Turning Twitter into a niche, subscription-funded platform is a totally acceptable thing to want to do, but he should just come out and clearly say that is the

Turning Twitter into a niche, subscription-funded platform is a totally acceptable thing to want to do, but he should just come out and clearly say that is the aim. I bet the investors didn't think that was what was going to happen. It's the doublespeak that is a problem here: he appears to be saying both "I'm taking my ball and I don't care about any of you" and "you meanies won't play with me".