RIP Twitter

[kiddiedoc]

I agree with your assessment of Elon Musk's technological skill and advancements. He is in many ways Henry Ford/Thomas Edison/Nikola Tesla/Werner Von Braun and Steve Jobs rolled into one, but just because I like to nitpick posts ... Let's be clear about how this latest venture of his differs from the others you mentioned. Twitter, and social media platforms in general, were not his "business idea" or innovation. Elon Musk has simply purchased an already successful company, which was created through the hard work, business acumen and innovative, engineering skills of other people.

It's not yet clear if managing someone else's concept will fall within Musk's realm of expertise or not. That does involve a different skill set. Maybe Elon Musk can make an already successful business model even better? ... but Twitter will never be the product of his innovation.

Have you read up on his thoughts/plans to incorporate blockchain tech, NFTs, digital contracts, decentralized financing, etc?

And, let's not forget: Musk didn't invent cars or rockets, either. He just made them badass.

 

[GVF]

Because our foreign policy is a bigger circus than Twitter?

No because their stature is akin to a certain femle anotomical part....depending on how they identify that is.

 

[0nelilreb]

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That’s the kind of content I’m here for ! Lol

 

[BowlBrother85]

Have you read up on his thoughts/plans to incorporate blockchain tech, NFTs, digital contracts, decentralized financing, etc?

And, let's not forget: Musk didn't invent cars or rockets, either. He just made them badass.

I have not.

 

[Wireless1]

To listen to this you’d think Hitler and Satan had a baby and it bought the company.

I thought it sounded like one guy's hoping to stay on the board without being jailed or sued, and the other is hoping his departure comes with a parachute.
BTW, are all employees eligible for part of their compensation to be in shares?

 

[kiddiedoc]

The Boring Company is finally going to make a full-scale version of Elon Musk's Hyperloop

This is cool, too.

 

[volinbham]

Have you read up on his thoughts/plans to incorporate blockchain tech, NFTs, digital contracts, decentralized financing, etc?

And, let's not forget: Musk didn't invent cars or rockets, either. He just made them badass.

Yes, electric cars are not Musk's innovation. The manufacturing and distribution processes are. Same for SpaceX. He's more of a process and application innovator. Definitely not an inventor.

Same for Jobs, Apple wasn't first to market with anything - Job's strength was the ability to see the potential in existing technology and massage it to fit the potential.

Perhaps the same can be done with Twitter.

 

[Gandalf]

How young are you?

Quite spry for a wizard actually.

And my fondest memories of Mountain Dew come from a time when I didn't have to ask if it were made of sugar and I could have one (rarely) from a hillbilly bottle.

 

[0nelilreb]

I know it’s usually trash also but TIK TOK has been gold this last week over Twitter users .

 

[Majors]

I agree with your assessment of Elon Musk's technological skill and advancements. He is in many ways Henry Ford/Thomas Edison/Nikola Tesla/Werner Von Braun and Steve Jobs rolled into one, but just because I like to nitpick posts ... Let's be clear about how this latest venture of his differs from the others you mentioned. Twitter, and social media platforms in general, were not his "business idea" or innovation. Elon Musk has simply purchased an already successful company, which was created through the hard work, business acumen and innovative, engineering skills of other people.

It's not yet clear if managing someone else's concept will fall within Musk's realm of expertise or not. That does involve a different skill set. Maybe Elon Musk can make an already successful business model even better? ... but Twitter will never be the product of his innovation.

Amazon Prime Video is working out well for Bezos.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Yes, electric cars are not Musk's innovation. The manufacturing and distribution processes are. Same for SpaceX. He's more of a process and application innovator. Definitely not an inventor.

Same for Jobs, Apple wasn't first to market with anything - Job's strength was the ability to see the potential in existing technology and massage it to fit the potential.

Perhaps the same can be done with Twitter.

WTF? LOL.

The Macintosh from 1984, was the first mass-market personal computer to feature an integral graphical user interface and mouse. Even my granny had a Mac for f*** sake.

Some of the stuff that gets posted on here... I don't know about some of you guys ...

 

[volinbham]

WTF? LOL.

The Macintosh from 1984, was the first mass-market personal computer to feature an integral graphical user interface and mouse.

Some of the stuff that gets posted on here... I don't know about some of you guys ...

Do you know where that graphical interface was used first? Xerox. Developed by them, Apple licensed it to use in the Lisa I believe then the Mac. Apple did not create that interface or the use of the mouse.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Do you know where that graphical interface was used first? Xerox. Developed by them, Apple licensed it to use in the Lisa I believe then the Mac. Apple did not create that interface or the use of the mouse.

I don't remember it that way... but will fact-check in a minute ... I will apologize if I'm wrong here.

 

[volinbham]

I don't remember it that way... but will fact-check in a minute ... I will apologize if I'm wrong here.

let me do it for you

Xerox PARC and the Origins of GUI

 

[BowlBrother85]

let me do it for you

Xerox PARC and the Origins of GUI

Very well.

 

[volinbham]

Meanwhile, Tesla has erased all it's loses today and is now in positive territory. If you bought when EL made his post you would have gained right at 7%...

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Very stable genius plan of Twitter acquisition is fully engaged.

And Elon's SpaceX in a span of less than 24 hrs. Successfully returned the first all civilian crew from the ISS and launched the next NASA crew to ISS. It's going to be amazing to see what that man does over the next 20-30 years.

Your point?

 

[kiddiedoc]

Meanwhile, Tesla has erased all it's loses today and is now in positive territory. If you bought when EL made his post you would have gained right at 7%...

Not a bad day, in my book

 

[BowlBrother85]

I'm sure it's been mentioned before this post, but it is comical that the OP (@VolnJC ) entitled this thread "RIP Twitter", and then it sold 15 months later for $43 billion.

We should all be so fortunate, as to die, such a humane death.

 

[DC_Vol]

I'm sure it's been mentioned before this post, but it is comical that the OP (@VolnJC ) entitled this thread "RIP Twitter", and then it sold 15 months later for $43 billion.

We should all be so fortunate, as to die, such a humane death.

I would say he’s more right than wrong on that one.

 

[n_huffhines]

I would say he’s more right than wrong on that one.

I would say 100% wrong

 

[DC_Vol]

I would say 100% wrong

I would say 40% wrong.

 

[rekinhavoc]

I suppose if this worked as intended it would censor everything these morons said. They’re starting to get scared.

Critics slam timing of Biden's 'ministry of truth' to police internet for 'disinformation'

Joseph Goebbels would be proud.

 

[n_huffhines]

I would say 40% wrong.

Is it dead? What is 40% dead? I know it's damn sure not $45b sale price

 

[BowlBrother85]

I would say he’s more right than wrong on that one.

This should be interesting.

By "Rest In Peace", I assumed that he meant Twitter was about to lose an overwhelming majority of its members ... then become obsolete, and go the way of MySpace. It obviously didn't play out that way.

What did "RIP" mean to you?