# 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:** 167
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3324 "2023-02-22T01:58:34Z")
You were replying to an Onion article you didn’t read. I’ve found Windex is best for washing egg off one’s face. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3325 "2023-02-22T02:07:54Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I was just making a general comment about what happens to anyone who undermines their company in public. I never said anything about bathrooms. I wasn’t even talking about Musk in particular, just the general principle. Sure you were. You just happened to make this very general comment right after a The Onion article for which your response just happened to seem be a response. > [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I’m not a fanboy of Musk. Go see what I said about Hyperloop. I generally respond here not to defend Musk, but when the criticism gets so stupid I can’t help myself. This doesn’t explain your last post does it? Why would you be making a post on general principle in this thread? You are definitely 100% a Musk fanboy. People who are not Musk fanboys don’t say things like that he can see things that us mere mortals cannot see. You know, this was an opportunity for you to maybe to (re)gain some small amount of respect by saying “Oops, I forked up. I didn’t notice it was The Onion. In fact, I didn’t even read it\*. I just saw the headline and reacted. My bad.” But no you double down and in so doing lose more respect. - And it is quite obvious you didn’t because even a total dullard could tell it was being humorous. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3326 "2023-02-22T02:11:15Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I’ve found Windex is best for washing egg off one’s face. Sam never acknowledges the egg on his face. At this point, his face is a $7.99 special at Denny’s. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3327 "2023-02-22T02:13:04Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Rule #1 for working at any company: Do not insult the CEO in public Can you point to a situation where a Twitter employee insulted Musk in public? I haven’t heard that exact situation. If it was linked in this thread, sorry, I’m not going to check every single link again. If this isn’t based on an actual time that such a thing happened, why are you mentioning it? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3328 "2023-02-22T02:16:08Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > Can you point to a situation where a Twitter employee insulted Musk in public? No, he can’t. In fact, he’s damn near offered that as proof that employees love Musk. ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3329 "2023-02-22T02:21:18Z")
Then what do you mean when you said “In this case.” In what case, Sam? Hang on, I think I’ve got a better shovel you can borrow… ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3330 "2023-02-22T02:22:27Z")
And remember, admitting fault is not something decent people just do because they’re decent people. It’s a Maoist struggle session administered by the woke mob. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3331 "2023-02-22T02:22:32Z")
Excellent point. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3332 "2023-02-22T02:38:33Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I do love that on a board with a thread on ‘Republican freakouts’ there are 3319 posts in a thread about Elon Musk buying Twitter. Have you read the freakouts on the right? They are largely laughable and imaginary. Musk destroying Twitter appears to be a real thing. Time will tell. ---
**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 22, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3333 "2023-02-22T07:36:30Z")
> ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3334 "2023-02-22T09:35:01Z")
… they eventually write a holodeck program where Elon is god-emperor, shove him inside and weld the door shut. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3335 "2023-02-22T12:44:12Z")
Mine can drink. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3336 "2023-02-22T14:29:58Z")
> **[Russian propagandists said to buy Twitter blue-check verifications](https://news.yahoo.com/russian-propagandists-said-buy-twitter-112208170.html)** > > As the Ukraine war enters its second year, the presence of accounts pushing Russian propaganda on Twitter has skyrocketed. Agile propaganda! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3337 "2023-02-22T19:53:23Z")
Babies. My SDMB account was born in the twentieth century. A year before the end of the twentieth century, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3338 "2023-02-22T20:24:50Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Musk destroying Twitter appears to be a real thing Maybe he can make the world a better place after all. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3339 "2023-02-22T20:27:51Z")
Hopefully he buys up Tiktok, Instagram and the rest of the lot. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3340 "2023-02-22T20:40:54Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > My SDMB account was born in the twentieth century. A year before the end of the twentieth century, actually. No, your brag was _not_ enhanced by sneaking in a spurious claim that the 21st century didn’t begin until 2001. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3341 "2023-02-22T20:43:55Z")
If Elon Musk successfully kills the scourge that is social media, I would declare him a genius and savior of humanity. He would be the greatest hero of the modern era. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3342 "2023-02-22T20:49:38Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > No, your brag was _not_ enhanced by sneaking in a spurious claim that the 21st century didn’t begin until 2001. Ooooooh, that does it. Pistols at dawn! ---
**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 22, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3343 "2023-02-22T20:50:43Z")
If Egolon Musk kills the scourge that is social media, I goal I fully support, he and Peter Thiel will immediately make things even worse with AI and some version chatGPT. But I guess they will both keep social media and roll out AI chats with an enhanced interface for trolls and orcs. They will surely find a nice LOTR name to go with it, Angmar or Utumno or so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=168)