Jack Dorsey's Plan to Get Elon Musk to Save Twitter Went South
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> Dorsey rarely tweets anymore, and when he does, it’s often related to his personal interests, which include [...] supporting the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
So the "From:" end of this hand-off may also...ah...fail to appreciate the advantages of holding a mainstream worldview.
Is it just me? Can other people change their worldview at will?
Right wing content mixed with left let's-yell-and-demonstrate-but-do-absolutely-nothing accounts and posts from trendy officials who advocate for escalation and are or have been involved in corrupt activities in their countries.
It's a pattern of polarization and fits the strategy sym-linked to Bannon, Harris Media, Thiel and his european right wing, corrupt pixies like Sebastian Kurz.
Twiter changed hands to create the illusion of change towards something better while polarizing and distracting. Water is still wet.
Would a man like ELon spent 50 billion on a marketing strategy that helps nudge the people towards polarization while draining their energy and will to participate in democracy? Well, the ROI will be legendary and he's not the only winner.
You’re correct in that the predictions of doom following his laying off staff were misplaced. To the extent any layoffs seem regretful with the benefit of hindsight, it’s in the trust & safety team, not among the engineers. (A lesson Silicon Valley noticed.)
What isn’t working fine are Twitter’s financials. It remains cash-flow negative and looks increasingly likely to go into restructuring.