# 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:** 6
**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 20, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/101 "2024-08-20T01:37:44Z")
Elmo: There’s no whitelist of people allowed to use slurs Also Elmo: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVYvNKyXwAAsG7Y?format=png&name=900x900) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVYvNKyXwAAsG7Y?format=png&name=900x900) Gee whiz, Elmo. If you didn’t give him the Cybertruck, and your company doesn’t sell them in Russia, and your company’s terms of service doesn’t allow secondhand sales, and the truck needs to be able to contact the servers in order to function, surely it should be trivial for you to ping this truck, remotely disable it, and sue the person who did give it to him. But instead you’re using the R-word on social media. I wonder why that could be? ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/102 "2024-08-20T03:13:40Z")
/channeling Elmo the Great White Disgrace Savior You’re just infected by the Woke Mind Virus that murdered my son. ‘Retard’ isn’t a slur, ‘cis’ is a slur. See, it all comes back to The Great Replacement, that nefarious plot of the Jews to destroy the purity of the White Race and replace us all with colored people. I mean, you know who else wanted to purify the White Race of retards and other [_Lebensunwertes Leben_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics), right? Why, those same fine people who believe in The Great Replacement. Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/103 "2024-08-20T16:05:42Z")
Elmo: slams his financial dick in the car door. Elmo fans: masterful gambit, sir. > I would link to the article, but paywalled. I’m sure it will be aggregated soon, though. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/104 "2024-08-20T17:06:54Z")
I’m sure the banks are thrilled at his desire to join Trump’s cabinet instead of leading X to a positive financial outcome. I meant that sarcastically, but maybe they would actually be thrilled. The world is a confusing place. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/105 "2024-08-20T17:16:20Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I meant that sarcastically, but maybe they would actually be thrilled. I mean, it’s possible? It seems that turning any kind of positive revenue flow capable of making loan repayments may come down to getting Musk the hell out of the day-to-day operations of Twitter. Even if it means putting Musk at the reins of part of the Federal government, just to keep him busy. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/106 "2024-08-20T17:41:07Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I’m sure the banks are thrilled at his desire to join Trump’s cabinet instead of leading X to a positive financial outcome. > > I meant that sarcastically, but maybe they would actually be thrilled. > > The world is a confusing place. One would think that how much Elon Musk has personally invested in ‘Twitter’, and how much major banks have invested in him, would render him hopelessly conflicted to be in any Cabinet or executive role in government, notwithstanding his copious conflicts with the FTC, FCC, EPA, et cetera. But for a hypothetical Trump appointee, these kinds of conflicts of interest are _de rigueur_ and perhaps even mandatory to demonstrate that the are sufficiently venal to exist in such an administration. I’m sure the banks would love to have someone on the inside who is as indebted to them as Elon Musk, and also regulatory control over a major (if now flailing) social media outlet. Stranger ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/107 "2024-08-20T18:13:36Z")
I believe his investment was around $8 billion. The banks, some other billionaires, and Twitter itself borrowed to make up the rest of the $44 billion. The financing was a marvel of obscuration. ---
**Author:** ![rejemy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@rejemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rejemy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/108 "2024-08-20T18:52:50Z")
This sounds more like a bunch of banks handed Elon their financial dicks, Elon slammed them all in a car door, and now the banks can’t do much about it because Elon still has their financial dicks slammed in his car door. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/109 "2024-08-20T20:00:30Z")
A succinct description of “late stage capitalism”, i.e. baseless hyper-exaggerated market speculation on the value of an intrinsically valueless company. FOMO, you know. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/110 "2024-08-20T22:25:30Z")
I believe it was the self closing hood of a cyber truck. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/111 "2024-08-21T02:29:22Z")
> [@rejemy](#): > > This sounds more like a bunch of banks handed Elon their financial dicks, Elon slammed them all in a car door, and now the banks can’t do much about it because Elon still has their financial dicks slammed in his car door. This is a fantastic summation of the situation. And funny. Posts like this are why I come here. Kudos! 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/112 "2024-08-21T04:25:02Z")
