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[-] DragonAce@lemmy.world 314 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That man is repeatedly showing the world how stupid he actually is and how little he actually understands about running a company. He has never been in a situation like this where he wasn't surrounded by a bunch of people playing babysitter and doing all the leg work to try to actually get his shit ideas to work. IIRC I saw somewhere this morning that he hadn't even figured out what to call tweets and retweets, he really hadn't thought any further than changing the logo and repeating the same lame idea he had 30 years ago.

ABAM (All Billionaires Are Morons)

[-] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 121 points 2 years ago

Or all billionaires are scum who have written the laws and ensured that the fine for this is no more than an annoyance and removing the sign without a permit was a worthwhile risk and the right call to make.

[-] Bipta@kbin.social 40 points 2 years ago

This guy gets it.

I think "all billionaires are scum" is perhaps too harsh, but it's far closer to the truth than the views of society at large.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago

You cannot become a billionaire without being a scummy person.

[-] starlinguk@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago

Rowling became a billionaire by writing popular books and selling the movie rights. She's a scummy person, obviously, but she didn't become rich by being one.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

As you say, she's a scummy person, so you have no way of knowing that she only became a billionaire because of the books.

[-] priapus@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah you definitely can become a billionaire without being a scummy person, just not trough business. You need to be an artist or athlete.

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[-] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 33 points 2 years ago

Too harsh? Can you name one that isn't?

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

IIRC I saw somewhere this morning that he hadn’t even figured out what to call tweets and retweets

Obviously Tweet -> Xeet 💩

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[-] godless@latte.isnot.coffee 17 points 2 years ago

ABAM (All Billionaires Are Morons)

Bill Gates is actually a very smart, and nowadays even pleasant, man.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He has not always been pleasant. Don't fall for the post-retirement PR spin

[-] exscape@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

"Nowadays even pleasant" clearly implies he wasn't always pleasant though.

[-] priapus@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

It's easy to act pleasant when you no longer have anything to gain from being awful

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[-] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.ml 120 points 2 years ago

The miniseries on Twitter's collapse is going to be epic.

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[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 104 points 2 years ago

I hope someone to graffiti “Los” in front of that “er”

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

Best part is that the LEDs for “twit” now shine really bright at night.

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[-] chokidar@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago

To anyone interested about what's really like to deal with this man, I highly recommend giving this a read: https://www.tumblr.com/numberonecatwinner/701567544684855296/elon-wyd

[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are multiple stories like that from several people.

Apparently there were people at Tesla who were effectively employed to get fired when he was in one of his moods.

And if you read enough of the stories it all comes down to basically a single PA who kept him away from important things. And that person stopped working for him shortly before the public realized what an asshole he is.


And after learning that, I can't stop wondering who they work for now... And I want to see a show based on their biography.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Man, I was strangely impressed with Tumblr these days until I scrolled two.posts down and it froze me out because I wasn't signed in

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[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago

Can we now start pronouncing X as 'errrr' when referring to the company? It would be good not to taint the good name of the letter entirely.

And it does say 'er' on the side of not-his-building.

[-] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 24 points 2 years ago

I call it Xitter, using the Chinese pronunciation of Xi.

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[-] Gormadt 57 points 2 years ago

Oh man can you imagine how great this would be if they got hit with a 3 day eviction notice for damaging the property?

That would be so fucking funny

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

They haven't been paying their rent anyways, so I'm not sure why they bothered to change the sign.

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[-] HeavenAndHell@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

I am genuinely baffled at how anyone still thinks Musk is even remotely competent. There's absolutely no way he's running all of these companies by himself.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 52 points 2 years ago

The Police actually stopped a rich guy from doing something illegal?

[-] N0body@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He didn't pay for a permit to do so. The police are there to protect capital, but under clearly-defined rules. Anyone who isn't a fuckwit knows to pay the city its fees before doing something like this.

When JPMorgan Chase buys out a smaller bank, they apply for the permit in triplicate and pay all the fees, then make a donation to the Fraternal Order of Police. The cops then show up to attack protestors.

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[-] Johem@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

This has to be false. If only 'er' remained, the 'Twitt' would have been removed. But the twit is still in charge.

[-] RandomLemming@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 years ago

Honestly, this is a comedy that needs to be seen to be believed.

[-] nortorc@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago

Not that it isn't fun to laugh at what a boondoggle ~~Twitter~~ X is, but why do you need a permit to change a sign on a building?

[-] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 70 points 2 years ago

Guessing less about the sign itself and more about the heavy equipment/traffic obstruction involved in getting it down.

[-] venusenvy47@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago

Also possibly becathe doesn't own the building and needs approval of the owner.

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[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Normal procedure to make sure it's within legal standards.

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[-] liontigerwings@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

I think I read that they had permission from the city but the landlord themselves didn't approve it.

[-] Granite@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago

I wonder why the landlord who has been stiffed repeatedly wouldn’t sign off. Hmm…

[-] techno156@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Slight shame that the contractors didn't start from the end. It could have been funnier if they had taken off the "er" instead.

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[-] victron@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Mf can't stop taking Ls

[-] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 years ago

To er is to be Musk

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