'The world’s richest man buying up a significant portion of the public square is already ominous and oligarchical, but those who value Twitter also have to worry about him driving it into the ground.' ✍️ JoshuaPotash writes for MetroOpinion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly forked out upwards of $40 billion for ownership of Twitter They’ve adoringly reacted to Musk sharing memes comparing Bill Gates to a pregnant man, joking about the shooting of John Lennon, and one about the world’s richest man fighting Vladimir Putin in single combat.
Not only does his purchase give him control over the platform that many of us view as the primary public forum for social and political debate, he’s also been using Twitter to cultivate his own brand with alarming skill.supports HTML5 video That bold statement was greeted, ironically, by a veritable flood of people pointing out just how wrong it was, showing footage of flooded subway stations from New York to China.
Given the fact that his takeover deal could see him faced with $1billion in annual interest payments, he seems likely to try something drastic, or several things, and his worshippers may help make it possible.
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