• NAK@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Let’s assume that’s true.

    Let’s also assume Twitter collapses under its own weight within the next year.

    How does that further Elon’s secret goal of spreading his brand of fascism and racism.

    • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      If that was Elon’s goal, rather than the goal of various other people he’s closely associated with (eg Peter Thiel, Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman, to name but two of the most prominent ones), then such a goal could be fulfilled by platforms that take Twitter’s place after it’s gone - along with all the debt Twitter owes, including rent not being paid, state fines, lawsuits from former investors and staff, and the $13bn loan from the buyout itself.

      That isn’t to say this was Musk’s goal all along, rather that’s what it has transformed into.

      I always saw it as two possible outcomes: either they make Twitter into what they always wanted from the failed startups that tried to compete against Twitter, and pay off the debt to keep it going; or they run it into the ground and write off the debt, then replace it with something more favourable. The latter seems more and more likely as time has passed.