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Their advertisers have been leaving in droves, Twitter itself has been breaking itself in new and profound ways since his take over and the site itself was brok

Their advertisers have been leaving in droves, Twitter itself has been breaking itself in new and profound ways since his take over and the site itself was broken (per Musk's own admission) as a result of the move. Profitability is in the dumpster, they're dealing with multiple court cases for refusing to abide by their legal obligations in regards to severance AND rent. And this entire critical move was caused by their lease running out with zero plans in place due to the financial crashing of Twitter. I can't tell exactly where you lie, because you blast Twitter for having incompetent engineers, yet defend Twitter for also having incompetent engineers but this time under Musk. He 'supposedly' cleaned up Twitter (well, the employees, never mind the moderation policies when he personally unbans someone that posts CSAM), but runs it worse than anyone pre-acquisition did.

busterarm 3y ago
> I can't tell exactly where you lie, because you blast Twitter for having incompetent engineers, yet defend Twitter for also having incompetent engineers but this time under Musk. He 'supposedly' cleaned up Twitter (well, the employees, never mind the moderation policies when he personally unbans someone that posts CSAM), but runs it worse than anyone pre-acquisition did. The problem is people like yourself (nothing personal) acting like there's sides to be on and that it matters. Twitter was a stupid company before and is still a stupid company after. Bystanders are stupid for being waaaaaaaaay too invested in the story and the outcome. Tribalism is fucking cancer. The era of risk free money created a world-scale reality distortion field where people believed that a company like Twitter -- with no novel product, no paying customers, no growth trajectory and a cash burn rate that could put men on the fucking moon -- is a viable, thriving business. Brand equity is only powerful for as long as you have money in your pocket and the rent isn't fucking due. And advertisers are fickle. I don't know how anyone who read "The Emperor's New Clothes" as a child could give the slightest shit about Twitter, but here we are.

busterarm 3y ago

> I can't tell exactly where you lie, because you blast Twitter for having incompetent engineers, yet defend Twitter for also having incompetent engineers but this time under Musk. He 'supposedly' cleaned up Twitter (well, the employees, never mind the moderation policies when he personally unbans someone that posts CSAM), but runs it worse than anyone pre-acquisition did. The problem is people like yourself (nothing personal) acting like there's sides to be on and that it matters. Twitter was a stupid company before and is still a stupid company after. Bystanders are stupid for being waaaaaaaaay too invested in the story and the outcome. Tribalism is fucking cancer. The era of risk free money created a world-scale reality distortion field where people believed that a company like Twitter -- with no novel product, no paying customers, no growth trajectory and a cash burn rate that could put men on the fucking moon -- is a viable, thriving business. Brand equity is only powerful for as long as you have money in your pocket and the rent isn't fucking due. And advertisers are fickle. I don't know how anyone who read "The Emperor's New Clothes" as a child could give the slightest shit about Twitter, but here we are.