Elon Musk: My dog is running Twitter now | Mashable.
Elon Musk: My dog is running Twitter now
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| I'm not running things around here. Talk to Floki. Credit: Anadolu Agency / Getty Images |
Elon Musk recently painted over the "w" in the "Twitter" sign at the company headquarters in San Francisco, turning it into "Titter." But if you need more proof that things are falling apart at the social media site, we present to you the Musk's latest interview with the BBC's James Clayton, in which he claims Twitter is now being run by his dog.
First, it's worth addressing the awkwardness of the interview (you can watch parts of it in the video below), which was broadcast on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday. Musk does his typical dance between attempting to be funny and eliciting sympathy by saying how hard it has been to lay off a massive number of Twitter employees. But when asked whether the sacked employees should've been given prior notice, the Twitter CEO avoids answering, instead passing the ball back to Clayton. And when questioned on the rise of misinformation and fake news on Twitter since Musk took over, he seemingly gets irritated, asking the interviewer to name one example from personal use (for the record, there are studies that point to the increase of "misinformation superspreaders" on Musk's Twitter).
Key points from the interview, which mostly revolves around Twitter, include the social media company being down to just 1,500 employees (down from more than 7,000), Musk's admission that shutting down a Twitter data center in December 2022 was "quite catastrophic," and that Twitter is currently bleeding money but it's on the path of being cashflow positive "within months. " On the topic of frequent Twitter outages as of late, Musk says there have been "a few," but "not for very long."
Perhaps the biggest admission from Musk is that he ultimately went through with the Twitter acquisition deal because he felt the court would make him do it. "Yes, that is the reason," Musk told the BBC.
As far as who's running things at Twitter right now (Musk previously said he would abide by the results of a Twitter poll, in which users decided he should step down as CEO), he told Clayton it was his dog, Floki.
“I'm not the CEO of Twitter. My dog is the CEO of Twitter. It's a great dog.” Musk said. "He's got a black turtleneck, what more would you need?"
Musk also admitted that he shot himself in the foot with his tweets "multiple times," and that he should probably stop tweeting after 3 a.m. "I need bulletproof shoes at this point," he said.
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DeleteI threw out money to invest in Tesla too. And I lived to regret it so I’m done with that man child 😂
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DeleteI own a bunch of Tesla stock worth seven figures. How did you f#ck up? Did you buy high and sell low?
Delete"My virtual dog ate it!"
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DeleteShows us all how overpaid and overrated CEOs really are😡🤣😊. We all knew it all along🥴
ReplyDeleteElon you’re a genius.
ReplyDeletestable genius?
DeleteA very stable genius...
Deletewith a bigly brain like the orange idiot
DeleteNo he's not. He's a 12 yearold that panders to incels.
Deleteby commenting you were interrupting that guy masturbating to his mental vision of elon.
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Your dog is an emerald in the ruff. And the dog will outshine you, Elon.
ReplyDeletePretty much sums up his opinion of employees in a nutshell...
ReplyDelete😲
ReplyDeleteHis dog would had never destroyed twitter
ReplyDeleteHe keeps trolling and people still fall for it. Incredible.
ReplyDeleteNot everything in life is a joke. He's laughing it off to cover the fact that he's fired thousands of people and flushed billions of dollars in investor capital down the toilet, all while turning Twitter into a bigger online sewer than it already was.
Deleteyour comments are a joke, we can all agree on that though
DeleteNo, my comments are factual. The joke is your education.
DeleteI expect to see a significant improvement with a more stable CEO at the helm. I'm sure he's a very good boy.
ReplyDeleteElon has checked out.
ReplyDeleteHe needs an intervention.
Possibly some time in in-patient treatment.
he keeps it up, "they" might make him. Boards aren't powerless.
DeleteMan child. Supposed 'genius' does not equate with either character or maturity.
ReplyDeleteSad thing is he'll do a better job
ReplyDeleteNice life's problems 😁😁
ReplyDeleteThe Dog has better common sense I’m sure
ReplyDeleteIt’s really great to watch the BBC interviewer make no link between Twitter’s negative $3 billion dollars income and only having $1billion in the bank and only having one point to make: “it was uncaring”.
ReplyDeleteYep.
That’s the sum of his insight on business.
He's the kind of liar they love, the rich guy diving through loopholes.
ReplyDeleteThe commitment to democratic process of a dictator with out a moral code. I had hoped for a leader and we got a frat boy.
ReplyDeleteProbably more useful than most CEOs
ReplyDeleteThe dog will definitely do a better job..
ReplyDeleteYou are the dog
ReplyDeleteWell, the dog probably couldn’t do much worse.
ReplyDeleteHe is so boring.
ReplyDeleteHe’s a Billionaire… He doesn’t care about the peasants.
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ReplyDeleteTell me you had too much money without telling me had too much money😂😂
ReplyDeleteSuch a spoiled little baby.
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ReplyDeleteExplains the lack of functionality….
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Every day a new person is born hating this man.
ReplyDeleteWhat a berk.
ReplyDeleteDog'll do better...lol
ReplyDeleteNow he’s blaming his dog lol
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ReplyDeleteSpring is in the air. Just look how fast all of these snowflakes are melting. It's going to be a great year.
ReplyDelete@All - Elon just needs to be patient.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see he has a sense of humor, especially while his $43,000,000,000 investment is going down the drain.
ReplyDeleteYahhhhhh, finally some humane and intelligent life!!! sure beats elon running it!
ReplyDeleteAll that stands out here is that he owns a dog. Goes without saying that said dog is to be pitied…
ReplyDeleteDon't blame the poor dog 😀😀😭😭
ReplyDeleteI love how the people bash him now , almost like they got the idea to do it all at the same time .
ReplyDeleteWe've already noticed for quite a while
ReplyDeleteHis dog is better than the FBI.
ReplyDeleteWhat a Freaking Moron!
ReplyDeleteThis guy is always desperate for attention like a female dog in heat.
ReplyDeleteHow cool it is. Now y’all boss is a dog 🐕 😁
ReplyDeleteOh my dog
ReplyDeleteMoron.
ReplyDeleteAt least Elons dog can’t do any worse running Twitter than Elon himself. 🤣
ReplyDeleteAt least it's better then him running it.
ReplyDeleteYour dog is too smart to do that, unlike you!
ReplyDeleteKeep playing & he'll end up in a psych ward. Greed makes people crazy, & he's messing with other people's money. They all "get too big for their britches," don't they though?! Clowns, it'll never be enough
ReplyDeleteHe's starting to come off like the villain from Kingsman.
Deletewhat makes you not a clown ? Everyone’s a clown it’s one big circus
Deleteok, feel better now?
Deletedo you actually care
Deletefunny, coming from someone who led with disrespect.
DeleteDisrespect ? I’m weak go cry to a doctor
Deletewhat’s next 2+2=4 is disrespectful I called what I saw what I saw you don’t like it don’t mean I disrespected you , you just don’t like it , facts don’t care about feelings
DeleteThey cut out the part where Elon pointed out the blatant lying of the "journalist". Surprised,not.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it would do a better job, ya massive buffoon
ReplyDeleteIt’s a ruff ruff biz. 😂
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ReplyDeleteIf Elon Muck was a clothing store, he would be called Forever Douchebag.
ReplyDeleteAhh, so this is where all the leftist, green eyed, marshmallows gather now? 😂 Don’t wanna hate him on Twitter so you all flock to Facebook to cry & lie. Feel better? 🤣🐕🦴
ReplyDeletehe keeps it up, "they" might make him. Boards aren't powerless.
ReplyDeleteWho cares? Twitter sucks
ReplyDeleteMusk’s Boring Company plans to discharge up to 142,000 gallons of wastewater into the Colorado River and across an on-site spray field each day. Now there's a far more pressing topic rather than focusing on his attention seeking antics at Twitter. You media people are so distracted by his deflections you miss the really important stuff, shame on you.
ReplyDeleteOther words, "it's gone to the dogs"😂
ReplyDeleteUnfollow stupid media that post this junk
ReplyDeleteDoing a lot better of a job too. This fascist mindless Maga moron is dumber than his dog.
ReplyDeleteAnd pissn LibaNazi's every second. Right on Musk!
ReplyDeleteProbably does a better job than elon,dumb dumb musk
ReplyDeleteSee I can’t respect him anymore he doesn’t take things seriously he’s like a 13 yr old with a million dollars he’s a child
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