# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/1765 "2022-11-29T21:02:00Z")

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Yeah. It’s hardly unprecedented for a fat-cat to own a mouthpiece.

Part of my point was that Twitter is bigger, with a larger reach, than the e.g. Washington Times ever thought about being. Another point was that understanding Musk’s approach to Twitter “management” makes a lot more sense as a personal megaphone than it does as a profit-making business.

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