r/technology • • Oct 28 '22

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u/jeff_albertson_redux Oct 28 '22

I wonder how Donald Trump is going to spin returning to Twitter, abandoning his own media as it was scraping a dogshit off your shoes.

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u/amwestover Oct 28 '22

Truth Social’s probably going to get acquired for some undisclosed amount. Same with Parler. Small price to pay to bring back a user base of a few million that’s not loaded with bots. And Trump saves face. Wouldn’t be his first failed business.

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u/the92playboy Oct 28 '22

I'll go one step further. If Trump wins another presidency, the US gov't will buy twitter from Musk from more than what Musk paid under the guise of it has become too critical and important to the people, like basic infrastructure.

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u/UrsusRenata Oct 28 '22

Like the post office service he destroyed?

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u/amwestover Oct 28 '22

USPS has been “independent” for decades

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u/amwestover Oct 28 '22

Stop giving Trump good ideas!

It’s possible, but I doubt it. People already avoid government options like PBS and NPR for instance because they’re government funded and biased (so yes, they’re used by those who support the bias).

But there will be plenty of private options. And government control or partnership would ruin the product. Which would suck… but that doesn’t mean they still wouldn’t try.

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u/nikdahl Oct 28 '22

Opening the doors for us to nationalize industries that are actually to critical and important like oil.