Where would Twitter go after its takeover by Elon Musk ?

[BADecker]

Where would Twitter go after its takeover by Elon Musk ?


Why, to Mars, of course. It will simply flitter its way there.

[suchmoon]

Firing workers is normal in a company during times of economic hardship. It is also expected when a new owner takes over. Musk is just cutting the workforce to what is needed and what is needed only. Meta laid off nearly 15% of its workforce this year. Around 11000 workers. I don't think Musk is firing people based on political beliefs. However, it is important that a new employer maintains the trust of his/her new workers if going forward the company is to be a success. I think Musk may have lost some vital staff who resigned following the massive cuts of the "non-essential staff". This is where he has messed up.

Just to clarify, I was responding to another user saying that Elon fired "socialists". I don't know if he actually did that. To paraphrase Hanlon, I'd say we shouldn't attribute to political motivation that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

[Cryptock]

Firing workers is normal in a company during times of economic hardship. It is also expected when a new owner takes over. Musk is just cutting the workforce to what is needed and what is needed only. Meta laid off nearly 15% of its workforce this year. Around 11000 workers. I don't think Musk is firing people based on political beliefs. However, it is important that a new employer maintains the trust of his/her new workers if going forward the company is to be a success. I think Musk may have lost some vital staff who resigned following the massive cuts of the "non-essential staff". This is where he has messed up.

Just to clarify, I was responding to another user saying that Elon fired "socialists". I don't know if he actually did that. To paraphrase Hanlon, I'd say we shouldn't attribute to political motivation that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

today I read post stating - Elon Musk fired 75% of the Indian and then tweeted " Namaste "
What does that mean? Why is he so much against India. I think he would not want to have an asian in his company.

[o48o]

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today I read post stating - Elon Musk fired 75% of the Indian and then tweeted " Namaste "
What does that mean? Why is he so much against India. I think he would not want to have an asian in his company.

I don't think that he has anything against indians specifically, he has been erratic the whole time and cut work force fast where ever he can. And if you have been following what he does, he doesn't seem to act in any way rationally in other areas either.

Saying "namaste" and things like "let that sink in" are just his way blurting out things he think are smart and funny, and as his fanbois response positively they uphold his own image of him being hilarious. Because that's what he wants; to look like clever, edgy and eccentric, which just says how much he is not any of them.

[Marcellin9]

Where would Twitter go after its takeover by Elon Musk ?


Why, to Mars, of course. It will simply flitter its way there.

Mmm...I guess the reception must be very good on Mars.😃

[bitgov]

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today I read post stating - Elon Musk fired 75% of the Indian and then tweeted " Namaste "
What does that mean? Why is he so much against India. I think he would not want to have an asian in his company.

I don't think that he has anything against indians specifically, he has been erratic the whole time and cut work force fast where ever he can. And if you have been following what he does, he doesn't seem to act in any way rationally in other areas either.

Saying "namaste" and things like "let that sink in" are just his way blurting out things he think are smart and funny, and as his fanbois response positively they uphold his own image of him being hilarious. Because that's what he wants; to look like clever, edgy and eccentric, which just says how much he is not any of them.

Coming to 50 from approx 4000 is one of the ways he has proved that he can reduce the cost of wages by throwing the most of the worker evern the security staff.
They were locked inside the office and he called the security official back to get them out of the of the office.
I think he is doing this to know which people are needed and which are not.

[og kush420]

Firing workers is normal in a company during times of economic hardship. It is also expected when a new owner takes over. Musk is just cutting the workforce to what is needed and what is needed only. Meta laid off nearly 15% of its workforce this year. Around 11000 workers. I don't think Musk is firing people based on political beliefs. However, it is important that a new employer maintains the trust of his/her new workers if going forward the company is to be a success. I think Musk may have lost some vital staff who resigned following the massive cuts of the "non-essential staff". This is where he has messed up.

Just to clarify, I was responding to another user saying that Elon fired "socialists". I don't know if he actually did that. To paraphrase Hanlon, I'd say we shouldn't attribute to political motivation that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

today I read post stating - Elon Musk fired 75% of the Indian and then tweeted " Namaste "
What does that mean? Why is he so much against India. I think he would not want to have an asian in his company.

but firing 75% of Indians surly shows Musk is racist - there is no second opinion about it. 

[suchmoon]

So predictable...

A former Twitter employee told The Post that what Stamos’ team observed is a common tactic used by authoritarian regimes to reduce access to news. Normally, Twitter’s anti-propaganda team would have manually taken down the accounts, that former employee said. But like many other teams hit by Twitter layoffs, firings, and resignations, that team has been heavily reduced.

Free speech for communist bots, great job, Elon. The party is proud of you.

[o48o]

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I think he is doing this to know which people are needed and which are not.

