BloodyHell Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: Honestly? Let him buy it at that point. Slash staff, make your terrible changes, render the platform an even more unusable hellhole, drive your audience away even more than the next big fad taking over, crater the company, lose billions. People aren't going to flee from Twitter, and cuts are absolutely inevitable in this market. In fact, im betting the ceo was praying this is done quickly so he doesn't have to pull that trigger himself. Tech stocks aren't in a great position. Especially social media. Taking it private probably makes sense. Keep it moving until the market recovers, and go public again, profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: People aren't going to flee from Twitter, and cuts are absolutely inevitable in this market. In fact, im betting the ceo was praying this is done quickly so he doesn't have to pull that trigger himself. Tech stocks aren't in a great position. Especially social media. Taking it private probably makes sense. Keep it moving until the market recovers, and go public again, profit. I wouldn't be quite so iron clad about it. It certainly wouldn't be the first time a giant social media platform collapsed. If you make the product shit, people will just move on to the next big thing. That's kind of the way of tech. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, legend said: I wouldn't be quite so iron clad about it. It certainly wouldn't be the first time a giant social media platform collapsed. If you make the product shit, people will just move on to the next big thing. That's kind of the way of tech. Oh sure, but I don't believe that much will change. Certain topics might be less moderated, but overall, i doubt much changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: Honestly? Let him buy it at that point. Slash staff, make your terrible changes, render the platform an even more unusable hellhole, drive your audience away even more than the next big fad taking over, crater the company, lose billions. This kills the company to which I say: lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Oh sure, but I don't believe that much will change. Certain topics might be less moderated, but overall, i doubt much changes There are/have been cuts in tech but nothing to the tune of a 75% reduction. At that level the platform will start to break, new features stop coming and they lose market share to other platforms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 If he really does lay of 3/4ths of the staff, I'm guessing the first thing to get noticeably worse will be moderation, and there'll be a new influx of spam bot accounts, the thing that he was supposedly worried about in the first place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Like even coin base, with a bullshit product, only laid off 18% of its staff when the price of crypto dropped just lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The whole point of twitter is real interactions from famous people. To think they couldn't start a cascade to another platform is myopic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Twitter is teetering on the edge of the Facebook problem where without judicious use of the muting and blocking, it becomes borderline unusable and insufferable for the average user. What most chuds and libertarians fail to realize is that these platforms are also a business and letting it be the unmoderated Wild West drives away a huge portion of the market, and all the other conservative alternatives don’t have enough market share to justify their existence. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The US government is considering a national security review of Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition, report says. If it happens, Biden could ultimately kill the deal. FINANCE.YAHOO.COM President Biden has the ability to cancel the Twitter deal if it's subject to a national security review. Elon Musk has tried to back out of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 i was wondering when CFIUS would be involved. Could still have the deal go through but CFIUS could impose some rather tight controls on twitter user data for export to the parent companies/non-US persons/offshore US persons. Happened with my old company! It wasn't cheap or easy to implement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Air_Delivery Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, LazyPiranha said: That would be pretty stupid in the long run with SpaceX and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Yes, Musk has shown nothing but clear minded, logical business choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: Yes, Musk has shown nothing but clear minded, logical business choices. What are these notable missteps with managing his various businesses that you’re alluding to? He is a goober online, though even that seems to be to the benefit of his brand, but the arc of his business development has been overwhelmingly positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, sblfilms said: What are these notable missteps with managing his various businesses that you’re alluding to? He is a goober online, though even that seems to be to the benefit of his brand, but the arc of his business development has been overwhelmingly positive. The dude is making tiny tunnels with no place to escape for teslas to drive 3MPH through. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, legend said: The dude is making tiny tunnels with no place to escape for teslas to drive 3MPH through. The goal of that isn’t to make viable tunnels, it’s to get cities to drop their support for light rail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 6:21 PM, TwinIon said: Apparently Elon told investors that once he got Twitter, he'd slash 75% of the workforce. Even if Elon doesn't buy the company, cuts are likely. Yeah, I mean, I don’t really know but twitter is supposedly one of the most bloated and overstaffed big tech companies. Industry insiders are generally baffled by the number of employees they have compared to what they actually accomplish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: The goal of that isn’t to make viable tunnels, it’s to get cities to drop their support for light rail. For some reason, I still wouldn't classify that as an overwhelmingly positive business development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, legend said: For some reason, I still wouldn't classify that as an overwhelmingly positive business development. Oh yeah it’s a terrible thing. He is a prick so wants to kill off rail so people will buy his shitty cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, legend said: The dude is making tiny tunnels with no place to escape for teslas to drive 3MPH through. You haven't described how that is a business misstep though. Bad idea and bad business decision are not the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, sblfilms said: You haven't described how that is a business misstep though. Bad idea and bad business decision are not the same thing I guess I don't really care to thread that fine a needle! The dude is a cancer on society with shit ideas and the only reason he's made it this far is because he was born wealthy and has no problem exploiting people. If you (figuratively, not you sbl) seek success by making shit and exploiting society, then you're a small minded privledged moron. