Elon Musk recently joked that the way to make a small fortune in social media is to start out with a large one, and while many on the left are not only cheering for his demise but are actively contributing to an effort to destroy Twitter, this being their response to free speech and a level playing field, the billionaire appears to be thriving in the challenge presented.
With talk of employees leaving in droves and all the turmoil inside the company, one former employee predicted Twitter would be dead in a week so Musk paused on Tuesday to take the social media platform’s pulse.
“Wasn’t Twitter supposed to die by now or something … ? Maybe we’ve gone to heaven/hell & don’t know it,” he tweeted.
Maybe we’ve gone to heaven/hell & don’t know it 🤔
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022
Musk would also share a GIF featuring a clip of the Bee Gees’ hit song “Stayin’ Alive,” adding in the caption: “Great song.” The tweet appears to have later been deleted.
The new boss had evidently been rummaging through the closets at Twitter’s headquarters and came across a classic find of stacks of “#StayWoke” t-shirts, which he shared online:
Found in closet at Twitter HQ fr 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/3xSI3KvvHk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022
And while he has clearly not lost his sense of humor despite the monumental undertaking he has assumed, the world’s richest man did offer this sober reflection: “More and more over time, as we hew closer to the truth, Twitter will earn the trust of the people.”
More and more over time, as we hew closer to the truth, Twitter will earn the trust of the people
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022
Speaking of a sober analysis, Charles Haywood of The Worthy House had this to say after examining Twitter’s past financials and predicting the future.
“I conclude that criticism of @elonmusk is bizarrely off base, because Musk has overnight changed Twitter’s net (profit) margin from negative 20% to approximately plus 28%, more than Apple or Google,” Haywood tweeted, before producing the receipts in a lengthy thread to back up his observation:
1. I will now examine Twitter’s past financials and predict the future from them. I conclude that criticism of @elonmusk is bizarrely off base, because Musk has overnight changed Twitter’s net (profit) margin from negative 20% to approximately plus 28%, more than Apple or Google.
— Charles Haywood (@TheWorthyHouse) November 21, 2022
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the greatly exaggerated reports of Twitter’s death:
It’s Wednesday, November 23. The sun came up today. Birds continue to fly south for the winter. And Twitter is still not only alive but functioning flawlessly despite unhinged “reports” to the contrary. https://t.co/SxYOUE2Uth
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 23, 2022
All the journalists publishing about a ‘teetering’ Twitter a few days ago are going to take that back, right?
It was ‘misinformation,’ right? https://t.co/r9DXzFBveG
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) November 23, 2022
Hard to say what will happen over time, but everyone in Silicon Valley is watching this and asking if their companies can operate leaner https://t.co/Qkvdl61PFG
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) November 23, 2022
I’ve died six times from net neutrality, global warming, and not having my COVID vaccine.
— U.S. Ministry of Truth (@USMiniTru) November 23, 2022
Yes, but global warming was also supposed to kill us by now, and net neutrality and Trump and blah, blah, blah, whatever silliness gets the most clicks from gullible people.
— John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) November 23, 2022
Honestly, we need more African-American social media owners.
You’re really doing a great job.
— Lavern Spicer (@lavern_spicer) November 23, 2022
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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