Elon Musk, the Poop Emoji, and the Embarrassing Twitter Sale Pantomime
Forget bot control; the world needs troll control
In a strange turn of events, I find myself writing about the poop emoji for the second time this year. But, this is less about tongue-in-cheek product advertising and more about a multi-billion dollar maverick making everyone (himself included) look like absolute fools.
Ever since Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter at $54.20 a share was announced on April 25, it has rapidly descended into a pantomime. One that has been played out in a “public town square,” filled with a cast of jesters and villains, each trying to outmaneuver the other with counter tweet after counter tweet. Unfortunately, the heroes of this story — the employees who’ve tried to carry on or those who quit in protest at the thought of a reckless billionaire throwing their work out the window — have been relegated to bit-part background roles, barely noticed amongst the drama taking front and center stage. The star of this car crash performance is, without question, Elon Musk.
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From the minute the deal was made public, it’s been chaos.
There have been punches thrown at current management and employees, most notably at Twitter’s legal head, Vijaya Gadde, who Musk accused…
