Chris Remington@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoValue of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitterwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down10
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkValue of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitterwww.theguardian.comChris Remington@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareagegamon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-211 months agoLiterally only the best strategies here! I mean lets recap: Threaten to buy company then double down and agree in writing as a bullying tactic: check Roll a nat 1 on your intimidation check: check Be forced to follow through when called out on being mentally an 8 yo by the feds: check Fire critical employees, like basically all of them: check Yoink verification away from public news orgs: check Let anyone pay to be “legit,” even if they’re parodying you: check Rename twitter to the stupidest thing imagined since head-on (apply directly to the forehead): check Gut content moderation policies but also stop enforcing regardless: check Post own hate content and racism to the platform: check “Accidentally” run ads next to hate content: check Be told your sign sucks and to take it down by city: check (lol) Become a living embodiment of “big yikes” energy while telling aforementioned advertisers to “go fuck yourselves” on live TV: check Hallucinate about making x into a libertarian wechat alternative: check Tank the value of the company while blaming literally anyone else for your failures: mission in progress, #1 priority 10/10 solid buy, gonna grab some long calls rn. The koch boys and rupert murderjock must be holding back a tsunami of jealousy by now 🤣
minus-squareThisfox@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoYou left out “throttle diaster information accounts when the disaster is happening” (Japan earthquake).
minus-squareagegamon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoCheck! Also, I forgot all the tomfuckery he pulled with starlink in Ukraine, cutting off access and the like. It’s truly a testament to how much shit this guy has done that we forget so much of it.
Literally only the best strategies here! I mean lets recap:
10/10 solid buy, gonna grab some long calls rn. The koch boys and rupert murderjock must be holding back a tsunami of jealousy by now 🤣
You left out “throttle diaster information accounts when the disaster is happening” (Japan earthquake).
Check!
Also, I forgot all the tomfuckery he pulled with starlink in Ukraine, cutting off access and the like.
It’s truly a testament to how much shit this guy has done that we forget so much of it.
See! This guy gets it!! 😍