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I know a lot of people don't want to hear about the #BorgSite or #Elmo anymore.
However, until #Twitter [now #X] is either broke or #nationalized, or #Elmo in jail, or at least not able to control the #DeadBirdSite anymore, the following is very important to know about #Musk’s #TwitterTakeover:
One central key to understanding is this insightful article by @davetroy :
"👉#Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense — Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger👈"
I had this...
Musk is known for being impulsive and capricious.
So Occam's Razor would suggest that his purchase was just one more example of the pattern of behavior that he's known for.
This comes across as a huge stretch, a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory, when the guy was probably simply doing exactly what he was saying, buying the platform mainly for the heck of it.
No need to overthink and reach for this sort of sensational drama... or clickbait.
I just go back to the original title above saying that the purchase makes no sense unless it's part of something bigger.
Given Musk's track record, it makes sense to me without being part of something bigger.
So alright, maybe you do have circumstantial evidence to support the bigger, more complex theory, but at the same time we shouldn't dismiss the simple explanation since it makes sense as well.
You are absolutely right. And maybe this discussion got too focused on the bigger implications.
From a psychological profiling perspective, the #BirdSite which has become the #BorgSite was EXCACTLY one of the best toys that billionaire narcissist #Musk could buy for himself.
It might not even have been his idea originally, but that of some of the investors or one of his old #PayPals.
Sorry, I should have made this point clear in the beginning.
@volkris
This is what I thought at first, too.
However there has been too much circumstancial evidence this past year.
I've read many articles (and re-posted them) on the #BorgSite, before being blocked, than banned.
Besides, #Elmo even states openly what he believes in from time to time.
@davetroy