I admire your optimism to still think that he has a plan of some sort. May i remind you that this is the guy who in the end he didn't even want to buy Twitter, he just had to unless he wanted to pay $1 Billion breakup fee because he couldn't control his ego in the first place. Hashtag masterplan.

[Marcellin9]

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I think he is doing this to know which people are needed and which are not.

I admire your optimism to still think that he has a plan of some sort. May i remind you that this is the guy who in the end he didn't even want to buy Twitter, he just had to unless he wanted to pay $1 Billion breakup fee because he couldn't control his ego in the first place. Hashtag masterplan.

"Because he couldn't control his ego in the first place.", I think you made a good point. The image that Elon has created or tried to present to the public is definitely evolving and we can never know if his next move is 100% rational or not. He might regret what he just said 10 minutes ago but his ego may hold him back to admit or correct it. Who knows with that much wealth and power, what he was thinking about. He probably is thinking more about how to make a not-so-bad ending rather than fix more problems consuming most of his time and money betting on something he might lose control.

[Majestic-milf]

Frankly Elon's plan to make Twitter a freedom of speech platform is sorely failing because he's proving that free speech at all costs is a dangerous fantasy.

 The plan to revive banned accounts has been on and on but it seems there's still some secret suspension of accounts going on. Take Kanye (Ye) account for instance. I thought by now there'd be no banning or suspending?

[o48o]

Frankly Elon's plan to make Twitter a freedom of speech platform is sorely failing because he's proving that free speech at all costs is a dangerous fantasy.

 The plan to revive banned accounts has been on and on but it seems there's still some secret suspension of accounts going on. Take Kanye (Ye) account for instance. I thought by now there'd be no banning or suspending?

Well these "muh freedom of speech" people including Elon Musk didn't know that Twitter already had tried hard core free speech but at some point it comes to the point where the platform is enabling criminal activity and there's no way old or new twitter take that risk financiallty. People give Elon way too much credit of having any kind of plan. He just likes to talk big and hope someone will do what he says when he pays enough for him.

Also there's no backers with Ye any more, he has outcrazied Alex Jones and that's something like from guiness book of records.

[Marcellin9]

Frankly Elon's plan to make Twitter a freedom of speech platform is sorely failing because he's proving that free speech at all costs is a dangerous fantasy.

 The plan to revive banned accounts has been on and on but it seems there's still some secret suspension of accounts going on. Take Kanye (Ye) account for instance. I thought by now there'd be no banning or suspending?

Well these "muh freedom of speech" people including Elon Musk didn't know that Twitter already had tried hard core free speech but at some point it comes to the point where the platform is enabling criminal activity and there's no way old or new twitter take that risk financiallty. People give Elon way too much credit of having any kind of plan. He just likes to talk big and hope someone will do what he says when he pays enough for him.

Also there's no backers with Ye any more, he has outcrazied Alex Jones and that's something our of guiness book of records.

Exactly. Definitely I am not against of freedom of speech but too many people nowadays are taking advantage of this human right to conduct verbal attacks or even criminal activities. Since when did people lose one sight of the "coin" and just use the "coin" as a weapon  ? Elon Musk has been given too much credit and that could possibly backfire him if he misuses the credit and fame. Hope he realizes this and will get Twitter out of mess as soon as possible.

[Majestic-milf]

I think it's quite ironic that he'd want to offer a freedom of speech platform for the public when he himself had used the platform in ugly ways. To be honest, his treatment of pressure from countries like Saudi Arabia and India should speak volumes.
 Twitter would embark on a long and arduous journey with Elon as the sole owner and he has planned on setting up a content moderation council; this would help to avert attention placed on him as the supposed sole arbiter of speech on the platform.

[TwitchySeal]

I think it's quite ironic that he'd want to offer a freedom of speech platform for the public when he himself had used the platform in ugly ways. To be honest, his treatment of pressure from countries like Saudi Arabia and India should speak volumes.
 Twitter would embark on a long and arduous journey with Elon as the sole owner and he has planned on setting up a content moderation council; this would help to avert attention placed on him as the supposed sole arbiter of speech on the platform.

He definitely seems to like Authoritarian governments more than his own.

I wonder what his response will be when Xi Jinping calls and says something like: "I just called to congratulate you on delivering 100,000 chinese made Teslas in the past 30 days.  Did you know Chinese citizens are expected to buy more than 6 million electric vehicles next year?  Oh, while i have you,  it would be in both of our best interests if you took a look at a couple suggestions about Taiwan related Tweets. kthxbi!"

