I agree with the added caveat that Musk wanted to mess up twitter in such a way that even if bad things were said about him and his ilk on the platform, it wouldn’t sting as much due to its decreased influence.
I figure that at heart, he figures if he could ignore twitter without repercussion, it’d be worth a billion or two. But probably not 45 billion… for that he’d want the twitter clout working in his favor and he’s probably figured out there’s no way that was going to happen even if he successfully caught the car, so to speak.
For an alternative, but refreshingly grouchy take on the situation, we have Patrick Boyle, aspiring rap connoisseur’s* take on the situation:
*quantitative finance as a discipline gets no respect these days
