# 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:** 176
**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 26, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3522 "2026-07-26T23:45:56Z")
Has anyone ever pointed out that absolute monopolistic company-town capitalism and a communist command economy become virtually identical at a sufficiently high level of exploitation? ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3523 "2026-07-27T03:40:24Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Has anyone ever pointed out that absolute monopolistic company-town capitalism and a communist command economy become virtually identical at a sufficiently high level of exploitation? No, they’re completely different! Under a communist command economy, man exploits man. Under an absolute monopolistic company-town capitalism, it’s the other way around. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3524 "2026-07-27T18:56:09Z")
“And another thing: I’m not mad. Don’t put in the newspaper that I got mad” [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4idzneqrxdb6oc3nk7ps77j/bafkreigbom2fmdvs3b7pughwgqlv4ua34rzmrbijmw5pc47i3bcafz2z64) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4idzneqrxdb6oc3nk7ps77j/bafkreigbom2fmdvs3b7pughwgqlv4ua34rzmrbijmw5pc47i3bcafz2z64) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3525 "2026-07-27T19:51:04Z")
Who is “she” in that “discussion”? ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3526 "2026-07-27T19:53:50Z")
The editor of the Economist who dared to question him in the interview he did with her. > **[Elon Musk has weird 'crash out' after being told he's 'loathed'](https://www.indy100.com/viral/elon-musk-loathed-the-economist)** > > Elon Musk appeared to get rather defensive after a reporter said there are plenty of people who “loathe” him – and he hasn’t stopped reacting since.Despite his frequent critique of the mainstream media, billionaire Musk recently appeared in an... ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3527 "2026-07-27T20:01:09Z")
No, that crash out was about Anne Hathaway. > **[Elon Musk Rips Anne Hathaway After Equality Speech Goes Viral Again](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/elon-musk-rips-anne-hathaway-161419984.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADTNGDKJDbsNJf35yUjhbSOnjlSGZOVauPm3Dthgc2ta4HTywWWKjH0GUvMLBC6JX5Itm0ox73KLGRsQakqB9qHostOuVQXOeztagLWUm6C_Q922lpX6SG3Z72o3uLOX5TQ-1BhZxo7H0HA5V1UhUUrkwdkKeWBUirJ2y3-YIKJM)** > > Elon Musk criticized Anne Hathaway after her 2018 equality speech resurfaced online and attracted millions of new views. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3528 "2026-07-27T21:44:21Z")
Now Elon, still smarting from the _Economist_ conflict, is attacking World Central Kitchen head Jose Andres: > [@](#): > > …Specifically, where [Economist editor Zanny Minton] Beddoes told Musk, “You support not just the populist right, but the far right — in fact, very fringe parties in some countries,” prompting Musk to answer, “No, I support the normal people. What you call the far right, falsely.” > > Musk responded to Braverman’s post, “She is a traitor to the West, plain and simple.” > > That’s where the chef got involved. José Andrés wrote, “Elon drink a glass of water before you tweet…you may build rockets and satellites and cars and anything else you want…and we thank you! but you can not call a great journalist that actually ask you good questions and [sic] enemy to humanity! You sound and act like a tyrant….change!” > > Musk replied to the chef, “You’re an asshole.” > **[Elon Musk Spars With José Andrés For Calling Him a 'Tyrant'](https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/elon-musk-spars-with-famed-chef-who-called-him-a-tyrant-for-attacking-journalist/)** > > Elon Musk sparred with Spanish Chef José Andrés of the World Central Kitchen over a recent interview that had musk looking less than stellar. Many have noted that Andres has a reputation for being one of the world’s best people, While Elon… ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3529 "2026-07-28T00:15:01Z")
Give Elon my banking info? Where do I sign up?! 🙄 > **[X Money is launching in the US starting today](https://www.theverge.com/tech/971649/x-money-launch-elon-musk)** > > Would you replace your bank with X Money? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3530 "2026-07-28T00:36:19Z")
So much losing … ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3531 "2026-07-28T02:27:59Z")
Give him a couple of months, after this imlpodes, to regret it, like it took him a couple of months to express “misgivings” about DOGE. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3532 "2026-07-28T02:55:50Z")
The utterly dreadful thing about that Economist interview was his ghastly little grin when she asked him about the children he killed when he canceled the USAID funding. I don’t think he believes that nobody died. I think he believes that no white people died, so he’s fine with it. :shudder: Society cannot heal while people like him hold so much power. ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3533 "2026-07-28T03:35:08Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > The utterly dreadful thing about that Economist interview was his ghastly little grin when she asked him about the children he killed when he canceled the USAID funding. I don’t think he believes that nobody died. I think he believes that no white people died, so he’s fine with it. I’m certain that’s the case. Elmo is an irredeemable bigot right down to the core. I was answering some security questions today with one of my financial providers and they asked what my primary banking institution was. It might have been interesting if I had responded, “oh, it’s ‘X’!” I do all my banking with “X”! Elmo has all my money, and life couldn’t be better! 😁 ---
**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 28, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3534 "2026-07-28T22:38:12Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Give Elon my banking info? Where do I sign up?! Isn’t that just PayPal? Oh wait… PayPal wasn’t fully controlled by Musk, he was just part of the project (his original X.com), and was replaced at one point. That’s probably why it works and has been successful for decades. ---
**Author:** ![yendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed8c4c/32.png) [@yendis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yendis)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3535 "2026-07-29T12:44:35Z")
I’m sure the owners of [x.money](https://x.money/) will be more than happy to take on the many confused new customers who go there looking for Musk’s grift. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3536 "2026-07-29T12:56:54Z")
Good summary, including of the Turner Diaries thing, and of the human cost of USAID’s near-elimination. (It’s a NY Times gift article: Opinion - Jamelle Bouie -Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?) [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.1VA.eDZ4.vwptRKC\_qHR-&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.eDZ4.vwptRKC_qHR-&smid=url-share) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3537 "2026-08-15T06:18:05Z")
Looks like another one of Elon’s kids has turned on him. > **[Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia](https://futurism.com/future-society/grok-calls-for-assassination-elon-musk)** > > Elon Musk's "maximum truth-seeking" Grok chatbot called for the assassination of its creator and said he watched CSAM. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3538 "2026-08-15T11:51:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > another one of Elon’s kids has turned on him This one must hurt, since it’s the only kid Elmo has actually ever cared about. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3539 "2026-08-17T22:48:58Z")
He seemed to be pretty fond of little Kevlar (or whoever that was he always had perched on his shoulders during the DOGE crap). ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3540 "2026-08-27T21:15:20Z")
A Virginia startup has launched a new social network called Twitter and is arguing that Elon abandoned the trademark. > **[New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-gave-up-the-name/)** > > Judge hasn't ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird plows ahead... ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3541 "2026-09-03T00:12:20Z")
Elon is now posting that the Jews are impostors. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6guagmhjwdanmotimn45j3pq/bafkreiaflyhiivuuraxkr5evtnxahhfrxxqpvjtnfhhrgppyavhkp4eory) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6guagmhjwdanmotimn45j3pq/bafkreiaflyhiivuuraxkr5evtnxahhfrxxqpvjtnfhhrgppyavhkp4eory) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=177)