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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

At this point they could have but a giant brown bear in charge of twitter. Gave it free reigns to eat whoever it likes and twitter would still be more successful and have a less damaged brand. Like is Elon actively trying to run it into the ground?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

I don't think he is. See, he's lived his entire life in a world without consequences, and he's never actually been a good businessman, and certainly never invented anything. But he's built his own little brand around pretending he's both and not a con man who was scamming carbon credits to boost the stock price of his flagship company.

At some point, he started to believe his own branding. After all, he must be a good businessman if he's the richest man in the world, right?

As a note, Bernie Madoff had a net worth of almost $70 Billion at his peak. He was one of the richest men in the world.

[–] Mouselemming 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given the other typos, this might just be another, but in case it's an error and you might want to use the phrase some other place where it matters:

It's "give it free rein" like a horse you're letting choose its own path and pace, rather than a monarch who would "reign."

You could let a bear reign over all Musk's properties with better results than he's having, but it would be a different sentence.

Both reign and rein can be nouns or verbs:

The Fed is trying to "rein in" inflation.

The "reign" of King Charles the Turd has barely begun.

(Sorry, my inner schoolmarm slipping out.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You sound insufferable. You went on a multi paragraph rant to correct a strangers spelling on the internet. Wow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Mouselemming 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you misread my tone. As I said at the start, "in case.. you want to use the phrase some other place where it matters." That kind of innocent error can impact one's success when at work or in an essay.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's exactly what he's trying to do. The sooner he runs it into the ground, the less money he's going to lose.

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