# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** elon-musk\ **Created:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2024-08-13T00:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 127
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2542 "2025-07-09T17:08:08Z")
Linda Yaccarino quits as CEO of Xitter. (or was she pushed?) > **[Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's X](https://www.google.com/share.google?q=CcRqeY4UDjGlOvmTe)** > > Yaccarino's departure comes one day after Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok repeatedly made antisemitic comments. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2543 "2025-07-09T17:25:11Z")
Ah, yes, so she’s the one who got promoted to Scapegoat #1 quite recently and already lost that position. Didn’t even make it a month > [@Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2471): > > I’m not sure where exactly this goes, but he’s fired his VP in charge of Tesla manufacturing and operations. The article ties that to declines in sales, but that doesn’t necessarily follow for me. [Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/tesla-head-of-manufacturing-omead-afshar-fired-by-elon-musk.html) This comes about a month after the head of Optimus quit. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2544 "2025-07-09T17:45:19Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I am just annoyed that “grok” used to be a good word, and now elno has turned its meaning to shit. Not unlike the history of the swastika symbol. > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Linda Yaccarino quits as CEO of Xitter. (or was she pushed?) Defenestrated? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2545 "2025-07-09T18:12:34Z")
Someone should checl for open windows. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2546 "2025-07-09T19:01:41Z")
Does she think she can somehow buy her soul back? ---
**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:** [July 9, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2547 "2025-07-09T20:27:17Z")
Post and poster avatar check out. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2548 "2025-07-09T20:36:26Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > I’m not going to lie. I’m enjoying the odd dissonance between MAGA being the defenders of Israel and simultaneously being openly antisemitic. There’s also the delightful dissonance between MAGA love of Elmo because he’s a neo-Nazi and their hatred of electric vehicles. Plus, now the two leading neo-Nazis are feuding. MAGA life is getting complicated, and MAGAts don’t have the brainpower to deal with even a simple life. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2549 "2025-07-09T20:43:02Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > There’s also the delightful dissonance between MAGA love of Elmo because he’s a neo-Nazi and their hatred of electric vehicles. It’s kind of like how the Volkswagen was _literally_ the Nazi car. The company was established by the German Labour Front, which was the organization the Nazis used to replace all trade unions in Germany. It was the product of Nazis. And yet, over time Volkswagen vehicles became inextricably linked with left and the counterculture in the US (in particular the VW Beetle). While the left (at least right now) is taking the opposite route with Tesla vehicles, electric vehicles in general are embraced by the left and anyone else who gives a shit about the environment and the future of the planet. And Tesla is part of that movement. There’s still that weird dynamic going on. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2550 "2025-07-09T21:30:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It’s kind of like how the Volkswagen was _literally_ the Nazi car. It definitely was. It was one of Hitler’s pet projects, jointly conceived by Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche. One of the reasons for the VW Beetle’s success was its high quality at a very low price, the quality achieved in part due to Porsche engineering. The Beetle was my first car, and I still remember the silky-smooth four-speed stick shift and the overall quality construction. > [@Atamasama](#): > > And yet, over time Volkswagen vehicles became inextricably linked with left and the counterculture in the US (in particular the VW Beetle). I’d say more linked with baby boomers, for whom this was often their first car. Hence the nostalgia that birthed the “New Beetle”, originally just a whimsical concept car from Volkswagen, but baby boomers just loved it and demanded that VW put it into production! > [@Atamasama](#): > > electric vehicles in general are embraced by the left and anyone else who gives a shit about the environment and the future of the planet. And Tesla is part of that movement. Sorta true, but with significant differences. The VW Beetle was all about low cost and high build quality, while the Tesla is all about whiz-bang features at high cost and often shitty build quality. And, while electric cars are beneficial to the environment, Elmo personally doesn’t give a shit about it. If he did he’d be producing a $20K EV mini-truck like the Slate instead of an ugly $100K+ monstrosity like the Cybertruck. Elmo just wants to make cars and trucks that appeal to him, not _wagens_ that appeal to the _volks_. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2551 "2025-07-09T22:31:49Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > And, while electric cars are beneficial to the environment, Elmo personally doesn’t give a shit about it. If he did he’d be producing a $20K EV mini-truck like the Slate instead of an ugly $100K+ monstrosity like the Cybertruck. Elmo just wants to make cars and trucks that appeal to him, not _wagens_ that appeal to the _volks_. Yeah, it is pretty much the anti-Volkswagen in that way. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2552 "2025-07-09T22:41:22Z")
