Twitter: Bird logo out, X logo in

[nancipants]

I'm just glad he wasn't born in the United States.

 

[GAN]

So are we finally done pretending that Elon Musk is a genius?

Setting some of his personal views aside, I'm not done yet. For one, he took on the largest automotive manufacturers in the world and forced them into committing to electric. He started a business that basically replaced NASA ...sending rockets into space then back to earth, landing them on a moving vessel in the middle of the ocean. I understand that's not very impressive to some people . Regarding Twitter, it becomes more obvious that he had a different vision for it from the beginning. I don't know a lot about Twitter's IP, but I'll go out a limb and say that Musk did and understood what he could do with it ...something that most people wouldn't see even if it were right in front of them. Brunelleschi was "crazy" too.... but he saw something so blatantly simple, that none of the best architects of his time could see it at all. Musk never had the intention of keeping Twitter the social media app you love(?), we'll see what he does with this "X"

 

[prairie_girl]

I think it’s cute that he wants to rename Twitter to his sons name, or nickname..

 

[starry_solo]

I think it's for X marks the spot,

 

[Smugpugmug]

Setting some of his personal views aside, I'm not done yet. For one, he took on the largest automotive manufacturers in the world and forced them into committing to electric. He started a business that basically replaced NASA ...sending rockets into space then back to earth, landing them on a moving vessel in the middle of the ocean. I understand that's not very impressive to some people . Regarding Twitter, it becomes more obvious that he had a different vision for it from the beginning. I don't know a lot about Twitter's IP, but I'll go out a limb and say that Musk did and understood what he could do with it ...something that most people wouldn't see even if it were right in front of them. Brunelleschi was "crazy" too.... but he saw something so blatantly simple, that none of the best architects of his time could see it at all. Musk never had the intention of keeping Twitter the social media app you love(?), we'll see what he does with this "X"

Every single change Musk has made to Twitter has been worse from a user perspective. He doesn't know what he's doing.

 

[GAN]

Every single change Musk has made to Twitter has been worse from a user perspective. He doesn't know what he's doing.

No. You(or I) don't know what he's doing . Forget your Twitter ....it's gone, dead, over. He's taking the components of what he purchased in another direction ...that was my point.

 

[wvjules]

No. You(or I) don't know what he's doing . Forget your Twitter ....it's gone, dead, over. He's taking the components of what he purchased in another direction ...that was my point.

That's one way to put it...

 

[nancipants]

He started a business that basically replaced NASA ...sending rockets into space then back to earth, landing them on a moving vessel in the middle of the ocean. I understand that's not very impressive to some people .

Elon isn't wholly responsible for Space X. The people who work there day to day are responsible for the company's success. And I know a lot of people who work for/with Space X who despise him.

NASA hasn't been replaced. It is focused on a different area of space exploration.

 

[GAN]

Elon isn't wholly responsible for Space X. The people who work there day to day are responsible for the company's success. And I know a lot of people who work for/with Space X who despise him.

NASA hasn't been replaced. It is focused on a different area of space exploration.

I never said he was .... "he started a business".

 

[darnheather]

So incredibly stupid. He lost millions of brand name recognition doing this. I left several months ago and have zero regrets. I've found Threads to be pretty good.

 

[Ms.Minnie]

I'm just glad he wasn't born in the United States.

Why?

 

[gmi3804]

It seems the common response from people (not just here but all over the net) is to accuse others of being 'haters' in an attempt to discredit them when they happen to express an opinion different from yours. Part of the reason I have ZERO use for social media.

You sure spend a lot of time here on DISboards for someone who has ZERO use for social media!

 

[Suger Mag]

Not sure why, but it seems like he is determined to run Twitter into the ground, as it does not seem like he is making great decisions where the company is concerned. But time and the stock price will tell if he is a genius or just a rich reckless idiot who can afford to take a profitable popular company and trash it just because he can.

 

[john7994]

While not a fan of the individual, Musk has a knack for creating conversation (this thread and elsewhere) and exploring the boundaries of "what if" - tweaking convention to the right or left enough to be novel with a showman's approach to self-promotion. It is quite possible that "X" (formerly known as Twitter) may become the next new "it" social media platform after he (and the real workers behind the scenes are done with it). Or, maybe not. Either way, he is on the hook for a boatload of money for this little experiment.