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Musk's new idea (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BlackRose@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world
 
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[–] NeutralFlame@lemmy.world 294 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Twitter had a great thing going on. It was not perfect but I never thought it would get absolutely ruined in such a short amount of time

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 207 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

Just like a year ago it was considered an essential part of modern discourse and society. The media was heavily dependent on Twitter. Now, Twitter has lost a lot of influence.

If Elon had simply kept his stupid mouth shut, he wouldn’t have been forced to buy the company, let alone for such a high price. Once purchased, if he had been less of a maniac and just managed Twitter in a boring way that maintained the status quo, then it would still be better off today than it currently is. Everything Elon has done has made the company less valuable and driven away users.

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago (5 children)

on purpose. by design. with intent.

[–] FirmRip@lemmy.world 124 points 1 year ago (7 children)

But what if he’s just a fucking idiot?

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's possible that Musk is good at some things and not good at others, but his success at those things he's good at have caused him to think he's good at everything.

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[–] squiblet@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ever since he bought it and started basically wrecking the place, I've suspected that his goal has been to reduce the usefulness of Twitter to non-conservatives. Obviously he has a incredibly massive stick up his ass regarding politics, and Twitter failing would mean basically nothing to him personally.

Some people would call that a conspiracy theory or cite maxims such as 'never attribute to malice what could be attributed to incompetence" but I could find some counter-maxims I bet.

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[–] Wayward@compuverse.uk 36 points 1 year ago (23 children)

If Musk just shut his face and kept doing his thing, he would have been a historic figure. Not Edison or Tesla famous, but like an Alexander Bell tier name sure. Especially if his Mars plans panned out. But dude wanted to be Tony Stark and forgot that Stark was charming and likable (in the movies at least) and he… is not.

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[–] 332@lemmy.world 260 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah dude, it's the brand that's the problem, you've figured it out.

After this, everyone will love it.

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 57 points 1 year ago

Yep, just like all of Facebook's problems went away after they renamed to Meta. Turns out it was all just a bad brand image to begin with! Nothing to do with out of touch billionaires running companies into the ground, just slap a new logo on it.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 123 points 1 year ago

Dude needs to stop posting every time he tries a new psychedelic.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 105 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Could "Billionaire X's latest stupid remark" not be considered "technology" news?

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 30 points 1 year ago

It's not "news" either.

[–] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please welcome the new "Truth Social 2.0"!

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The content is becoming that, but since it’s Musk, the name will probably be ”8008Z 420”

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[–] mmorschel@feddit.de 82 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If not for Elon I wouldn't have gone to Mastodon and in extension to Lemmy.

So, this is kinda nice. :)

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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.one 76 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ideas for the new logo? I think he should go with a black-red motif, with lots of right angles.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We'll call it the Musk-stika!

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[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lol, spend billions to make a brand. Then overhype it, pay inflated price to acquire said brand and now decide to kill the brand. Master genius!

[–] influence1123@psychedelia.ink 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buy high sell low. He must have learned from r/wallstreetbets

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[–] FreeloadingSponger@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The poes law on Musk tweet screenshots is through the roof. I have absolutely no idea if this is real.

[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Oh it's real. It's part of Musk's whole stupid "X the everything app" bullshit he has been talking about for years. He is a huge moron. I mean the first sentence in the description of the site for his new company xAI is: "xAI is a new company founded by Elon Musk that sets out to understand the universe" ...he is such a fuckin loser.

Imma make a company called yAI and our goal is going to be to solve all the problems everyone has ever had. Don't ask me how yet because that doesn't matter but the solutions will involve AI and my genius ability to solve all the problems. All banks give me money now please thank you.

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[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop giving these dumb fucks attention, good lord

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[–] mrgreyeyes@feddit.nl 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All the employees left are just doing what he says without any questions. It's becoming malicious compliance and I love it.

"You want our recognizable blue bird to be replaced by an X?... You're the boss!!"

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[–] squoop@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Allowing Elon Musk to run a company is like electing a kid who thinks the government should give everyone free icecream and make crime ok on Thursdays.

Someone needs to find him a role where he can feel like he's helping without getting in everyone else's way.

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[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago

Old mate certainly has birds flying around in his empty head, that's for sure

[–] MossBear@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

The 52 year old cringe-lord ladies and gentlemen...

[–] phillycodehound@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

Honestly it's better off that he changes the name. It's not really Twitter anymore.

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Aww, that's our billionaire!"

(Laugh track plays as Musk's mom leans against the door frame and smiles.)

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Oh boy, he’s about to do something stupid.

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[–] jsveiga@feddit.nl 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since his acquisition shenanigans started, I felt like that was like a spoiled billionaire kid who didn't get the reverence he thought he deserved from a waiter, then proceeded to buy the restauran chain just to close it.

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[–] 4815162342@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)
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[–] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

They're saying adieu to the brand alright.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok, dude has gone sailing off the deep end. He’s been tweeting absolute nonsense for the last two hours, including one that says “ I am become meme, Destroyer of shorts” and seemingly asking for submissions for an X logo to replace Twitter and that one will go live tomorrow, and has said he’s drunk. Hooboy

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You can polish a turd, but at the end of the day it'll just be shiny shit.

Rebranding won't save the sinking ship that is Twitter. Making it a better platform might actually save it, but Musk is not interested in that, he just wants to make money.

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[–] HeavenAndHell@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And he wants to replace it with "X"

You know the actual thing he was in "charge" of back in the paypal days? How creative.

The platform Twitter wasn't perfect, but the brand is pretty recognizable and it made sense.

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Under screenshots of his tweets it must put also one the source. With him and trump i could never understand if it was a fake edited tweet or a real deranged tweet

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[–] MelonTheMan@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] sramder@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (11 children)

It’ll be branded X™ and be an everything app with chat and mobile payments and fun games… you’ll never want to close it ;-)

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is Musk obsessed with the letter X anyway? It's like he saw two lines and said, "this is the pinnacle of mankind!"

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[–] chokidar@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that code word for running it into the ground?

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[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tweeting will now be called x'ing I guess. Let him ruin his little garbage patch. Meh.

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