Paris MarxMar 7, 2023

Not only does Elon Musk not have a clue what he’s talking about, but this is *exactly* what he tried to do at PayPal, claiming it needed a full “V2” rewrite of the code when it didn’t.

Instead, it shifted resources away from key areas, caused PayPal to lose much more money to fraud, and eventually got him ousted as CEO.

Last month, I wrote about Elon Musk’s time at PayPal and how he’s repeating his mistakes from that period: https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-wants-to-relive-his-start

#tech #elonmusk #twitter #paypal

Elon Musk wants to relive his start-up days. He’s repeating the same mistakes.

What PayPal’s history teaches us about Elon Musk’s management of Twitter

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Show threadKakuradyMar 7, 2023

@parismarx corporate FOMO: He sees WeChat and Telegram being "everything apps" and wants in, too.

Provided you're in China, you can pay bills, order takeout, pay for haircuts, send money, check the weather, publish updates, scan QR codes, subscribe to newsletters, play games, and send messages on WeChat.

But that's not Twitter.

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@kakurady @parismarx I don't trust twitter to handle a monthly $8 charge at this point.
Mar 9, 2023 at 9:26pmTusky