Natalie WynnNov 18, 2022
Musk-Twitter has been such a visceral experience of why there should be no billionaires. It should take more than one mediocre egotist’s midlife crisis to ruin a collective creation of 16 years.
Show threadKrakenFuryNov 18, 2022
@contrapoints
The shareholders that sold it to him had a hand in this, too. They didn't have to sell. Musk is a turd, but also swims in the punchbowl of a larger problem if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
Show threadTrevorNov 18, 2022
@krakenfury @contrapoints Considering that the majority of people who invested in Twitter did so to make money and that Elon offered to purchase the company at an obscene valuation what else would they do?
Show threadKrakenFuryNov 18, 2022
@tlh013091 @contrapoints I'm not saying they made the wrong decision for themselves; just saying they're also complicit.
Show threadTrevor

@krakenfury @contrapoints

I feel that's like saying if you sell your car to someone and they get in an accident and kill a pedestrian that its partially your fault. Sure, in a cosmic sense that may be true, but no "reasonable person" would think it.

To me, what is happening to Twitter is the logical conclusion of a "public square" being run for-profit; the "mission" and the business model are in direct conflict with one another.

Nov 18, 2022 at 5:59pmWeb
Show threadKrakenFuryNov 19, 2022

@tlh013091 @contrapoints I understand it was their responsibility to the shareholders that forced them to go through with it, but I think they knew that birbsite would be ruined by the deal.

To use your analogy, you sold a racecar, that came with a team of engineers to keep it tuned and maintained, to a crazy person claiming they are a racecar driver and talking about street racing it near a school.