Elon Musk buying Twitter exposes the great divide

Online communities aren’t Musk’s area of expertise and besides his $44B being in jeopardy, he’s put 11,000 out of work. He has disrupted the workflow for people that worked at home; unhappy people aren’t the most productive employees. When a company is floundering, it doesn’t seem like a wise decision to overpay for it.

Now some of his spontaneous decisions have failed. The payment of $8 for a blue check mark has be cancelled. There were fakes paying for someone else‘s identity, including one for Elon Musk.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/twitter-official-verification-badge-1.6648822
 
Off with his head. Just another piece of useless crap uncaring how he disrupts the lives of others. He's an oligarch. Now back to my knitting.
--Madame LaFarge
 
Nathan said:
I actually didn't see a question, just a snarky comment. The post I made that you quoted was in response to what someone else had said, and had no connection to Musk.
I'm not aware of "all the hate" for Elon Musk, I don't have a stake in that conversation. I can tell you that I see Musk for what he's obviously attempting to do,(along with Kanye West) buying up social media and stifling free speech of those with opposing views. That's real obvious. So, you can count me as not being a 'fanboy' but I personally have better things to do with my mental health, than hate someone I don't even know.
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You're still deflecting. Maybe you should reread my comment. See the question mark ? at the end of the first sentence????

And if you can't see the hate by some posters, that answers my question.

Oh well, life goes on.
 
SeniorBen said:
Why are you so offended when Musk is criticized?

To me, it doesn't seem smart to buy a company that's going bankrupt.

Venture (vulture) capitalists often buy up businesses, laden them with debt by sucking millions of dollars out of them, and then file for bankruptcy or they sell the company. I wonder if that's what Musk has in mind.

When a company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the companies that are owed money often have to settle for pennies on the dollar. The little guy winds up getting screwed. It seems like that's the American way.
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Offended? Not me. I'm just trying to understand why folks on here, most of whom have nothing to do with Twitter, are so gleefully hoping for his failure, and express utter contempt for the man. I guess I should just assume those posters are motivated by jealousy and/or ***** envy.

I have zero personal interest in Twitter or Musk. Don't wish to tweet or drive a Tesla. Also I have no idea why Musk wanted to buy Twitter, but it is his money, and he may do with it as he wishes.

But have a good day - It's Saturday, which is Ohio State Football day at this house.
 
Buckeye said:
Offended? Not me. I'm just trying to understand why folks on here, most of whom have nothing to do with Twitter, are so gleefully hoping for his failure, and express utter contempt for the man. I guess I should just assume those posters are motivated by jealousy and/or ***** envy.

I have zero personal interest in Twitter or Musk. Don't wish to tweet or drive a Tesla. Also I have no idea why Musk wanted to buy Twitter, but it is his money, and he may do with it as he wishes.

But have a good day - It's Saturday, which is Ohio State Football day at this house.
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You don't see how he expresses utter contempt for useless pawns like you? or me? or anyone else who is not him?
 
IMO ... it is all about jealousy . Of both his money, and his intelligence .

As has been said , I do not drive a Tesla [nor do I want to] and i have no use for Twitter . But I do admire what the man has achieved in his life.

Guys like him employ the rest of us in many cases, and also in many cases their various inventions seem to serve mankind in general.
 
One can admire Musk's accomplishments and at the same time, have disdain for individuals with so much money and the power that money buys. Actually, it's disdain for the system that allows individuals to have so much money and power. Oligarchy is bad for our country. It's one thing to get rich, and that's great. It's another thing for people to amass billions of dollars while we have a homeless crisis and so many people struggling to get by, even when they work full time.
 
SeniorBen said:
One can admire Musk's accomplishments and at the same time, have disdain for individuals with so much money and the power that money buys. Actually, it's disdain for the system that allows individuals to have so much money and power. Oligarchy is bad for our country. It's one thing to get rich, and that's great. It's another thing for people to amass billions of dollars while we have a homeless crisis and so many people struggling to get by, even when they work full time.
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See, This is what I don't understand. Is this why you look at an intelligent, young man and HATE him? Because he has money?
If you u-tubed his videos, (which you won't because you don't want to change your jealousy and hate) particularly one about "What celebrities REALLY think about Elon Musk" it may soften your hatred. He honestly has little interest in wealth.
I'm not trying to denigrate your feelings, just understand them.
His sole purpose is to help the future of mankind in his own way. Personally, I don't care for electric vehicles, I don't care for being tied to a heavy cell phone, and I don't "twitter". But you have to admit, this young man is amazing! He sleeps in his cubicle, always inventing and innovating, and as for firing people at Twitter; he wants employees who share the same vision as himself and as some on here have said, "It's his money." He's planning Space-X to build a colony on Mars! Jeez! He's a dynamo!
He's taking the finest young minds from all over the world and giving them a way to expand on their ideas for the betterment of mankind.

