No 😭😭😭
Ffs
Yes change the name and iconic logo of a huge corporation, that will go over great.
If he hadn’t demonstrated his incompetence earlier I’d think it was intentional.
I still think there’s a bit of intent to destroy the company but it’s kinda hard to tell.
There’s a woman over on Mastodon making the argument that he’s trying to destroy it so it can’t be used to organize left-leaning political action (fundraising, activism, issue messaging, etc) any longer. She makes a compelling argument.
I unironically believe this conspiracy theory
I’ve been saying the same thing in multiple Lemmy posts and on Mastodon. Twitter and Reddit were both used by progressives to organize.
where’s the link
Sure, make me go look it up. @OutOnTheMoors@beige.party or @CrazyMyra@mastodon.social.
“Arr, this ❌ marks where I buried 44 billion doubloons!”
*billion
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He got a company and a social media that is remarkable, and recognizable, and even has an action verb related to it, “tweet, to tweet, tweeting”.
And he decided to piss on it and create the X app. Adding insult to injury is that it’s again, another techy black and white logo. Of course, because that’s the silicon valley trend isn’t it, black and white clean minimalist corporate logo, no soul, no community, just corporate all along.
Guys, I’m starting to think this Elon guy isn’t as smart as he claims…
Depends.
If he thinks Twitter is irreperably dying, this may be a way, in which he can get out of repaying the loans he used to (partially) fund the buyout of twitter.
If you’re thinking this an “artist formerly known as Prince” sort of thing where Prince got out of a contract, I’m sure all the debt holders have the proper legal verbiage to have agreements remain valid in the event of a name change.
How does that get him out of the loans?
The lenders lawyer arrives at the Twitter office:
Lawyer: This is Twitter, is it?
Musk: (with a fake mustache) No, it’s X.
The bonesaw Saudi lenders :)
That makes me think of the theory about Saudi Arabia and probably other countries have had it in for Twitter since Arab Spring.
So this is just Elon doing as instructed: “Make Twitter disappear, but make it look like an accident”
Absolutely
depends how the loans worked.
I was assuming his majority shares of X (ex Twitter) collateral.
And that that he could just go “yeah, go on, collect on your collateral, I don’t mind”, because it’s not worth anything anymore.But admittedly I have no Idea how the contracts were drawn up, if this is possible and if his other money would be available to collect on.
At some point some creditor should be desperate enough to do a margin call, since the loan collateral is next to worthless.
He’s like any other punk born into millions.
An insight that’s coming a couple of years too late though.
It’s a joke.
I should’ve added a smiley face myself, sorry. I thought you were joking.
No worries. I’m genuinely relieved you were joking too!!
This is like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
It hasn’t been too slow 🍿
Shh, shh, let it happen, let it happen. Meanwhile, want some popcorn? I made like 3 tubs worth of it
I’ll take the popcorn but I’d rather watch another show. This one is getting so predictable.
I’ll take some…😂
Mmmm yes. Can’t wait to X about this!
I’m telling you, he has Covid fog.
He has a cocaine addiction
Side affect from taking Ivermectin?
Space-X, X AE A-12, trying to create a company named X since the 90’s…
guys, I think elon musk is obsessed with Speed Racers Racer X. Why else would X be such a prominent motivator for this creature?
Any theories? Deal with the devil made at a crossroads? Or maybe he just was really used to railroad crossing signs as a kid and wants to relive those memories?
You know I had something typed up debating this, but being obsessed with Racer X does explain his family abandonment.
Final fantasy X.
Wants to relive the 90s.
It’s like he can’t destroy his company fast enough😂
Yeah this really makes sure Twitter will be x’ed.
He really put afterburner on that dumpster fire.
Who wants to tell him about Xorg and their product X11?
He will release X18
This is not what most users signed up for when they signed up on Twitter.
Its because they signed up for Twitter
I want to know, what are “tweets” and “tweeting” going to be relabeled as?
I can just see conversations like:
“Dude, did you see the latest X from Eminem?” “Yeah, I re-X’d it to all my buds!”
X gonna X it to ya.
Did you watch Eminem’s latest X video? ~Strawberry
I am pronouncing it “ex” as in ex-wife.
I thought that was already the name of Musk’s child?!?
