# 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:** 361
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7206 "2023-10-22T01:51:56Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Anyway, “bulletproof” has never been in the list of features I’m looking for in a car. And all that extra weight can’t be good for its ability to function briefly as a boat. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7207 "2023-10-22T01:56:35Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Whereas, 1% of all checkmarked posts are posting disinformation but they’re being promoted vociferously by the platform as paying customers. Yeah, maybe the only reason this is happening is because introducing a pay to promote system ends up having this as it’s inevitable consequence. It’s a shame that absolutely nobody predicted this before the introduction of Blue and this hasn’t been a constant topic of conversation ever since. Also not mentioned in this is that Blue users (supposedly) receive a cut of the ad revenue from other Blue users which means Musk has directly attached a big red payout button to the roulette wheel of virality. It’s suspected that there’s a number of blue users who are deliberately posting inflammatory ragebait knowing everything they’re posting is misinformation but doing it purely to profit. Even if that’s not your conscious motivation, the incentives warp you in that direction over time. All of these factors apply even if you presume there isn’t a correlation between being super gullible and thinking it’s a good idea to pay Musk $8 a month. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7208 "2023-10-22T01:57:54Z")
> [@digs](#): > > … has anyone seen him since that day? _But did he ever return? No, he never returned. And his fate is still unlearned._ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7209 "2023-10-22T02:07:14Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Now I’m picturing Mad Max scenes where the cobbled-together Assault Trucks have really long extension cords… I’m picturing a remake of _Back to the Future_. “You built a time machine…out of a _Cybertruck_?” ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7210 "2023-10-22T02:17:20Z")
Maybe if you go 88 mph for 14 seconds it takes you back to the 1930s. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7211 "2023-10-22T02:19:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > “You built a time machine…out of a _Cybertruck_?” > [@JRDelirious](#): > > > [@ParallelLines](#): > > > > Super angular brushed metal vehicle > > 🤦‍♂️ Og dammit… it’s a DeLorean??? > [@Mr.E](#): > > It shames me to think that if Back to the Future were made today the time machine would be a Cybertruck. An overhyped (but instantly recognizable) stainless steel vehicle built by a nutjob with too much money and drugs for his own good? It fits too perfectly. Yep, we’ve been making this connection for 9 months and 5k posts. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7212 "2023-10-22T02:40:54Z")
Heh. I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7213 "2023-10-22T04:38:02Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Also not mentioned in this is that Blue users (supposedly) receive a cut of the ad revenue from other Blue users which means Musk has directly attached a big red payout button to the roulette wheel of virality. It’s suspected that there’s a number of blue users who are deliberately posting inflammatory ragebait knowing everything they’re posting is misinformation but doing it purely to profit. Gosh, I don’t know where you could possibly get that idea from. > **[Twitter Starts Paying Some Creators Share of Ad Revenue on Invitation-Only...](https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-paying-creators-ad-revenue-share-andrew-tate-krassensteins-1235670342/)** > > Twitter started paying high-profile users a share of ad revenue, with beneficiaries including Andrew Tate and brothers Ed and Brian Krassenstein. > Among those in Twitter’s payout pool was Andrew Tate, who tweeted that he received $20,379 under the new program. Tate wrote that “every penny” of the proceeds will go toward his Tate Pledge charity initiatives. The former pro kickboxer, who once tweeted that women should “bare [sic] some responsibility” for being raped, last year claimed [tech platforms had banned him for what he said were “traditional masculine values.”](https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/andrew-tate-banned-traditional-masculine-values-tucker-carlson-1235352223/) Tate has 7.1 million followers on Twitter; his Twitter account had been banned in 2017 and was reinstated after Musk acquired the social network. Last month Tate was [charged with rape and human trafficking offenses in Romania](https://variety.com/2023/digital/global/andrew-tate-charged-rape-human-trafficking-romania-1235648936/). Earlier this week, Tate and his brother Tristan sued a Florida woman and others, alleging they conspired to falsely accuse the Tates in the Romania case, the AP [reported](https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-lawsuit-human-trafficking-romania-florida-aacca97560a25848b03131d4aecd8ffe). Oh yeah, never mind. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7214 "2023-10-22T11:03:15Z")
> > > Wild Geerters @steinkobbe ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7215 "2023-10-22T11:34:38Z")
