# 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:** 487
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9756 "2024-06-13T14:03:26Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > Yeah, it was a pain to convince my wife that the “Payment for BJ” on Venmo was for _Blue Jeans._ Yeah, back in the “write checks for everything” days, my wife asked me why I’d written over a dozen checks in the past year to “Exotic Gardens”… I had to show her that the closest gas station to my work was owned by the next-door Chinese restaurant. But look at the explanations we’ve had to give when ONE person “sees our likes”. Having everyone see them could get awkward: “Fletcher, I’d love to give you a raise, but I see here that years ago, you ‘liked’ a post by Aaron Rogers…” “But back then he was my quarterback!” “I don’t care about your sexual positions, Fletcher…” ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9757 "2024-06-13T14:19:08Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > It’s like the idiocy of Venmo displaying every transaction everyone you know makes by default. There’s no reason for that. Sure there is–it gives me a chance to list the reason for every purchase as “definitely not drugs”. So people will know it wasn’t for drugs. Can’t be too careful, you know. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9758 "2024-06-13T14:25:16Z")
Or, just use the go-to memo line from the old days of giving checks to your friends: For Sexual Favors I mean, they HAVE to hand it over to the nice lady at the bank, right? ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9759 "2024-06-13T14:35:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s not clear to me whether at least the person who wrote the tweet can see who liked it. It would appear so. > ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9760 "2024-06-13T14:38:47Z")
Yes, I can see who liked my tweets. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9761 "2024-06-13T14:44:41Z")
I think making it so that the post shows the number of likes but not who liked them is a good change. I wish likes worked like that everywhere, like facebook, message boards, etc. I want to give feedback to the submitter that I liked the post, but I don’t necessarily want randos looking through the likes to see who liked it. And on places like facebook, some people get upset if they see you liking other people’s posts but you’re not liking their posts. I’d rather not deal with all that drama. My solution is to just not like anything so I don’t have to deal with any fallout. If the list of people who liked something is private, people will feel more comfortable giving feedback that they like something. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9762 "2024-06-13T15:36:50Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > I think making it so that the post shows the number of likes but not who liked them is a good change. I wish likes worked like that everywhere, like facebook, message boards, etc. I want to give feedback to the submitter that I liked the post, but I don’t necessarily want randos looking through the likes to see who liked it. It’s understandable why people want likes to be anonymous, but I think its to the detriment of society. The anonymity of the internet enables pretty shitty behavior. If you’re embarrassed to like something, maybe it’s better to keep your opinion to yourself. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9763 "2024-06-13T16:05:00Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The anonymity of the internet enables pretty shitty behavior. Obligatory Penny Arcade reference; [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Czti6M4WIAIhiq8.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Czti6M4WIAIhiq8.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9764 "2024-06-13T16:24:21Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The anonymity of the internet enables pretty shitty behavior. Elon said this change is to allow you to freely make “spicy likes.” Enabling shitty behavior is the literal point. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9765 "2024-06-13T16:29:26Z")
[quote=““cinnamon bun”, post:9759, topic:963442”] currently scrolling through my media tab and liking every boob selfie [/quote] She must be so proud! Does she have any posts that _aren’t_ “boob selfies”? ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9766 "2024-06-13T16:37:36Z")
Heheh, I usually list the reason for the transaction as something like “Human slavery” or “Extortion overhead fees”. Sadly, Venmo would not let me use “Giant Rat Penis”. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9767 "2024-06-13T16:38:10Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I mean, they HAVE to hand it over to the nice lady at the bank, right? Once upon a time, but these days I take a photo of both sides of the check after I endorse it, scan it into my banking app on my phone, and it gets deposited that way. And before that, I’d go to an ATM, put the endorsed check in an envelope they keep at the ATM, fill out the envelope, and then deposit it into the ATM after using my card and going through the menus. Technology ruins everything! _-Posted on an online message board…_ ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9768 "2024-06-13T18:16:43Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I endorse it, scan it into my banking app on my phone, and it gets deposited that way. And hopefully, a “nice lady at the bank” double-checks the scan, is scandalized, and starts a rumor about your friend buying rat penises… ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9769 "2024-06-14T03:29:38Z")
Shitcock is a Goddamn funny epithet. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9770 "2024-06-14T03:54:10Z")
Shareholders seem to think, on the whole, Musk is worth almost $50B in shares over ten years. Not for me to say. But I’m pretty sure the lawyers fighting the payday don’t deserve $6B. Are they being paid by the hour? ---
**Author:** ![yendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed8c4c/32.png) [@yendis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yendis)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9771 "2024-06-14T11:11:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Once upon a time, but these days I take a photo of both sides of the check after I endorse it, scan it into my banking app on my phone, and it gets deposited that way. Using your phone to deposit a cheque is like putting magnetic suspension on a horse drawn buggy, technically impressive but still archaic. Maybe we can convince Musk to add the ability to deposit cheques using a Telsla’s external cameras, step one in his X as payment platform plans. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9772 "2024-06-14T12:38:03Z")
> [@digs](#): > > And hopefully, a “nice lady at the bank” double-checks the scan I was surprised to find that at least some checks are checked. My wife wrote me a large check to cover part of the CC bill, and messed up the written out part slightly. She overwrote it, but Bank of America (reasonably) rejected it a couple of days after the electronic deposit. They also gave no notification that they had done so by phone, text, email or Pony Express. Fortunately, I noticed the decline in my balance before attempting to use the funds. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9773 "2024-06-14T19:35:30Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It won’t be long before Elmo starts making them visible to posters who pay him a fee. It feels like you really may have hit on something here. I’m cynical enough to think this might actually be Elmo’s final play. Elmo: I’m taking away a standard, long standing feature. I’m improving it for YOU! Users: Boo! Elmo: Fine then! I’m restoring this feature that everyone loves but now you’re going to have to pay for it! (Why won’t everyone recognize my inherent genius!?!) Users: Fuck you Elmo. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9774 "2024-06-15T07:48:11Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I was surprised to find that at least some checks are checked. My wife wrote me a large check to cover part of the CC bill, and messed up the written out part slightly. She overwrote it, but Bank of America (reasonably) rejected it a couple of days after the electronic deposit. This was my old job. The computer’s OCR scan kicks out the discrepancies and the operator flags the item to be rescanned and if the person that scanned it doesn’t re-submit the deposit is canceled. I didn’t work for BoA but you should have gotten an automated e-mail. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9775 "2024-06-18T01:15:34Z")
What do you know? I just got put in Xitter time-out because, evidently, I support violent behavior. Which I, of course, actually do not. What did, though, triggered the clown who posted a picture of a noose with the text in the picture calling for summary hanging of, among others, traitors. So, like an idiot, I posted in text, “Trump’s a traitor. I can get behind him being put in a noose.” Mind you, I don’t support capital punishment either. My intent was to point out the hypocrisy of the idiot posting the picture. So, lesson learned: don’t post such things in text. Be sure to make them into pictures. At least the time-out will be over in approximately 11 hours. To get that, sadly, I had to delete my post. And this is what Musk calls the free speech platform. 😉 Oh, and it was worth it. 😃 😃 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=488)