# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 157
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3124 "2023-02-07T18:13:26Z")
I remember a happier time when I knew nothing about Elmo’s sex life. Then there was the Depp trial and his threesome with Amber Heard; it’s all been downhill since then. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3125 "2023-02-07T19:17:30Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …there are plenty of helpful, automated bots that do everything from downloading videos, creating threaded long tweet-threads, and my personal favourite, [https://twitter.com/infinite\_scream](https://twitter.com/infinite_scream) , which if you summon it, will respond with a scream. They are typically helpful, and all of them would have been cut off if this had gone ahead, so Musk rolling back on this is a good thing. I suspect Musk’s “write only” API proposal would preclude bots like Infinite Scream, at least the part where you can summon it. Bots that just tweet content on a regular basis would be unaffected, but anything like the “turn this conversation into an Ace Attorney cutscene” bot or a “unroll this tweet thread” bot would be rendered unusable, since they need to read tweets from the API to generate their content. Also, it’s not that Musk made Grimes as a simulation to please him, it’s that he genuinely believes the entire universe is a simulation built to satisfy Elon Musk. To be fair, if I were fabulously wealthy beyond all human need thanks to no particular effort on my part, I might also come to that conclusion. Musk is the guy who looks into the Total Perspective Vortex and sees nothing but the whole universe revolving around him exactly as it should. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3126 "2023-02-07T21:10:41Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > so, he is incentivising bot-accounts now? > > didn’t he try to blow off the takeover b/c there were millions of bots accounts? With apologies to Dirty Harry: > Nuthin’ wrong with 'bots. … > Long as the right ~~people~~ person profits from 'em. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3127 "2023-02-07T23:42:36Z")
> [@Mr.E](#): > > Musk is the guy who looks into the Total Perspective Vortex and sees nothing but the whole universe revolving around him exactly as it should. "It just told me what I knew all the time: I’m a really great guy! " ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3128 "2023-02-07T23:45:20Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > Under this cerebral cortex premise: how did he … you know … get her pregnant? Well, in Ancient Egyptian mythology, one version of their creation story indicated that the creator god became very lonely after coming into being. So he started polishing the bishop…and he polished it so furiously that his hand became pregnant. Maybe it was like that, but with a hologram/simulation thing. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3129 "2023-02-08T02:24:11Z")
1. However, the FBI does work with law enforcement authorities in other countries and at the request of said authorities. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3130 "2023-02-08T02:41:11Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > I remember a happier time when I knew nothing about Elmo’s sex life. Then there was the Depp trial and his threesome with Amber Heard; it’s all been downhill since then. Annnnnnnd, I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing about that. Now I’m on the same side of that statistic as yourself. Luckily, I can think of concepts without visualizing them. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3131 "2023-02-08T22:26:02Z")
…LOL. We are now at the “sorry you have exceeded your tweet limit and cannot post, try again later” stage of Twitter. People can only Tweet if they _schedule_ that Tweet. But otherwise there isn’t much Tweeting going on at the moment. Oh: and all of your DM’s are gone. This is probably only a temporary thing…but will see. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3132 "2023-02-08T22:38:50Z")
Don’t worry, I’m sure Sir Elon is neck deep in a server somewhere, just a-coding like a motherfucker. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3133 "2023-02-08T22:41:23Z")
Remember: anything and everything is evidence of Musk’s genius. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3134 "2023-02-08T22:44:08Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > Remember: anything and everything is evidence of Musk’s genius. … [https://twitter.com/\_ElizabethMay/status/1623450860394094595](https://twitter.com/_ElizabethMay/status/1623450860394094595) > [@](#): > > elon’s weird fans will be like “he’s reminding us all how to schedule tweets, GENIUS” ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3135 "2023-02-08T22:47:42Z")
…somebody just tweeted why they think that Twitter went down that I won’t repeat yet until it is independently verified, but if true, is absolutely hilarious. (and if not, will be disappointing.) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3136 "2023-02-08T22:51:30Z")
lol same message if you try to follow someone ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3137 "2023-02-08T23:02:57Z")
Also, Twitter has increased the character count for checkmarks. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3138 "2023-02-08T23:16:39Z")
Oh. Dear. > **[Twitter faces widespread outage as users told they’re over tweet limit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/08/twitter-down-elon-musk/)** > > Users across the site reported an inability to send tweets. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3139 "2023-02-08T23:32:40Z")
…leaked update: > > [@Kylie Robison](#): > > SCOOP: Elon has emailed staff following the Twitter outage. > > “Please pause for now on new feature development in favor of maximizing system stability and robustness, especially with the Super Bowl coming up.” > > He sent a follow up email. “We should also pause on transitioning away from Sacramento, consolidating Atlanta and reducing GCP usage until at least next week.” ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3140 "2023-02-08T23:37:43Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > [https://twitter.com/kyliebytes/status/1623458872106311680](https://twitter.com/kyliebytes/status/1623458872106311680) See? Agile! ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3141 "2023-02-08T23:44:14Z")
I don’t know whether it has been linked here that Musk kills too many animals, but is so, it bears repeating: > **[Elon Musk's brain chip company has killed so many animals that the USDA is...](https://www.salon.com/2022/12/08/elon-musks-brain-chip-company-has-so-many-animals-that-the-usda-is-investigating-them/)** > > Around 1,500 lab animals have died in tests at Neuralink, Elon Musk's medical device implant company Because when someone does so many outrageous things so fast that you can’t keep up it is still outrageous and should be pointed out. Something like the Gish gallop, only on a personality level. The Musk gallop I would call it, but only because the term Trump gallop has not been coined on time. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3142 "2023-02-09T00:10:37Z")
> Twitter faces widespread outage as users told they’re over tweet limit > > Users across the site reported an inability to send tweets. Not a problem I’m sure. Elon will fix it by firing more people. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3143 "2023-02-09T00:13:14Z")
Ha ha! CNN Business had this to say at the end of their report: > Twitter, which eliminated much of its media relations staff last year, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the outage. I smell something burning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=158)