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Twitter's Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky (futurism.com)
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

If nothing else I will personally find it very funny if Elon Musk spent $44,000,000,000 on something and then unintentionally destroyed it in just three years

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He didn't spend 44 billion on twitter. He spent 44 billion to gain a hand in the 2024 election. He already won.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I'm still going to enjoy it if I get to watch the $44b not buy any more elections. I know he can afford to do it again, but you've got to take what joy you can get from the world, you know?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The Saudis footed the bill for most of that $44bn - most is only out of pocket about $10bn of it iirc.

    Fwiw he didn't actually intend to buy it, he was shitposting and got nailed by the SEC, only THEN did he try to work out what to do with it.

    Unfortunately the "what" turned out to be destroying democracy and helping Trump turn the US into a feudal state

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The Saudis footed the bill for most of that $44bn - most is only out of pocket about $10bn of it iirc.

    I mean they definitely got their money's worth in terms of torpedoing one of the most threatening social media tools for politically destabilizing authoritarian regimes.

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