Back near the beginning of fall, I predicted that Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout would make for popcorn-munching entertainment. Twitter may be the runty junior member of Big Social, but it’s the main pipeline through which the regime issues firmware updates to Millennial NPCs. So Musk used Twitter’s own subpar track record against it by making an offer the board couldn’t refuse. This approach thrust the Silicon Valley elites into a no-win Xanatos Gambit wherein they couldn’t afford to let Musk have Twitter, while being legally obliged to sell to him.
Sparks were destined to fly, but the ensuing three-ring circus has exceeded even my expectations.
The future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk.
Fears grew that the fresh exodus would threaten the very existence of one of the world’s most influential internet platforms, which serves as a key communication tool for the world’s media, politicians, companies and celebrities.
Musk, also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has come under fire for radical changes at the California-based firm, which he bought less than a month ago for $44 billion.
In an internal memo sent this week, Musk had told workers that they must choose to be “extremely hardcore” or lose their jobs.
He had already fired half of the company’s 7,500 staff, scrapped a work-from-home policy and imposed long hours, all while his attempts to overhaul Twitter face backlash and delays.
Say what you will about Musk’s management style. He’s proven himself a master at making the regime media beclown themselves. Legacy news outlets hook readers by using rhetoric that instills fear. That’s why they always use language that comes off as grave yet hysterical at the same time. Thanks to Elon, the press has to present his California gamer slang as some dire ultimatum.
Getting your dander up over an exhortation to be “extremely hardcore” is like being expected to take umbrage if, say, Kim Jong-un told Biden he would “totally pwn America’s ass.”
Which he should, just for the hilarity of the New York Times having to run that headline.
[Elon’s] stumbling attempts to revamp user verification with a controversial subscription service have led to a slew of fake accounts and pranks, and prompted major advertisers to step away from the platform.
But are reports of Twitter’s imminent death true or greatly exaggerated?
Fevered talk of the site’s imminent demise was driving record high engagement on Twitter, according to Musk.
He noted the irony by posting the popular meme of an actor jokingly posing over a grave. Both the man and the tombstone were overlaid with Twitter’s logo. The post was “liked” by more than 1.3 million users.
In a later tweet, sent during Friday’s early hours on the West Coast, the South African-born billionaire said: “Record numbers of users are logging in to see if Twitter is dead, ironically making it more alive than ever!”.
Musk added that the “best people are staying, so I’m not super worried.”
Here’s the inconvenient fact the media’s handwringing is trying to distract you from:
Musk has fired more than half of Twitter’s workforce.
Yet the site is still operational.
Like everywhere, the Pareto rule applies. 20% of Twitter employees get 80% of the actual work done.
The rest – the people Musk is firing – were regime censors tasked with making sure users didn’t contradict the official narrative.
That’s why the hack actors masquerading as our legislators are being directed to freak out.
Signs that government regulators were becoming impatient with Musk’s handling of Twitter also grew on Friday, especially over the platform’s ability to moderate content with a severely reduced headcount.
A group of US senators on Thursday said Musk’s plans for the site “undermined the integrity and safety of the platform… despite clear warnings those changes would be abused for fraud, scams, and dangerous impersonation.”
A top regulator for the European Union meanwhile said that Musk should be increasing the number of moderators in Europe, not reducing them.
Musk “knows perfectly well what the conditions are for Twitter to continue operating in Europe,” EU commissioner Thierry Breton said.
A spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the government was watching developments at Twitter “with growing concern” and reviewing its presence on the platform.
Context is key. While crypto scams are wiping out independent digital currency holders, and Europeans face the prospect of freezing to death, the globalist regime’s main concern is making sure the people affected by these crises can’t disagree with them online.
People who complain that Elon hasn’t let Trump back on are missing the point. Their petty urge to own the libz and don the devil horns blinds them to the real impact of Musk’s move.
In short, he’s forcing our rulers to admit by their actions that they care more about censoring their people than keeping them alive and out of poverty.
The regime is desperate for the control that Twitter once gave them.
Here’s hoping Musk does destroy it.
Meanwhile, don’t don the devil horns for people who hate you.