I mean, say what you want about Hitler, but… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2553 "2025-07-09T22:43:56Z")
he wasn’t Elon Musk. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2554 "2025-07-09T23:57:21Z")
… he didn’t breed more of him. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2555 "2025-07-10T00:25:32Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The VW Beetle was all about low cost and high build quality Right, VWs became darlings of the Boomer youth culture because they were inexpensive to acquire, operate and repair, and were long-lived _(by 1960s standards)_ if cared for. Teslas, minus the subsidies, are cars for the upper middle class and above. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2556 "2025-07-10T03:56:17Z")
After all, he _did_ kill Hitler. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2557 "2025-07-14T23:27:46Z")
Paul Krugman and FT columnist Martin Wolf discuss the weirdness of Elon: > **Wolf** : It does remain a mystery to me that Musk, who otherwise seems to be able to create functioning companies (albeit with some government assistance) which does involve being able to read an income statement—he couldn’t have looked at two or three pages—no more— summarizing the federal government spending without realizing, as in your well-known phrase, that it’s an insurance system with an army. And this egregious waste is just ridiculous. And of course, as a result of this, they’ve done incredible damage to the world and to poor people, as you’ve noted with the closure of USAID. > **Krugman** : Yeah, people of great wealth can certainly afford to be extremely well informed. I did a sort of back of the envelope calculation and realized that Musk could personally afford to maintain an intelligence agency about the size of Britain’s MI5. If he wanted to be the best informed person on the planet, he could do it quite easily. Instead, he reads random posts on Twitter and gets his information there. And this is really just saying that he does not want to know. It’s not a lack of sources of information. It is fundamentally about deciding that you know how the world works or how you want it to work. And that’s all you want to want to hear about. > **[A Second Conversation with Martin Wolf](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-second-conversation-with-martin)** > > Two incredulous guys talking ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2558 "2025-07-15T13:17:18Z")
OK. The SDMB must be bad for my brain. I saw the headline below, and first, thought it was about Musk. My second thought was that it probably wasn’t hacked. > **[Elmo's X account hacked, shares antisemitic posts: "Disgusting messages"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elmo-x-account-hack-antisemitic-posts-sesame-street/)** > > Elmo's X account posted antisemitic and racist posts after it was hacked on Sunday, a spokesperson for the makers of "Sesame Street" said in a statement. My third thought, when I clicked the link and saw the pic, was “Oh- they actually mean _Elmo_.” ---
**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:** [July 15, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2559 "2025-07-15T13:33:21Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > OK. The SDMB must be bad for my brain. > > I saw the headline below, and first, thought it was about Musk. Huh. I saw this one and passed iver it without reading it, and I also thought they meant Musk. > **[Now who would hack Elmo? | The Mary Sue](https://www.themarysue.com/now-who-would-hack-elmo/?utm_source=mostpopular)** > > This weekend, Elmo was suddenly posting some un-Elmo like posts on X and fans were concerned for the 'Sesame Street' legend ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2560 "2025-07-15T14:09:57Z")
“Lalalala, lalalala, white man’s world…” ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2561 "2025-07-16T04:59:41Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > My third thought, when I clicked the link and saw the pic, was “Oh- they actually mean _Elmo_.” John Stewart is hit or miss for me most of the time but I think this is one of the most hilarious things he has ever done. Interview with Elmo about recent developments: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Rbk7leQdxbo/maxresdefault.jpg "Jon on Trump’s Epstein Meltdown, MAGA's Mutiny & Elmo’s Antisemitic Tweets | The Daily Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbk7leQdxbo) (the Elmo part starts at about 5:19 and goes for the rest of the segment. Guaranteed to make you laugh or double your money back!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=128)