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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking today how ridiculously accurate silicone valley (the show) has turned out to be. It feels like CEOs and mid level managers all watched that show and completely missed the fact that it was SATIRE.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Was it "Veep" that cancelled because they couldn't outdo reality? If Silicon Valley were still going, this Twitter trainwreck would surely spell it's end.