• Blue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Alternative conspiracy theory, he got paid to do that, as twitter even with all the bad things was a political tool against fascism and misinformation.

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      1 year ago

      Maybe, but I do think he’s dumb and egotistical enough to lack self awareness.

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        1 year ago

        He was backed by the Saudis. This money is nothing to them. They win if Twitter profits, they win if Twitter burns. I don’t thing they care.

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      1 year ago

      Is he getting paid enough to recoup the 44 billion he blew on twitter?

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        1 year ago

        Once you’re that rich, the currency is favours and influence, not just money. He got in out of his depth, then got helped out by some big backers. What they offered him, in the backroom deal, I’ve no clue.

    • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Frankly there is no alternate conspiracy that can make this make sense. Even if the point is destroying Twitter, why does he have to be the one to personally take the reputation hit? He could downright hire some celebrity CEO to say and do all the shit he wants done, get all the flak while he relaxes on a yacht. There may or may not be backroom deals but he’s still being a chump for exposing himself like that. His business are taking hits because he’s seen as increasingly unreliable.

      • Blue@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Even if he loses al his companies he still has money to live on that yacht for the rest of his life,(doubt it as USA is practically funding him), he is a narcissist he wants the attention, he wants people talking about him.

        But any guess is as good as mine, maybe he is the Manchurian candidate maybe not.