# 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:** 317
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6326 "2023-08-21T16:21:03Z")
If Musk is even hinting that X “may fail”, that means that X is _definitely_ failing, and spectacularly. > **[Elon Musk admits X ‘may fail’ after glitch deletes Twitter photos](https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/21/elon-musk-x-glitch-deletes-twitter-photos-pictures-links)** > > Platform’s users voice concern as it removes pictures and links on posts made before December 2014 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6327 "2023-08-21T16:29:49Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > If Musk is even hinting that X “may fail”, that means he’s coming down off his latest binge. Like self-induced bipolar illness, coming out of a manic phase. N.B.: this is not a diagnosis and I am not a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6328 "2023-08-21T16:32:18Z")
I watched a YouTube content creator showing their first xvideo they made the other day; it was the first video they made for ‘X’, thus their first ‘xvideo’. I wouldn’t recommend googling the term ‘xvideo’ while you are at work. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6329 "2023-08-21T16:33:20Z")
Obviously just a side benefit of agile development. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6330 "2023-08-21T16:36:32Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison's Guardian link](#): > > Despite the Tesla chief executive’s aggressive efforts to cut down costs of the platform since his takeover, he has faced challenges with revenue. Not sure what function the word “despite” is supposed to serve here. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6331 "2023-08-21T18:38:52Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > If Musk is even hinting that X “may fail”, that means that X is _definitely_ failing, and spectacularly. I don’t think I’ve read it in this thread but… Has anyone proposed that Elon has made a “Brewster’s Millions” type bet, where he has one year to destroy $44 Billion and have nothing to show for it? ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6332 "2023-08-21T18:57:25Z")
I’ll bet someone’ll unearth the email where Zuckerberg double-dog-dared him… ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6333 "2023-08-21T20:46:32Z")
In fairness, Elmo did not pay $44 billion. He got some other suckers to fork over a few billions. Then, through financial shenanigans he had Twitter take out a $12 billion dollar loan to help buy itself. He’s in for, a not insubstantial, $9 billion of his Tesla stock (which I value microscopically above cryptocurrencies IMHO). ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6334 "2023-08-21T21:22:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I don’t feel it’s being stoned, as in cannabis. Those are some pretty aggressive tweets for a stoner. Elmo “self-medicates” with ketamine. > **[Elon Musk Touts Ketamine For Depression Following Report On His Use Of Drug](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/06/27/elon-musk-touts-ketamine-for-depression-following-report-on-his-use-of-drug/?sh=1c49c5d65e8e)** > > The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk takes ketamine and Google’s billionaire cofounder Sergey Brin uses magic mushrooms, according to the Wall Street Journal. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6335 "2023-08-21T21:35:45Z")
Musk: “Crystal Meth is the answer.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fBgglQfFDms/maxresdefault.jpg ""Crystal Meth is my motivation! - Elon Musk, Vivatech") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBgglQfFDms) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6336 "2023-08-21T22:23:41Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, whatever it is, I don’t feel it’s being stoned, as in cannabis. > [@Smapti](#): > > Elmo “self-medicates” with ketamine. For what it’s worth I was using “stoned” as a reference to any and all of the various pharmaceuticals Elon is currently enjoying. But if people think that’s too narrowly associated with weed, then feel free to substitute “ripped to the tits.” ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6337 "2023-08-22T00:23:25Z")
> **[New Twitter Homepage Features Photo Of Erect Penis That Is Impossible To...](https://www.theonion.com/new-twitter-homepage-features-photo-of-erect-penis-that-1850758501)** > > SAN FRANCISCO—In one of a slew of major changes to hit the social media site, owner Elon Musk confirmed Monday that the homepage for X, formerly known as Twitter, would now feature a photo of an erect penis that was impossible to close out of. “From... ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6338 "2023-08-22T00:57:52Z")
Geez, don’t give any ideas to the guy who thinks it’s hilarious to have his PR department reply to emails with poop emojis. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6339 "2023-08-22T02:20:37Z")
The New Yorker has a new piece on Elmo; “Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it.” > **[Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule)** > > How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6340 "2023-08-22T12:24:07Z")
I did not immediately notice The Onion at the top of that. How insane must Elmo be that I believed it. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6341 "2023-08-22T13:36:38Z")
Same with me. I was just about to go look at the picture when I saw the Onion banner. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6342 "2023-08-22T13:43:23Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > I did not immediately notice The Onion at the top of that. > > How insane must Elmo be that I believed it. Same same. My first thought was “that is so juvenile…very fitting for Elon”. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6343 "2023-08-22T13:45:17Z")
Make that three. I did go to look at the picture and saw it was the Onion when I opened it. It really sounded just like something he’d do. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6344 "2023-08-22T13:49:01Z")
Hahaha he is, in fact a genius, he keeps thinking of things that will make it worse that nobody else ever thought of. > ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6345 "2023-08-22T13:55:24Z")
I dunno, I like the penis idea better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=318)