Twitter, anybody?

[sadchild]

Stolen from @Channel98

Things Sure Don't Seem To Be Going Well At Twitter

"Bankruptcy isn't out of the question," Elon told employees Thursday.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Wolf]

Is Twitter dying or going to shut down as bankruptcy looms large?

Boy, I'm glad I paid $8 bucks trying to save Twitter and be verified. Now that I canceled and next month I'll be unverified.

 

[sadchild]

Elon Musk says he has PTSD and paranoia about recessions after trying to keep Tesla and PayPal alive during periods marked by financial turmoil

Elon Musk told Twitter staff he has "recession PTSD" from keeping Tesla and PayPal alive during previous financial crises, per The Verge.

Musk has previously said how 2008 was the worst year of his life as Tesla was draining money and SpaceX was having difficulties launching its Falcon 1 rocket. By 2009, Musk was living off personal loans, per Insider.

Musk told Twitter staff to expect one or two years of recession, which will disproportionately affect the company, according to The Verge's transcript.

"We're going to get through that and not be dead," Musk added.

Elon Musk says he has PTSD and paranoia about recessions after trying to keep Tesla and PayPal alive during periods marked by financial turmoil

Elon Musk told Twitter staff he has "recession PTSD" from keeping Tesla and PayPal alive during previous financial crises, per The Verge.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

* Elon Musk has scraped off about $92 billion of his wealth this year after purchasing Twitter

Also, the purchase was funded by a loan from the Saudis, which is a foreign nation with a questionable reputation. Kind of like China with TikTok.

 

[sadchild]

Here come the more lawsuits

Elon Musk has 'worked every day to find new and creative ways to screw over the company's workers,' attorney suing Twitter over layoffs says

"Through this litigation, Twitter employees are going to show the richest man in the world that even he is not above the law," the attorney said.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[sadchild]

The story unfolds by the hour...

 

[Wolf]

I just saw this story.

Twitter Blue subscription no longer available; checkmarks gone from some paid accounts

Even though I canceled my Twitter Blue subscription for the month. I still have my verified checkmark.


If anyone thinking dropping Twitter and going else where?

Thinking about leaving Twitter? Here are the best alternatives

 

[Channel98]

I have never used Twitter and I do not plan to ever use it – but I hope Musk puts the site behind a paywall. Then I can feel even better about not using Twitter, knowing I am saving money. I love what this Washington Post tech columnist did:

The story behind the 'verified' Twitter account posing as Ed Markey

“Truth can’t be put on sale for $8,” said Sen. Ed Markey — the real Markey, that is. Read more on Boston.com.

www.boston.com

 

[sadchild]

Is anyone thinking dropping Twitter and going else where?

Well....

Estimates from Bot Sentinel suggest that more than 875,000 users deactivated their accounts between October 27 and November 1

Just a few.

And more news:

Elon Musk floats bankruptcy as a possibility, demands 'hardcore' culture in first meeting with Twitter employees

The billionaire on Thursday gathered his new staff for an impromptu all-hands meeting, his first since buying Twitter almost two weeks ago.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[HecticArt]

I didn’t think Tesla was going to make it, and didn’t think SpaceX would get off the ground……..so………so…………So long Twitter! Two outta three ain’t bad.

 

[sadchild]

Losing advertisers by the bucket load? Take one of your other companies and buy ads!

SpaceX buys large Twitter ad campaign for Starlink as advertisers pause spending after Elon Musk's takeover, report says

SpaceX's ad campaign, which sources said could be worth at least $250,000, is one of the biggest ad packages available, per CNBC.

www.businessinsider.com

$400 lunches? I doubt it!

Elon Musk says free employee lunches at Twitter HQ were costing more than $400 per meal because 'almost no one' was in the office

Musk said Twitter spent $13 million a year on food service at its San Francisco office while badge-in records put average occupancy below 10%.

www.businessinsider.com

When facts don't work in your favor, just make stuff up!

Elon Musk told he's '100% wrong' for claiming Twitter is the internet's biggest click driver 'by far'

Users were quick to debunk a claim by Twitter's new owner that the platform was the biggest generator of traffic to other websites.

www.businessinsider.com

Bye bye contractors!

