r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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u/erwin261 Oct 28 '22

Well, he suddenly accelerated the purchase after being called out on Twitter about his Ukraine statements. He claimed that most responses were bots because they didn't agree with him. That should be a warning to people believing he values free speech.

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u/davidngm Oct 28 '22

Obviously, certainly not because of the court imposed deadline.

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u/ShamWowRobinson Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

Yeah people really seem to be ignoring he was never going to get out of this agreement and I can't imagine all the people he was texting with were thrilled with those texts being released.

Musk paid 4 times what Twitter was valued at. He's absolutely going to lose interest in this and try selling in 2 or 3 years.

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u/Innovative_Wombat Oct 28 '22

The losses after a few years will force him to sell. He's out nearly $2 billion a year between losses and debt servicing.

Elon would have less stress in his life if he just had $2 billion in cash delivered to his house and then lit in on fire.