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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #825 on: May 13, 2022, 01:42:29 pm »
so if you were promised only 5% bad apples, and there is more than 5%, you're not getting what you were promised.  also, getting bots and fake accounts off of twitter is one of elon's stated goals.  he needs to know how big the problem is.
was his original reasoning that bots were more like 20%
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #826 on: May 13, 2022, 02:48:17 pm »
was his original reasoning that bots were more like 20%

It turns out his insistence on ending his bid with 420 (and upping his bid to $54.20) may not be as palatable to his investors - he doesn't care about Bots, he cares about lowering the price.  At $44.20 a share he had some interest and the market cap was comparable.  At $54.20, he's over paying - but he holds all the cards.  So make a move, threaten to leave and force twitter to lower their price.  If the deal falls through, both sides owe $1 billion, which would cost Twitter much more than Elon Musk.  He'll make up the loss when Tesla stock rebounds as he'll no longer be "distracted" by running twitter.

The bots are just an excuse to not be accused of being a bully billionaire, which he clearly is and is acting like one. 
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #827 on: May 13, 2022, 04:06:33 pm »
It turns out his insistence on ending his bid with 420

wait, wut?!
I know he's infamous for smoking on Joe Rogan, but I was under the impression he didn't smoke at all
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #828 on: May 13, 2022, 07:11:48 pm »
wait, wut?!
I know he's infamous for smoking on Joe Rogan, but I was under the impression he didn't smoke at all

His initial offer for Twitter was $44.20.  It was rejected.
His follow-up offer was $54.20.  It was accepted.
That moment when he claimed he had the funding secure to take Tesla private, he said he planned to do so for $420 a share.  That joke cost him ~$20m.

Don't know or care if he smokes or not (in the SEC investigation about Tesla, he told the SEC he chose the number because he thought his girlfriend would find it funny), but he definitely doesn't care how much the childish use of the number will cost him.
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #829 on: May 13, 2022, 07:53:49 pm »
How Twitter lost the celebs
Elon Musk was right that Twitter’s most popular accounts have gone quieter over the years. Hollywood insiders explain what happened — and why Musk’s ownership might only make it worse.
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #830 on: May 16, 2022, 06:09:09 pm »
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« Reply #831 on: May 16, 2022, 06:14:13 pm »
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« Reply #832 on: May 17, 2022, 09:35:09 am »
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« Reply #833 on: May 17, 2022, 11:41:40 am »
^ this is what the internet was invented for
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« Reply #834 on: May 17, 2022, 11:55:43 am »
Just stayed at Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing (and Last of the Mohicans) was filmed a few weeks back. Really gorgeous place. My wife's family has a lakehouse right on it.
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« Reply #835 on: May 17, 2022, 12:47:24 pm »
Just stayed at Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing (and Last of the Mohicans) was filmed a few weeks back. Really gorgeous place. My wife's family has a lakehouse right on it.
Chimney Rock is on my to-do list next time I visit Asheville...did you check that out
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #836 on: May 17, 2022, 01:57:56 pm »
Gonna check that out this summer when we are there.  This weekend we are going to check out the Max Patch loop.  Supposed to be beautiful views.

Just stayed at Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing (and Last of the Mohicans) was filmed a few weeks back. Really gorgeous place. My wife's family has a lakehouse right on it.
Chimney Rock is on my to-do list next time I visit Asheville...did you check that out

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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #837 on: May 17, 2022, 01:59:16 pm »
Just stayed at Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing (and Last of the Mohicans) was filmed a few weeks back. Really gorgeous place. My wife's family has a lakehouse right on it.
Chimney Rock is on my to-do list next time I visit Asheville...did you check that out
Yes. Both the elevator to the top and the waterfall trail. Great views.
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #838 on: May 17, 2022, 02:36:53 pm »
Gonna check that out this summer when we are there.  This weekend we are going to check out the Max Patch loop.  Supposed to be beautiful views.

Max Patch Loop? You into Ableton?
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Re: Twitter thread
« Reply #839 on: May 17, 2022, 03:19:50 pm »
lol, that retort probably belongs in the musicological banter thread...
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