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In reply to the discussion: Top Twitter executives fired as Elon Musk takeover begins [View all]SheltieLover
(74,579 posts)73. Blue sky is not an alternative to twitter! See: "the Musk - Dorsey connection"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17300732
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Q: Jack Dorsey is launching Bluesky, a new social network to compete with Twitter. Ill just join that instead!
A: Sorry to disappoint, but Dorsey played a key role in Musks deal to take Twitter private. The two are good friends. And Bluesky is an initiative launched by Twitter. In April, Dorsey wrote, In principle, I dont believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.
Ty, DUer, BootinUp for sharing the above!
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Q: Jack Dorsey is launching Bluesky, a new social network to compete with Twitter. Ill just join that instead!
A: Sorry to disappoint, but Dorsey played a key role in Musks deal to take Twitter private. The two are good friends. And Bluesky is an initiative launched by Twitter. In April, Dorsey wrote, In principle, I dont believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.
Ty, DUer, BootinUp for sharing the above!


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Pretty typical during corporate takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions.
DetroitLegalBeagle
Oct 2022
#11
This is not unusual for these big time deals and those guys probably made a ton of money on the deal
Renew Deal
Oct 2022
#23
Seems unlikely. Twitter will continue to have a huge user base that will keep people tied to it
XorXor
Oct 2022
#68
Musk will still win even if he lets Trump back on Twitter and it tanks it because then Musk will
cstanleytech
Oct 2022
#44
So the "new and improved" Twitterverse is D.O.A. Musk has no clue at all how to actually improve it.
Ford_Prefect
Oct 2022
#51
No Democrat should ever buy a Tesla or any other product related to this power obsessed madman.
honest.abe
Oct 2022
#62
Blue sky is not an alternative to twitter! See: "the Musk - Dorsey connection"
SheltieLover
Oct 2022
#73
Saturday Night News: Musk fired the company's entire senior staff "for cause," an attempt to avoid
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2022
#71