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

And it never once turned a profit.

Not true.

Twitter was profitable at the time when that Elon guy bought it (and before, and some time after).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also you could follow actual people like artists and niche hobby groups. It had a purpose. I mean, a passable one. Not anymore

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

'Undermining democracy' is still a purpose

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

He's absolutely fine with that. If anything, he represents the other side of tech billionaires, the illuminated technocrat. He thinks he's above the other social parts at a certain extent, so he's fine with anti-democracy arguments as long as they support his view of the world, including the idea that he's that saviour of us all, through technology, of course.