How do you figure this one man should give all his money to the homeless for drugs? Elon Musk is not the government, nor is he responsible for the economy. Do you dislike anyone who has money(and there are many) or specifically him?
I just don't understand jealousy or hate. I'm trying to understand.
 
Buckeye said:
You're still deflecting. Maybe you should reread my comment. See the question mark ? at the end of the first sentence????
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You're sounding like a broken record. You obviously have it in your head that I'm some kind of authority on people's love/hate for Musk, but perhaps if you adjust your glasses you can read better.

Buckeye said:
And if you can't see the hate by some posters, that answers my question.
Oh well, life goes on.
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Here's an intelligent way you can find the answers that you seek: go ask one of the posters that you percieve as being a "hater" of Musk, I'm sure they would be happy to share.
Oh well, life does go on...
 
SeniorBen said:
One can admire Musk's accomplishments and at the same time, have disdain for individuals with so much money and the power that money buys. Actually, it's disdain for the system that allows individuals to have so much money and power. Oligarchy is bad for our country. It's one thing to get rich, and that's great. It's another thing for people to amass billions of dollars while we have a homeless crisis and so many people struggling to get by, even when they work full time.
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I have no disdain for anyone .... rich or poor. And ... I do not see it as his place to feed the homeless. He does however offer employment to those who want to work for a paycheck ..... jmo
 
Seems like Musk worshippers hate anyone who criticizes him.

Personally, I don't hate anyone unless they cause enormous harm in the world or to me personally. I certainly don't hate Musk. I could count on one hand the number of people in the world that I hate, and that includes public figures. Well, maybe I'd need both hands, but most of them are politicians and there are a lot of god-awful politicians. I hate fascists. I hate people who abuse children.
 
Nathan said:
You're sounding like a broken record. You obviously have it in your head that I'm some kind of authority on people's love/hate for Musk, but perhaps if you adjust your glasses you can read better.


Here's an intelligent way you can find the answers that you seek: go ask one of the posters that you percieve as being a "hater" of Musk, I'm sure they would be happy to share.
Oh well, life does go on...
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lol - that's what I did and I'm still waiting for your reply. :)
 
SeniorBen said:
Seems like Musk worshippers hate anyone who criticizes him.

Personally, I don't hate anyone unless they cause enormous harm in the world or to me personally. I certainly don't hate Musk. I could count on one hand the number of people in the world that I hate, and that includes public figures. Well, maybe I'd need both hands, but most of them are politicians and there are a lot of god-awful politicians. I hate fascists. I hate people who abuse children.
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Not sure anyone on here is a Musk worshipper, certainly I'm not. And do you know you can't walk back things you've already posted, don't you? Just reread your own posts, then say with a straight face and without your fingers crossed that you don't hate him and wish him no harm.

As I have said before, I don't understand the hate for the man, unless maybe you bought a Tesla with a dead battery, or was banned from Twitter. Nothing he does has any impact on my life. Why do a few of you have such a angry, hateful attitude for him?
 
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SeniorBen said:
Man, I'm glad I don't idolize anyone to the point where I get upset if they're criticized. I don't understand that mentality, especially in an adult.
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Speaking only for myself .... I don't idolize anyone. What I do not understand is why some feel the incessant need to tear down someone that has only produced positives.

I admire many ... Musk being only one of them.

Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, John Glenn, Neal Armstrong ..... etc.

Idolize ? ..... No. But their success/achievements have been far greater than most ... certainly mine.
 
Buckeye said:
Not sure anyone on here is a Musk worshipper, certainly I'm not. And do you know you can't walk back things you've already posted, don't you? Just reread your own posts, then say with a straight face and without your fingers crossed that you don't hate him and wish him no harm.

As I have said before, I don't understand the hate for the man, unless maybe you bought a Tesla with a dead battery, or was banned from Twitter. Nothing he does has any impact on my life. Why do a few of you have such a angry, hateful attitude for him?
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Sorry you're so upset that Musk was criticized. Just calm down and maybe do something else for a while.
 
"New Twitter CEO and sole director Elon Musk sent a companywide email to remaining employees of the social media business on Wednesday, demanding they commit to working “long hours at high intensity” or receive “three months of severance,” if they did not consent to these conditions, or support his vision for “Twitter 2.0.”

The companywide ultimatum, sent around midnight in San Francisco time and shared with CNBC by current Twitter employees ..."

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/elon-musk-demands-twitter-staff-commit-to-long-hours-or-leave.html

Will there be any workers left who still likes the BOSS?
 
Curious. How can one agree to "high hours" without knowing what they are? Eight hours a day? Ten? Fifteen?

I'd be curious to see the actual email, not just one reported online.
 

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