# 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:** 221
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4404 "2023-04-20T16:30:03Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > the child was run down by a Tesla in the parking lot. Now, now, we don’t call them children in the parking lot, or pedestrians. The proper term is “beta testers”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4405 "2023-04-20T16:38:22Z")
Beta tester! Brilliant! Thanks. I’ve got a friend thinking about a Tesla. I said “Are you sure you want a car whose software can be updated while you’re driving it? And that’s overseen by a nutjob who likes to try programming?” But now I’ll ask him if he’ll get paid as a beta tester. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4406 "2023-04-20T16:54:42Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Now, now, we don’t call them children in the parking lot, or pedestrians. The proper term is “beta testers”. Agile child care ---
**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4407 "2023-04-20T16:54:59Z")
🤣 Oh frak me that’s funny. ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4408 "2023-04-20T16:58:26Z")
> **[Unmanned Starship explodes over gulf after liftoff](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/20/starship-spacex-test-launch/)** > > The first effort was stopped moments before blast off by a frozen valve. > On Twitter, Elon Musk said the company “learned a lot for next test launch in a few months.” At least SpaceX might be able to learn from mistakes and not double down. ---
**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, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4409 "2023-04-20T17:23:25Z")
> [@abcdefghij](#): > > Agile child care Not _that_ agile. ---
**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, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4410 "2023-04-20T17:30:33Z")
Stop. 🤣 I’m trying to get some work done. Hard to do that while tearing up. ---
**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, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4411 "2023-04-20T18:23:54Z")
Incidentally, Twitter still hasn’t removed any legacy checkmarks. Agile lying! ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4412 "2023-04-20T18:32:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Incidentally, Twitter still hasn’t removed any legacy checkmarks. They fired the person who knew how to do that. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4413 "2023-04-20T18:37:21Z")
Huh. They seem to be gone for me. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4414 "2023-04-20T18:41:07Z")
Agile Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly! > ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4415 "2023-04-20T18:43:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > They seem to be gone for me. Yeah, apparently it **is** happening. > **[Twitter begins removal of legacy verified check marks](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-blue-checks-legacy-verification-removed-rcna80539)** > > The step has prompted fears that users will have one less tool to distinguish known sources from impersonators or hoaxes. > Many users on the platform on Thursday said they lost their verified blue check marks, posting screenshots of their profiles sans verification. > > As of early Thursday afternoon, celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian had lost their checkmarks. Prominent TV personalities such as CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow lost theirs as well. Public figures relating to all sectors of society, from Bill Gates to Pope Francis, also lost their checks. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4416 "2023-04-20T18:43:57Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Yeah, apparently it **is** happening. Agile Rapid Scheduled Disassembly! ---
**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, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4417 "2023-04-20T18:46:41Z")
It appears that Elmo found the one person he hasn’t fired who knew where the “turn off verification” button was. It is now safe to block anyone who has the “I paid a narcissistic billionaire $8 for a meaningless status symbol” icon. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4418 "2023-04-20T18:52:13Z")
It seems like the only way that celebrities and public figures can make sure that they aren’t confused with an impersonater on t(w)itter is to publicly announce that they no longer use the platform. ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4419 "2023-04-20T18:53:31Z")
Seems fair. Then what you have is the situation where people stop paying attention to Twitter or using it, because it’s just full of impersonators. And then Twitter dies off. Still seems fair. ---
**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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4420 "2023-04-20T18:57:21Z")
That seems like the optimal outcome to me. Musk loses money and a social media platform dies. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4421 "2023-04-20T19:08:20Z")
More optimal: he gets kicked from the management of his other companies. For example, it’s rather obvious that he’s holding back Tesla. (I’m okay with letting him stay in charge of the Boring Company.) ---
**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, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4422 "2023-04-20T20:05:55Z")
I’m ok with him going to Mars so long as he promises to stay and brings a bunch of other billionaires with him. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4423 "2023-04-20T20:20:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It appears that Elmo found the one person he hasn’t fired who knew where the “turn off verification” button was I’m waiting for the breaking news that he accidentally turned off **all** blue checkmarks, even for paying Muskrats, because _of course he did_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=222)