▲ 823 ▼ Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 176 comments fedilink hide all child comments Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet. Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech. Archive link: https://archive.ph/ttBv9
[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) How is he visionary, exactly? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I didn't think it needed an /s because does anyone take the term "visionary" seriously anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My bad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I didn't think it needed an /s because does anyone take the term "visionary" seriously anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My bad permalink fedilink source parent