Trying to get background on that led me to > **[A Leaked Tesla Report Shows the Cybertruck Had Basic Design Flaws](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/leaked-tesla-report-shows-cybertruck-had-basic-design-flaws/amp/)** > > The “alpha” version of the EV company’s first pickup had problems with braking, handling, noise, and leaks, according to an internal presentation. The outside is so sharp it may never pass pedestrian safety rules in the EU. Handling and braking are poor. It’s noisy and it leaks. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7216 "2023-10-22T12:15:44Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > you’re too range paranoid (okay, bad joke) to buy an electric. You need your guzzoline for when it’s all Mad Max around you. > [@digs](#): > > Now I’m picturing Mad Max scenes where the cobbled-together Assault Trucks have really long extension cords… I figure in the rare event I survive whatever causes the collapse of society, scavenging solar panels and a Tesla, Rivian, or Amazon delivery van is going to give me a usable vehicle than trying to figure out how to refine gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7217 "2023-10-22T13:11:18Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Yep, we’ve been making this connection for 9 months and 5k posts. 🙂 Nope. Just once just now. The time machine works now. Which means it now worked then too. 😉 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7218 "2023-10-22T15:27:54Z")
But the cargo capacity is… Oh, right. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7219 "2023-10-22T17:39:18Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Why do I suspect the “bulletproof” stunt was used with a .45 Thompson because they’re inherently a slow, subsonic round, and likely used hollow-point or other non-penetrating ammo rather than FMJ. 1000 quatloos says a 9mm FMJ pistol round goes right on through, much less anything more powerful. Hehehe, my first thought was “Ok, so a .30-06 will go right through it, just like almost every other vehicle ever made. Good to know.” And yeah, I’ve had 0 vehicles that needed this “feature”, overbuilding unnecessarily isn’t an innovation. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7220 "2023-10-23T00:44:07Z")
> **[Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Wikipedia $1 Billion if They Change Their Name to...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/elon-musk-says-ll-wikipedia-222531368.html)** > > The Tesla CEO, who has butted heads with the organization in the past, claims he will make a hefty donation if they change their name. Dikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7221 "2023-10-23T01:01:06Z")
Oh, so that’s what the massive piles of money that he couldn’t afford to donate to humanitarian aid to Ukraine was being saved up for. And pardon my bewilderment, but what the fuck, this is the supposed tech-savvy genius who owns a social media company? > Musk’s “offer” stems from an earlier tweet where he criticized the Wikimedia Foundation for wanting so much money. “It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone!” tweeted Musk. "So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know … " > > He didn’t have to wait very long for an explanation, courtesy of the app’s very own Community Notes citing that the free information organization handles “over 25B page views per month and over 44M page edits a month, requiring substantial operating costs.” The notes also provided additional context that the Wikimedia Foundation employs third party financial auditors whose reports are made available to the public. I mean that’s some weapons grade idiocy from someone allegedly tech savvy. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7222 "2023-10-23T01:44:59Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Hehehe, my first thought was “Ok, so a .30-06 will go right through it, just like almost every other vehicle ever made. Good to know.” > > And yeah, I’ve had 0 vehicles that needed this “feature”, overbuilding unnecessarily isn’t an innovation. That was shot with the most cream-puff 45s ever loaded. Just enough power to cycle the action. Or, maybe they hand cycled each round. Or, they were frangibles. I’ve shot a vehicle with multiple calibers, as well as compound bow. Most will go through, including the arrow, but I guarantee nearly any rifle round will slice through that “bullet-proof” truck like it was made of paper. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7223 "2023-10-23T03:25:35Z")
I would give SpaceX twenty dollars if the CEO changes his name to Musk Melon. I’d even throw in a few board games. (I’m sure there is nothing vaguely creative about this and it’s been suggested before.) ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7224 "2023-10-23T03:37:10Z")
I would give twenty dollars to a charity of my choice if he changed his name to Space Ken. ---
**Author:** ![ColdBrew50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@ColdBrew50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdBrew50)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7225 "2023-10-23T04:39:41Z")
Well, I’m upset because apparently I cannot see the comments to this juicy titbit. [![](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/6/947496.jpg) ](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/6/947496.jpg) Screw you, SpaceBoy! I want to know what happened! Yeah, I had a Twitter account…useful for local weather conditions and such. But now I’m very disappointed! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=360) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=362)