andreygrehov 3y ago

itake 3y ago

As someone who works for an asian "superapp", the grass is always greener. Superapps are self-limiting, because the app-size is too large for many user's phones (Uber has famously had this problem too, and thus split up their apps [0]). The UX also tends to be a bit weird. Everyone wants to use the superapp differently and so the interface ends up being the lowest common denominator across all product families. [0] https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/uber-technologies-inc/id368677371 https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/uber-technologies-inc/id...

andreygrehov 3y ago
Maybe, but none of that matters at the moment. These are after-the-fact problems.