# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442>\
**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")\
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**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:** [April 19, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4384 "2023-04-19T04:21:22Z")

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Ouch. How much does it cost to play? Can you pay for it with heat (hot air) tokens?

Don’t you dare put a science tag on that one!

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4385 "2023-04-19T04:53:57Z")

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Plain event, 0 cost, no tags other than the Event one. I would show a copy but the SDMB Discord settings don’t allow me to embed it in the post.  
A hot air cost would be appropriate, though! 😁

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4386 "2023-04-19T05:10:03Z")

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> [@Bookkeeper](#):
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> I would show a copy but the SDMB Discord settings don’t allow me to embed it in the post.

You have to upload it to a photo sharing site, then link to the photo there.

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4387 "2023-04-19T05:36:21Z")

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4388 "2023-04-19T13:29:33Z")

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4389 "2023-04-19T15:59:02Z")

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Here it is inline:

[![](https://images2.imgbox.com/11/61/MFZCaY3r_o.jpg) ](https://images2.imgbox.com/11/61/MFZCaY3r_o.jpg)

But looks good. 👍

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**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:** [April 19, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4390 "2023-04-19T16:42:02Z")

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I’m sure you mean “Elon tweets after escaping from Donald J. Trump Home for Treatment of Terminal Logorrhea” but it’s also funny to imagine a place called the “Donald J. Trump Home for Treatment of Terminal Logorrhea and Tweets”

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4391 "2023-04-19T23:16:49Z")

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> **[Microsoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform](https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-drops-twitter-from-advertising-platform)**
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> Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter's new high-priced API.

Microsoft has dropped Twitter from their marketing center. Musk has threatened to sue them in response (he’s lying of course it is just a performance for the Muskrats).

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**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:** [April 20, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4392 "2023-04-20T00:19:00Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/verified/status/1648764138452299778>

The replies are absolutely FULL of legacy verified users telling Elmo to fuck off.

A few choice selections;

> <https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/1648809959394619398>
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> Twitter Verified @verified

> <https://twitter.com/JeffLowell/status/1648777695730323460>

> <https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1648787463974862848>

> <https://twitter.com/kyliesparks/status/1648783718444847104>

> <https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker/status/1648798792110448642>

> <https://twitter.com/StephenSeanFord/status/1648775558459953153>

> <https://twitter.com/longwall26/status/1648769625075732487>

> <https://twitter.com/michael_brodeur/status/1648774592867991552>

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4393 "2023-04-20T00:40:06Z")

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“So you’re saying that is going well”  
– Some Random Muskrat No Doubt

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**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:** [April 20, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4394 "2023-04-20T02:17:02Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/shanebazzi/status/1648870684955930625?s=20>
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> Twitter Verified @verified

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4395 "2023-04-20T03:01:46Z")

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Assuming it is false (which it probably isn’t), it would be really funny if Microsoft sued him.

> **[Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Microsoft After it Drops Twitter From Ad Platform](https://www.pcmag.com/news/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-microsoft-after-it-drops-twitter-from-ad-platform)**
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> Microsoft is winding down support for Twitter on its advertising platform, likely because the social media platform wants to charge clients at least $42,000 for enterprise API access.

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**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:** [April 20, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4396 "2023-04-20T03:11:50Z")

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It’s real.

> <https://twitter.com/TitterDaily/status/1648776982442778627>

> <https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1648784955655192577>

Of course, Elmo is a pathological liar and this is the exact same thing he said about Substack two weeks ago before backpedaling on that, so this is probably just agile bluster.

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4397 "2023-04-20T03:19:30Z")

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Musk proclaims: “Do not buy a Tesla!”

(note he actually said it would be insane to buy anything except a Tesla, I’m just making a joke based on the headline)

> **[Elon Musk calls it 'financially insane' to buy a car that isn't an EV capable...](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/11/elon-musk-calls-it-financially-insane-to-buy-a-car-that-isnt-an-ev-capable-of-full-self-driving/)**
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> During the Tesla Annual Shareholder Meeting that took place on Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn’t mince words when he talked about what he thinks of the value proposition of traditional fossil fuel vehicles. He called it “financially insane” to buy...

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**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:** [April 20, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4398 "2023-04-20T06:36:48Z")

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> **[Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender...](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-quietly-edited-its-hateful-conduct-policy-to-drop-transgender-protections/)**
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> Musk says his own tweets might be labeled under new hateful conduct policy.

Earlier this month, Twitter quietly removed transgender-specific protections from its [hateful conduct policy](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy), drawing criticism from advocates who say there has been a spike in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric since Twitter CEO Elon Musk took over the platform last year.

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4399 "2023-04-20T11:03:49Z")

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Wow, that article doesn’t include a hint that any of Musk’s overblown claims about FSD might not pan out. No mentions of previous missed deadlines, no contrary opinions from other experts, nothing. Sloppy journalism.

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**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:** [April 20, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4400 "2023-04-20T11:27:29Z")

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Well, there _was_ a bullet-point list of caveats and cautions on the topic, but it was being carried to the event by a six-year-old child and the child was run down by a Tesla in the parking lot.

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4401 "2023-04-20T11:29:21Z")

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🤣 I’m dyin’.

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But not as literally as the children run over by Teslas.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4402 "2023-04-20T15:14:30Z")

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eh, nothin’

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4403 "2023-04-20T15:59:38Z")

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Did Starship manage to at least make it Musk’s 20,000 foot view? Maybe it ran into him on the way up?

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