I couldn't agree more Greg. Well said & written. "His is just the pasty, punchable face of the fascist insurgency." is all I needed to read this morning. I'll leave my account up (for my artwork) but will delete the app.
Oct 28, 2022·edited Oct 28, 2022Liked by Greg Olear
Well said. The only *potential* bright spot is that to date the best year for Twitter's Free Cash Flow has been about $600M. Musk will need to pay his creditors about $1.3B per year, so he will either figure out how to more than double the FCF, or be forced to liquidate other assets (really, only TSLA stock) to make that nut every year.
That makes me smile just a little bit while my finger hovers over the "Delete my Account" button
Edited - because at 5:00AM I apparently can't spell "cash"
The Republicans are emboldened by this move and for good reason.
If and when they take it over it will turn into truth social and the magic of Twitter is gone.
I picture Elon like he takes someone's good ideas but can never execute them well. Self-driving electric cars, the rail system, solar.. all kind-of failed. Probably now twitter. Adding back those chaos agents will be an absolute disaster...
I had the best of intentions last night to delete my Twitter account once I heard the Muskovite had officially taken it over, but then I couldn't readily find the "Delete My Account" button, and then I got into a Twitter fight with fascists, and never did it. I'm now looking at this way: if Musk actually does turn off the filters and makes it into a "free speech" platform, it will be a nice place to go to let off steam, and maybe I'll finally be able to get an answer to the question, "Candace Owens, are you a c-nt in real life or is this just a character you play on TV?" without consequences.
I couldn't agree more Greg. Well said & written. "His is just the pasty, punchable face of the fascist insurgency." is all I needed to read this morning. I'll leave my account up (for my artwork) but will delete the app.
Staying on Twitter for now, but I know where to find you if “Chief Twit” accidentally (or not) nukes the bird app!
Well said. The only *potential* bright spot is that to date the best year for Twitter's Free Cash Flow has been about $600M. Musk will need to pay his creditors about $1.3B per year, so he will either figure out how to more than double the FCF, or be forced to liquidate other assets (really, only TSLA stock) to make that nut every year.
That makes me smile just a little bit while my finger hovers over the "Delete my Account" button
Edited - because at 5:00AM I apparently can't spell "cash"
Will EM be a surprise guest tonight? What will he be drinking?
I deleted my account. Great writing. I so appreciate your work.
I’ve got nothing to add, Greg, except that Musk’s big forehead needs blinking neon lights saying “FASCIST”.
This piece might cost you your blue check, Greg. So be it.
BTW, I love Old Testament metaphors.
Twitter banned me for my posts about how chump was just another Hitler waiting his turn. Wonder if Elon would welcome me back. Don’t think I’ll ask.
Watching Kanye's reckoning over the last few days has been exquisite. I only hope Elon has the same experience awaiting him.
If you decide to go it'll be like the Pied Piper, I predict.
The Republicans are emboldened by this move and for good reason.
If and when they take it over it will turn into truth social and the magic of Twitter is gone.
I picture Elon like he takes someone's good ideas but can never execute them well. Self-driving electric cars, the rail system, solar.. all kind-of failed. Probably now twitter. Adding back those chaos agents will be an absolute disaster...
I'll catch you here and on your podcast. But for now, I closed out my twitter account last night. Just my way of spitting into the wind, I guess.
I had the best of intentions last night to delete my Twitter account once I heard the Muskovite had officially taken it over, but then I couldn't readily find the "Delete My Account" button, and then I got into a Twitter fight with fascists, and never did it. I'm now looking at this way: if Musk actually does turn off the filters and makes it into a "free speech" platform, it will be a nice place to go to let off steam, and maybe I'll finally be able to get an answer to the question, "Candace Owens, are you a c-nt in real life or is this just a character you play on TV?" without consequences.
The Babel Tower wss just bad fiction.
Musk is real bad news.
His brain and dick loose on the planent is Terrorism.
I'm a luddite guilty of having email.
Never signed up for Twatter, Facehook, Snatchshot and all other such bs.
Not Paris, I grant you, but we'll always have Greg Olear's Prevail, podcasts, and Five/8!