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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is he doing this on purpose? He has to be right? What's the end goal? Was his only goal to destroy Twitter? It's fascinating

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does that axiom really apply to billionaires?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Aside from the fact that it’s a fake dichotomy, yes. He is obviously very incompetent.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I don't see what someone inheriting wealth has to do with their competence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Makes one question what should money be allowed to buy, doesn't it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well he only ended up buying Twitter because he was forced to when he tried to back out after signing a contract. If he's stupid enough to do that he's stupid enough to ruin the platform through sheer incompetence. That being said, killing Twitter basically helps out him/his financers so I'd suspect at least some of it is on purpose.