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Scott ShapiroFar from being a genius in all matters, Elon Musk is uniquely unsuited to run a social media company.
Glenn Fleishman@scottjshapiro That seems very unfair—too limiting! He’s also incompetent at running a publicly traded company, being a responsible parent, and acting in his own best interests.
Bill Tozier@glennf @scottjshapiro jerk of all trades, as it were
Aneela Mirchandani@Vaguery @glennf @scottjshapiro Thankful we'll never get to find out how much he sucks at being President (unless he manages to produce a Hawaiian birth certificate)
Rich Tong@Vaguery @glennf @scottjshapiro that’s a great burn. Poor #elmo that cute muppet deserves a better legacy than what he got
xmindallas@glennf @scottjshapiro Yes, he's unsuited to do lots of things.
devloop@scottjshapiro Elon: I not only run and own the asylum, I’m also an inmate.
That Guy Angelo@scottjshapiro I’m beginning to doubt he can handle rocket science or brain surgery.
Elizabeth Loves DEI@scottjshapiro , whereas someone like me is commonly unsuited. Once again, I am not a very special billionaire anarchist snowflake.
John Allison@scottjshapiro It does beg the question, what would have been different if a good Billionaire bought Twitter? Musk is destroying it, but could have someone else made it into something better, and if so, what would that be?
Bill Of Earth42@johnallison @scottjshapiro At the very least they could have enable tweet editing. They could also seriously alter the algorithm and do some content moderation.
Joel Kleinman@scottjshapiro the whole genius myth is a function of terrible social and economic policy. No human is smart in proportion to the wealth and power musk amassed.
Matthew Darling 
@scottjshapiro presumably the one thing. Really unfortunate coincidence!
@scottjshapiro he's not unique. Many of us could fail just as badly. He's not the savant he's been made out to be by people trying to sell him to us. I do think he has thinner skin than my middle schooler
Scott100% this. When you solve a problem that was causing your rocket engine to melt, the laws of physics don't start changing to cause it to explode. The problem stays solved.
Social media is not like that. People are constantly finding new ways to behave in ways you'll find unacceptable, and the faster you change it, the faster they find new ways to do it.
JohnVoltz@scottjshapiro yet I look forward to his next crypto venture: the Dunning Krugerrand.
David Lewis
AlisonW ♿🏳️🌈♾️@scottjshapiro
The words "social media" are superfluous.
The words "social media" are superfluous.
Frank Inserra 🙌@scottjshapiro That occurred to me the instant he evinced his early intention to acquire Twitter. I see him more as idiot savant than anything else. He's even giving me cause to doubt the savant part these days.
Tony Cava@scottjshapiro He may not be a genius but TBF he *is* an idiot savant, *really* good at one particular if under appreciated skill- in his case taking things other people have developed and running them in to the ground.
Miggy8603@scottjshapiro proving this every damn day!
@Yep
It’s been quite a revelation watching the dumbness unfold for all the world to see
musicologyman@scottjshapiro Telling the truth...ugh! so on-brand for a philosopher. 🙄