Paul GrahamDec 19, 2022

A lot of reporters want to talk about Elon and Twitter. Instead of responding to them, I'll just post something here and see if they can find it. It will be good practice for them in using Mastodon.

I think it will be a relief to Elon to go back to focusing on cars and rockets. Those are arguably more important problems anyway. And he could still do good things for Twitter too, if he hires the right CEO.

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@paulg You say this as if he did not reveal very publicly that something is very wrong with him. Also, you know, the serial lying is catching up with him.
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Show threadGreg DoscherDec 19, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch @paulg exactly. I’m not sure we want anyone with this much obvious emotional trauma working on rockets and brain chips. Not sure how pivots back to being a competent engineer or executive (if he ever was one) after this fiasco without some doing some serious work on himself
Show threadGrandpa DonDec 19, 2022

@localproducer

He's not a competent anything. He did not engineer the cars or rockets and his management is atrocious. They succeed in spite of him, not because of.

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12

Elon Musk was always a visionary jerk, bad boss at SpaceX, Tesla. But it won't work at Twitter.

Elon Musk has used the same playbook at all of his companies from Tesla to SpaceX. Sadly for him, his model will cause Twitter to go down in flames.

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Show threadSloan StudioDec 19, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch @paulg He lies constantly, even manipulating stocks, and is cruel to employees time and again.
Show threadTrading Places ResearchDec 19, 2022
@SloanStudio @paulg He spent all of 2021 manipulating Tesla stock and crypto on Twitter like it was his only job
Show threadSloan StudioDec 19, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch @paulg He is prolific. LOL
Show threadJoel VanderWerfDec 19, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch @paulg If we consider the last two months as an extended job interview, then it's hard to justify him being in a management position.