I’m reminded of an old quote: > “If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” - J. Paul Getty It’s happened before and it’ll happen again: Banks loan some corporation or rich guy more money than they can afford to lose, and it’s the _debtor_ that has _them_ over a barrel instead of the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/113 "2024-08-21T07:15:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Elmo: There’s no whitelist of people allowed to use slurs To be fair, I don’t think he’s lying. As I mentioned before, my “For You” used to be filled with MAGA posts (which I replied to and thus got more and more of). I’ve seen that word many times from various people, most of them not famous enough to be on a whitelist. I think it’s likely that term just isn’t on any sort of slur list—at least, not anymore. I think that says more about Elmo. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/114 "2024-08-21T11:47:07Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > notwithstanding his copious conflicts with the FTC, FCC, EPA, et cetera. … unless, of course, that is part of “your” government’s program and your main selling point for a cabinet job. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/115 "2024-08-21T11:51:54Z")
> [@rejemy](#): > > This sounds more like a bunch of banks handed Elon their financial dicks, Elon slammed them all in a car door, and wrong you are… /s . . . [![](https://p19-pu-sign-useast8.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/ab0730819e9e45b3926e31d5668b95ad_1714671749~c5_300x400.jpeg?lk3s=d05b14bd&nonce=90289&refresh_token=45cfe7e177ed94f3859f7e150f68ff2b&x-expires=1724281200&x-signature=4ee9kPDgYkwd9usI4lheawEO460%3D&s=COMMENT_LIST&se=false&sh=&sc=cover&l=20240820231032DE2859550FEDB02C5280&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=-) ](https://p19-pu-sign-useast8.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/ab0730819e9e45b3926e31d5668b95ad_1714671749~c5_300x400.jpeg?lk3s=d05b14bd&nonce=90289&refresh_token=45cfe7e177ed94f3859f7e150f68ff2b&x-expires=1724281200&x-signature=4ee9kPDgYkwd9usI4lheawEO460%3D&s=COMMENT_LIST&se=false&sh=&sc=cover&l=20240820231032DE2859550FEDB02C5280&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=-) * * * > [@BigT](#): > > To be fair, I don’t think he’s lying. As I mentioned before, my “For You” used to be filled with MAGA posts (which I replied to and thus got more and more of). I’ve seen that word many times from various people, most of them not famous enough to be on a whitelist. Did he really put the _white supremacy_ into the word “whitelist”? … ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/116 "2024-08-21T17:45:02Z")
Just wanted to add that my “For You” will often spontaneously switch back to the all MAGA list for a bit. Another annoyance: the site will sometimes load a different tweet, removing the one I’m trying to read. It’s not smart enough to only dynamically load new content below the screen. And it’s dumb that it just starts you off in dark mode, rather than loading light mode by default. Oh, and have I posted about the gun emoji? [![](https://i.imgur.com/UCCYiLm.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/UCCYiLm.png) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/117 "2024-08-21T18:20:24Z")
Elmo is such a badass. I wish I could be cool enough to tell someone to make a realistic emoji of a gun. And pose with a katana in front of a flag. I’ll just crawl into a hole over here while I reply back to my son’s text, because he still talks to me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/118 "2024-08-21T21:30:37Z")
I actually prefer the realistic emojis, but since I have never used a gun emoji, and am unlikely to, it makes no difference to me. X’s green one is clearly a glue gun, the yellow one a ray gun, and the orange one is a super soaker, but I don’t know that I would recognize the other green ones as a gun. Maybe the Samsung one. Perhaps if I spent more of my recreation time shooting things. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/119 "2024-08-21T22:13:34Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > X’s green one is clearly a glue gun It’s a squirt gun. No glue gun has a trigger like that. It even has the orange barrel that toy guns are supposed to have. It looks just like this real squirt gun Walmart sells. [![](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c86555e1-b62d-4982-8263-036ccc8a4958.1dddc83c7492cf59d92da17d05974351.jpeg) ](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c86555e1-b62d-4982-8263-036ccc8a4958.1dddc83c7492cf59d92da17d05974351.jpeg) Glue guns look like this, in various colors. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pfw9-9vLS._AC_SL1500_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pfw9-9vLS._AC_SL1500_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/120 "2024-08-21T22:30:05Z")
I’ll give you objective reality, but I have a green glue gun and have not been near a squirt gun this century, so I stand by my subjective reality. It looks like a glue gun to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=7)