# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6615
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6615 "2023-09-10T17:12:24Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > My personal inclination is to attribute it to the fact that Musk has many Trump-like characteristics, one of which is that he tends to corrupt those around him In another thread, we had a similar discussion about the charisma and in-person influence of Elizabeth Holmes, luring a respected NYT editor into writing a soft-pedal op-ed shilling Holmes’ positions and opinions. > [@The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)\[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138/599): > > NY Times, so likely paywalled. But jeez-Louise - Holmes may suck as a CEO, but she sure is a master manipulator: [Elizabeth Holmes Opens Up About Her Theranos Trial and What Comes Next - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html) Bottom line: some people become rich because they are unaccountably charismatic and influential on a personal basis, and this allows them to induce otherwise respectable journalists into becoming their personal propagandists. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)._