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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago

I have a spare pair of bootstraps if anyone needs

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

This super-genius real-life-Tony-Stark has revealed himself to be a chaotic doofus incapable of running a successful company when he's not insulated by more capable people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought the Tesla board approved a massive bonus for him. Where did that money go?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The bonus was in stock. It was pretty much just replenishing the stock he dumped when he was buying twitter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

wouldn’t life be easy if you could just use everyone else’s money for whatever you want

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Why tho? He doesn’t need it to be profitable, he already has it as his own echo chamber. Any more money in is just sunk cost fallacy to bring back people he’s happy to see gone in the first place.

“It’s my house and I’ll shoot out the windows if I want to,” Musk was heard screaming, yesterday.

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

Because his shareholders will sue the shit out of him if he doesn't turn it around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

This, and if he doesn't keep burning money, What-Was-Once-Twitter's ebbing audience will ebb faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago