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Twitter (X) loses over 30% of users in two months! (en.shiftdelete.net)

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[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Is he doing this on purpose? He has to be right? What's the end goal? Was his only goal to destroy Twitter? It's fascinating

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

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[–] bradv@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Does that axiom really apply to billionaires?

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[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 years ago

Aside from the fact that it’s a fake dichotomy, yes. He is obviously very incompetent.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 years ago

I don't see what someone inheriting wealth has to do with their competence.

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[–] gareins@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago

Why not?

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[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

https://gizmodo.com/twitter-saudi-arabia-x-jack-dorsey-areej-al-sadhan-abdu-1850805085

Probably bought it to kill some democracies (USA included) since people seem easy to brainwash

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-twitter-takeover-faces-backlash-over-saudi-financing-1755606

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[–] nephs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago*

Makes one question what should money be allowed to buy, doesn't it?

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[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Well he only ended up buying Twitter because he was forced to when he tried to back out after signing a contract. If he's stupid enough to do that he's stupid enough to ruin the platform through sheer incompetence. That being said, killing Twitter basically helps out him/his financers so I'd suspect at least some of it is on purpose.

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