You do realize he didn’t have hundreds of billions laying around, right? He had to take out loans to raise the cash. He used his best asset (Tesla stock) as col

You do realize he didn’t have hundreds of billions laying around, right? He had to take out loans to raise the cash. He used his best asset (Tesla stock) as collateral as well as promises of future Twitter profits. Having stocks as a part of your valuation means it’s not easy to spend a lot quickly. It would be like if you had $100 but spending $20 means you only have $65 left.