# 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:** 162
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3224 "2023-02-16T11:58:12Z")
[![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f418b418cb1a413bf29ed2984b054ae9/7c17ddfb53996481-6c/s640x960/846152233463047d155518cf74e17e142956a3c8.png) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f418b418cb1a413bf29ed2984b054ae9/7c17ddfb53996481-6c/s640x960/846152233463047d155518cf74e17e142956a3c8.png) ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3225 "2023-02-16T12:21:11Z")
These issues with Twitter, and his seemingly inexhaustible ego, are simply because he is too complex for us mere mortals to understand. Things look different when you’re a 20,000 feet in the air kind of person like Musk, and not detailed oriented. Ensuring that his tweets get seen isn’t just about ego. It is a genius move to help humanity get to Mars, we’re just to dull to see it. It is 37D chess. Where is Sam lately anyway? He never did respond to me saying that I would accept any speech by Elon where he actually sounds like a genius. Perhaps he’s still searching. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3226 "2023-02-16T14:07:06Z")
Elon: “How can I make them like me?” Elon: “I know, I’ll go to the super bowl with Rupert Murdoch!” Thud ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3227 "2023-02-16T19:10:07Z")
> **[Tesla recalls 362,758 vehicles, says Full Self-Driving Beta software may...](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/tesla-recalls-362758-vehicles-says-full-self-driving-beta-software-may-cause-crashes.html)** > > The Tesla recall notice was posted on the on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. I know he’s busy with Twitter, but it seems as if other parts of the [emperor’s new clothes] empire needs his firm and steady genius. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3228 "2023-02-16T19:12:15Z")
You just don’t understand agile development ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3229 "2023-02-16T19:44:20Z")
If I did, I’d be worth 200BN ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3230 "2023-02-16T22:29:43Z")
Did you say “recall”? > ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3231 "2023-02-17T00:13:08Z")
I mean, he’s right in this one specific circumstance. Using the same word to refer to anything from permanently scrapping a car due to unfixable mechanical issues all the way to pushing out a software update to fix a bug is imprecise and misleading and hits companies doing the right thing far harder. Most car companies wouldn’t bother fixing minor things if it involved people going do a dealer to perform a physical firmware update so companies being proactive in pushing the fixes out over the air should be rewarded, not punished. There have been enough Tesla recalls of the traditional kind where physical parts of the car had to be swapped that we shouldn’t need to use OTA updates as proof of their questionable build quality. ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3232 "2023-02-17T01:52:23Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > There have been enough Tesla recalls of the traditional kind where physical parts of the car had to be swapped that we shouldn’t need to use OTA updates as proof of their questionable build quality. Well, ‘update’ might be right word. But since we’re taking about software, we are talking about its build and/or design quality. ---
**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 17, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3233 "2023-02-17T03:07:40Z")
I’m waiting for the inevitable twitter software update that will force users to tweet “Elon Musk is the best ever” at least once/day or be removed from the platform. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3234 "2023-02-17T03:26:27Z")
There’s also a reason this is a recall as opposed to a quietly pushed software update. Tesla has to play by the same rules as over other automaker that can do OTA software updates, which AIUI is most of them now. If it’s safety related, the recall is more about notifying owners than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3235 "2023-02-17T03:26:33Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “Elon Musk is the best ever” _Elon Musk is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life._ ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3236 "2023-02-17T03:58:16Z")
You know, this app is so broken, new tweets so rarely coming, that I’ve dramatically reduced my use of it… & my mental state is just _better_. Now there are [external reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-good-news-thread/979923/2) for this improvement, true, but I’m coming to where I may delete Twitter and not find a replacement. Maybe… maybe I just don’t need to yell at people in my spare time any more. ---
**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 17, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3237 "2023-02-17T04:14:14Z")
The latest tweet on my phone screen was the same tweet for about half the day, a random one from a team I follow. Tablet and laptop updated fine. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3238 "2023-02-17T11:06:41Z")
Dear Twitter, As I write this I am very sad. Our CEO has been overthrown and replaced by the benevolent Elon Musk. All Hail Musk, and his glorious regime! Sincerely, Little Girl ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3239 "2023-02-17T11:09:21Z")
[![](https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/330974924_769305357868109_6131222280494935362_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=rqae1sz_tR8AX8Q1f7V&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=00_AfD3F3rZipDFCthBYBbkpUKS8KEeYLOKgnYZmKvDP_oNtQ&oe=63F4B44D) ](https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/330974924_769305357868109_6131222280494935362_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=rqae1sz_tR8AX8Q1f7V&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=00_AfD3F3rZipDFCthBYBbkpUKS8KEeYLOKgnYZmKvDP_oNtQ&oe=63F4B44D) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3240 "2023-02-17T11:21:20Z")
I’m going to assume the Musk tweets in the third panel are fake, because they actually contain some element of humor to them. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3241 "2023-02-17T15:58:43Z")
> **[German regulator probes whether Musk's tweets were boosted – DW – 02/17/2023](https://www.dw.com/en/german-regulator-probes-whether-musks-tweets-were-boosted/a-64742850)** > > A US tech blog alleged that the Twitter CEO ordered engineers to increase the visibility of his tweets. Bavaria's media regulator will check whether the social media giant violated a law to protect against media bias. Another day. Another investigation into possible wrongdoing. Although I’m not quite sure I understand the basis for this one. Are they saying Musk’s tweets are political? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3242 "2023-02-17T16:05:48Z")
Wait until the Germans find out about all those messages from Tom from MySpace. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3243 "2023-02-17T19:36:01Z")
Elmo’s latest attempt to make money - sell drugs! > **[Doobie-us: Pot ads come to Twitter amid cannabis industry collapse](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/twitter-allows-weed-ads-the-move-could-alienate-its-top-advertisers/)** > > Weed delivery services could be advertising on Twitter feeds soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=163)