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 8 hours ago, legend said: I guess I don't really care to thread that fine a needle! If you just want to go off about Musk’s business decisions being bad for society, go right on ahead, it just isn’t relevant to the discussion of whether Musk would make a decision that would put his business in jeopardy, like becoming a national security threat while trying to run SpaceX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Musk copped SEC fines for Tesla through his shit posting, so he absolutely has made decisions that put his business in jeopardy. Besides, identifying tangible mistakes is rather difficult given most of his stuff is private! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: If you just want to go off about Musk’s business decisions being bad for society, go right on ahead, it just isn’t relevant to the discussion of whether Musk would make a decision that would put his business in jeopardy, like becoming a national security threat while trying to run SpaceX. By "his business" do you mean any of his businesses or his personal wealth? I think you can find dumb shit in both, but these are different things with different answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Assuming the design of the Cybertruck is mostly Musk's brainchild, I think that's going to prove to be a pretty bad business decision. Still not getting produced at all yet, while F-150 Lightnings are going out to customers, and it's not really clear how much mass appeal it's going to have when it finally does it rolled out. If it was the only EV game in town, you can imagine some normies considering rolling the dice on it, but if there's gonna be hundreds of thousands of F-150 EVs on the road by the time one Cybertruck rolls off the lot, and there's good word of mouth about reliability it's hard to imagine a guy who's bought conventional pick-ups his whole life saying, "Yeah, I'm gonna take a chance on this Playstation 1 Blade Runner thing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 47 minutes ago, Ricofoley said: Assuming the design of the Cybertruck is mostly Musk's brainchild, I think that's going to prove to be a pretty bad business decision. Still not getting produced at all yet, while F-150 Lightnings are going out to customers, and it's not really clear how much mass appeal it's going to have when it finally does it rolled out. If it was the only EV game in town, you can imagine some normies considering rolling the dice on it, but if there's gonna be hundreds of thousands of F-150 EVs on the road by the time one Cybertruck rolls off the lot, and there's good word of mouth about reliability it's hard to imagine a guy who's bought conventional pick-ups his whole life saying, "Yeah, I'm gonna take a chance on this Playstation 1 Blade Runner thing" I mean, F-150 Lightnings are selling fast. Yeah, there's not a lot of competition in the space right now, but I don't see how Tesla topples them when they're already the best selling electric truck. It also certainly doesn't help that Rivian has a shipping product that also has wildly glowing reviews from every corner of the automotive world. Pair that up with Tesla...reputation for how well they put stuff together; I don't know how it works out for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: I mean, F-150 Lightnings are selling fast. Yeah, there's not a lot of competition in the space right now, but I don't see how Tesla topples them when they're already the best selling electric truck. It also certainly doesn't help that Rivian has a shipping product that also has wildly glowing reviews from every corner of the automotive world. Pair that up with Tesla...reputation for how well they put stuff together; I don't know how it works out for them. I also think Tesla has a large but niche audience, and I doubt they're the truck kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I can picture a very specific type of guy who's been genuinely excited for the Cybertruck since day one, I just think there's a pretty low ceiling on how many of that type of guy are out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ricofoley said: I can picture a very specific type of guy who's been genuinely excited for the Cybertruck since day one, I just think there's a pretty low ceiling on how many of that type of guy are out there. How many of those bleeding edge techies looking for a truck weren't swayed on Rivian's kitchen sink of the future? You got the wireless bluetooth speaker, that camp kitchen thing, the onboard air compressor, and built in flashlights. I guess you've also got the pure Elon Musk fanboys, but I don't see how they get very far on that demographic alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 So @Commissar SFLUFAN, you reading the twitter ban/block/filter party for friday? Musk informs co-investors he plans to close Twitter deal by Friday, person familiar says WWW.REUTERS.COM Elon Musk has notified co-investors who committed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc that he plans to close his buyout of the social media firm by Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 It's honestly probably better for me in the long run if the site becomes unusable almost immediately 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Twitter Asks: Where Have All the Tweeters Gone? GIZMODO.COM Plus, cryptocurrency and porn are reportedly the fastest-growing topics of interest on the platform, according to the company's own internal research. Musk might not even have to put a dagger in the company, it’s already bleeding. How appropriate that Musk is going to spend billions to own the biggest platform of cryptobros yanking it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, LazyPiranha said: Twitter Asks: Where Have All the Tweeters Gone? GIZMODO.COM Plus, cryptocurrency and porn are reportedly the fastest-growing topics of interest on the platform, according to the company's own internal research. Musk might not even have to put a dagger in the company, it’s already bleeding. How appropriate that Musk is going to spend billions to own the biggest platform of cryptobros yanking it. I think this bit in that article demonstrates how ultimately unimportant twitter actually is… Quote “Heavy tweeters,” make up less than 10% of the site’s monthly users, but produce about 90% of all the content and half of the company’s revenue, according to Reuters. The company reportedly defines these posters as those who log onto Twitter daily or near-daily and tweet about three to four times weekly (which, admittedly, seems like a low bar.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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