How long has it been since Twitter became X and people and media STILL have to clarify that when they reference X they're talking about Twitter?

@SW-User

That might just be the mark of someone for whom money is now object. Ruining the brand recognition is definitely not the mark of the genius😆

@Pikachu good point Pokémon

@SW-User

I want to be the very best like no one ever was🤷‍♀️

@Pikachu @SW-User let's not forget he wasn't being serious with his offer. But the repercussions of his words basically forced him to follow through. One of the very few times he's had consequences for running his mouth.

It's also kind of ironic that it's kind of falling apart because he doesn't really care about it all that much, but at the same time he can't let go of it because it is a platform for satisfying his ego.

@ViciDraco

lol he definitely was buying his own hype. I remember when Musk was viewed as a real life Tony Stark instead of an out of touch, conspiracy-minded joke.

@Pikachu yeah, once upon a time I even wanted a Tesla. I thought he was doing good things, but was deeply flawed and showing signs of narcissism. But I really changed my view on him following his complete disregard for worker safety during the pandemic. I think that was the breaking point for a lot of people though.

I also think that success put him around a lot of other toxic wealthy people and his pathological need for praise and validation was taken advantage of by that new group. He's supposedly made a lot of decisions surrounding who gets banned or unbanned on Twitter based on opinions from his "friends". Advice of "friends" is how he ended up firing that guy who had a trigger contract for a huge payout he had to try to walk back.