Actually, I wonder if that conversation has already happened.




https://twitter.com/ambqingang/status/1499615241159659521?lang=en

[Marcellin9]

I think it's quite ironic that he'd want to offer a freedom of speech platform for the public when he himself had used the platform in ugly ways. To be honest, his treatment of pressure from countries like Saudi Arabia and India should speak volumes.
 Twitter would embark on a long and arduous journey with Elon as the sole owner and he has planned on setting up a content moderation council; this would help to avert attention placed on him as the supposed sole arbiter of speech on the platform.

He definitely seems to like Authoritarian governments more than his own.

I wonder what his response will be when Xi Jinping calls and says something like: "I just called to congratulate you on delivering 100,000 chinese made Teslas in the past 30 days.  Did you know Chinese citizens are expected to buy more than 6 million electric vehicles next year?  Oh, while i have you,  it would be in both of our best interests if you took a look at a couple suggestions about Taiwan related Tweets. kthxbi!"

Actually, I wonder if that conversation has already happened.




https://twitter.com/ambqingang/status/1499615241159659521?lang=en

Haha, I almost believed that conversation you mentioned already happened. Assume it did happen, what would you think make Elon Musk to be close with China ?  Political views seem not to be a primary reason cause there is a huge difference between cultures in the West and East. Economic reasons ? Probably, Tesla's factory in Shanghai, China has been functioning well and they must have made a lot of money. A bold guess,  will Elon try to work with China over the space exploration projects ?

[o48o]

He definitely seems to like Authoritarian governments more than his own.
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Yup, for a "Free speech absolutist" he totally buddies up a lot with countries that has zero free speech. Peace plan poll was weird nudge for Putin too.
And funny enough in one article where he where he is saying that there's a significant threat for his assassination, he defines free speech as:

Conclusively, Musk noted, “As long as you’re not really causing harm to somebody else, then you should be allowed to say what you want.”

https://watcher.guru/news/elon-musk-says-there-is-significant-risk-of-his-assassination

Which is literally how it's been all along so maybe people shouldn't get too excited of his "radical" act for free speech.

[Marcellin9]

He definitely seems to like Authoritarian governments more than his own.
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Yup, for a "Free speech absolutist" he totally buddies up a lot with countries that has zero free speech. Peace plan poll was weird nudge for Putin too.
And funny enough in one article where he where he is saying that there's a significant threat for his assassination, he defines free speech as:

Conclusively, Musk noted, “As long as you’re not really causing harm to somebody else, then you should be allowed to say what you want.”

https://watcher.guru/news/elon-musk-says-there-is-significant-risk-of-his-assassination

Which is literally how it's been all along so maybe people shouldn't get too excited of his "radical" act for free speech.

Have you noticed any difference between Elon Musk's "free speech" or image on different social media ? I remember seeing some posts about Elon on TikTok and he was talking fine, like a pretty reasonable man; but on Twitter, he seems to be another person who is coercive, obssesive and divisive. Any thought about this ?

[Schneidera]

Elon Musk acquired Twitter about two weeks agao and Twitter has been All the news everywhere. His bold moves of firing a big portion of staff, changing major Twitter features and making more modifications are spurring waves of controversy. His supporters and adversaries are quite in fights. Where will Elon Musk lead Twitter ? Is Twitter heading to a wrong direction ?

Elon Musk is a businessman with a short and wide range of thinking and strategy making & a businessman doesn't invest in anything where he can't predict profits. In my opinion, he will lead twitter to a leading top site in terms of social interaction and profit making.

In the eyes of many people, Musk is not only rich, but also has a high IQ. Although sometimes you feel that what he does is thoughtless or absurd. But often the easiest way is the most effective way. Twitter is more free. Perhaps under the leadership and management of Musk, Twitter can complete the transformation and transition of WEB2.0-3.0. I believe Twitter will become the greatest media in the world. In this process, there will definitely be various questions, and all kinds of information are true and false, but time will give me all the answers.

[TungTresa]

After acquiring Twitter, Musk may actively incorporate Web 3.0 elements into Twitter, transforming it in all aspects.

1. is the integration of encrypted payments into Twitter's functionality, making it easier to make payments, send money, etc. This is the point that should be the most realistic. According to JaneManchunWong, a well-known tech blogger, Twitter is developing a cryptocurrency wallet, "which is still in the prototype stage but already supports cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals". It is believed that Twitter users will be able to use this feature in the near future.

2. is the introduction of NFT to Twitter by adding the ability to display, buy and sell NFT on Twitter.

3. is to reorganize Twitter's advertising ecology by using cryptocurrency reward. In the Web 3.0 model, the thinking of advertising may change a lot - advertisers may get users to watch ads by paying for them.

4. is the introduction of blockchain-based governance to Twitter. Twitter is currently facing increasingly serious governance challenges. A large number of false messages, violent speech, and zombie accounts are overwhelming the existing governance team, and for these problems, the popular DAO governance and dispute resolution mechanisms in Web 3.0 may have a lot of use.