Read the email Twitter contractors were sent on Saturday telling them they'd lost their jobs

Twitter contractors were told in an email on Saturday evening that they lost their jobs because of a "reprioritization and savings exercise".

www.businessinsider.com

 

[sadchild]

The stories are coming faster than I can keep up with them!

Elon Musk told Twitter staff to expect 80-hour work weeks and fewer office perks, report says

Musk has already gotten rid of remote working, telling workers they are expected in the office 40 hours per week at a minimum.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Aaron]

I can’t stand that guy.

 

[Channel98]

I was inspired by one of our members whose user name is an anagram of his occupation. Here are the best ones I came up with:

SUK LEMON
LONE SKUM
SUNK MOLE
MULE KONS
NUL SMOKE

 

[sadchild]

Hope it doesn't feel like spam to anyone, but I fascinated by each story about "Sunk Mole". Here are some more new headlines:

They tried to warn you, but you wouldn't listen Mr Know-it-all...

Twitter's trust and safety team sent Elon Musk a 7-page list of the risks with his paid verification system, and he launched it anyway: report

Twitter's team warned Musk a week before launch that impersonation issues would arise from selling $8 verified checkmarks, Platformer reported.

www.businessinsider.com

Maybe this guy could've talked some sense into him?

Elon Musk bluntly rejects former T-Mobile CEO's offer to replace him and run Twitter instead

Twitter's owner Elon Musk replied "no" to John Legere's suggestion, saying that a technologist needed to be in charge.

www.businessinsider.com

Nothing like getting publicly fired by the new owner ON the platform itself

Twitter engineer who was fired publicly by Elon Musk and locked out of his laptop calls the company a 'bunch of cowards'

Elon Musk posted a since-deleted tweet, saying "he's fired" after the engineer criticized him on Twitter.

www.businessinsider.com

Best line of the above article:

Twitter, which has disbanded its public relations department since Musk’s takeover, did not respond to Forbes’ request for comment.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I'm surprised you didn't see this one

Elon Musk says ‘I have too much work on my plate’​

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/tech/elon-musk-twitter-tesla-workload/index.html

 

[sadchild]

Now THAT'S funny!

 

[Channel98]

I like to write song parodies. I can appreciate Stephen Colbert's new version of The Circle Of Life from The Lion King.

Stephen Colbert Taunts Elon Musk Over 'Circle Of Jerk' Attempt To Save Himself

The "Late Show" host mocks the Twitter boss about the social media company's newest struggles.

www.huffpost.com

 

[HecticArt]

I'm surprised you didn't see this one

Elon Musk says ‘I have too much work on my plate’​

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/tech/elon-musk-twitter-tesla-workload/index.html

He has too much head up his own ass.

 

[sadchild]

What's Satan up to today?

I'm wealthy and you're not, therefore I'm right and you're wrong.
"Elon Musk got a team to trawl Twitter's internal chat platform and create a list of insubordinate employees, resulting in some firings, report says"

Elon Musk got a team to trawl Twitter's internal chat platform and create a list of insubordinate employees, resulting in some firings, report says

Musk has axed around half of Twitter's staff since taking over three weeks ago, and appears to be looking for further cuts.

www.businessinsider.com

Musk: "I’d like to apologize for Twitter being super slow in many countries. App is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline!"
Also Musk: "Nobody is allowed to fix the code"

Elon Musk is obsessed with the idea that Twitter staff could sabotage the platform, current and former employees reportedly say

Some workers said they were probably fired for criticizing Musk, while Platformer reported he also implemented a near-total ban on rolling out code.

www.businessinsider.com

Here's your choices: A) Stay here as turn the place into a slave labor camp and fire even more people.
B) Leave with 3 months salary PLUS be able to claim unemployment.

Elon Musk sent a midnight email telling Twitter staff to commit to an 'extremely hardcore' work schedule — or get laid off with 3 months' severance

Musk has already mandated staff return to the office for at least 40 hours per week, and has told them to work longer hours at a faster pace.

www.businessinsider.com

Because joking about layoffs is what the world needs right now, especially from the multi-billionaire laying off thousands

Elon Musk posted a picture of him jokingly rehiring 2 guys who pretended to be laid-off Twitter employees just weeks after he cut half the company's staff

Two men, who go by Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson, impersonated laid-off Twitter staff. Musk joked that firing them was one of his "biggest mistakes."

www.businessinsider.com