# 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:** 318
**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 22, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6346 "2023-08-22T14:11:18Z")
I saw the penis headline one and rolled my eyes until I saw it was a parody from The Onion. This one’s just really boggled my mind: > > ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6347 "2023-08-22T14:41:34Z")
I’m surprised Exxon doesn’t use the spelling æsthetics. For æsthetic reasons. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6348 "2023-08-22T14:56:49Z")
By removing the headlines from links, does that mean that links like this: > **[Tired of Elon Musk? Here are the Twitter alternatives you should know about |...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/09/tech/twitter-alternatives/index.html)** > > When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October and began upending the platform, there weren’t many viable alternatives for frustrated users. Now, there may be too many. Would just show up as this? [![](https://i.imgur.com/CupF8Mu.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/CupF8Mu.png) I can see the benefit to Musk for an article like this one, but overall this seems like it would be a terrible change. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6349 "2023-08-22T15:01:16Z")
Anyone who posted a news article for the headline will just throw in the headline. (Or post a pic of the article) And, if Twitter was still important, they’d change their official lead image to include text. ---
**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 22, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6350 "2023-08-22T15:09:53Z")
I knew Musk was nuts, but now I’m thinking he might be insane. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6351 "2023-08-22T15:10:45Z")
And for a brief moment, every online news source starts their articles with a picture of a poop emoji. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6352 "2023-08-22T15:13:11Z")
Nah, they should go with a super-unflattering pic of Elon. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6353 "2023-08-22T15:14:37Z")
Isn’t that just any pic of Elon? And that’s far more disgusting than feces, they don’t want to completely lose their remaining customers. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6354 "2023-08-22T15:20:05Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Isn’t that just any pic of Elon? I did tee that one up. But my understanding is that there are specific pics of him that he is especially unhappy about. Weaponize those. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6355 "2023-08-22T16:51:02Z")
As Musk knows well, the trouble with X/Twittær alternatives is numbers, natural reluctance to change, and reconsidering just how helpful these things are. ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6356 "2023-08-22T18:02:27Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > By removing the headlines from links, does that mean that links like this: > > [https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/09/tech/twitter-alternatives/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/09/tech/twitter-alternatives/index.html) > > Would just show up as this? > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://i.imgur.com/CupF8Mu.png) > > I can see the benefit to Musk for an article like this one, but overall this seems like it would be a terrible change. It would mean X/Twitter users would have to take a few seconds to write out and explain what they are linking to. > [![](https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3hwdpq/styles/communityIcon_sr2pewq5ul261.png) ](https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_3hwdpq/styles/communityIcon_sr2pewq5ul261.png) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6357 "2023-08-22T23:46:25Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > > Elon’s self-image includes “I’m doing great things for humanity" > > As long as “humanity” means “me, and other people like me, like my fellow 1%ers, and if push comes to shove, the other 1%ers can fuck off.” There was that thing about offering to rescue some people trapped in a cave, which I alluded to earlier: > [@Skywatcher](#): > > much of that “help” isn’t actually possible. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6358 "2023-08-23T00:33:13Z")
Journalist Nick Martin, who covers the hate and extremism beat, reports on Mastodon that Elon’s neo-twitter cut a check for $165.52 to neo-Nazi [Angelo John Gage](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Angelo_John_Gage). For you know, engagement. > **[Nick Martin (@nickmartin@masto.ai)](https://masto.ai/@nickmartin/110919378294378823)** > > Attached: 1 image > > Angelo John Gage, a neo-Nazi who recently started using the name "Lucas Gage" and whose Twitter feed is a constant stream of antisemitism and racism, says he received his first payment through the platform's revenue sharing... Reminder: there are apps such as MoveToDon that cull your twitter account and transfer those you follow to Mastodon. Article: [New tool 'Movetodon' makes it easier to find your Twitter friends on Mastodon | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/a-new-tool-movetodon-makes-it-easier-to-find-your-twitter-friends-on-mastodon/) ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6359 "2023-08-23T01:09:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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 | The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule) Seems like Elmo didn’t like the article: > ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6360 "2023-08-23T01:14:27Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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.” I’ve always said something similar. He’s way more interested in being “the guy that changed the world” than actually doing anything that changes the world. That’s why he has so many half-cocked ideas that go nowhere, he just loves talking about how the world is going to be so different thanks to him. ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6361 "2023-08-23T01:29:12Z")
[![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/081/388/497.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/081/388/497.jpg) ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6362 "2023-08-23T01:50:43Z")
Talking of Star Wars, Elon Musk reminds of something one might find down at the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine… [![](https://i.imgur.com/tRuSNXD.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/tRuSNXD.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6363 "2023-08-23T02:01:25Z")
How dare you compare Rebel hero Nien Nunb to that amorphous narcissist? ---
**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 23, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6364 "2023-08-23T02:30:12Z")
It works with Jabba too: [![](https://i.imgur.com/wwR7uXH.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/wwR7uXH.jpg) [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/370/408/0d3.png) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/370/408/0d3.png) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6365 "2023-08-23T05:46:18Z")
I’m good with this if Grimes strangles Elmo on his sail barge with the same chain he locked her up with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=319)