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icyygrl

The only follow I want upon signup on a social media platform is Tom from MySpace.


squirrelhut

Elon thinks he’ll be the new Tom? Lmao. Man child. Tom is out there living his best life and I’m happy for him.


MrCadwell

Unrelated but I always chuckle when I read "POTUS" lol Maybes it's because I'm not American so in my head it sounds like a slang for idiot or something. Like calling someone some kind of potato


Weekly_Yesterday_403

There’s also FLOTUS for the First Lady lol


MrCadwell

Lol I'm not mature enough for these acronyms


[deleted]

FLOATUS TO THE POTUS


MrCadwell

OMG lol


Constant_Anteater122

My favorite is the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States)


MrCadwell

Oh hahahahaha so this is my new favorite


a-326

with every day it gets clearer that he's doing all of that for twitter attention. this is so embarrassing


frenchfruit

He has an agenda I think. Like he’s genuinely trying to manipulate people at this point


Tianna92

Everyone in the spotlight has an agenda, let’s stop pretending because you disagree with his brand of bs, he’s somehow worse than anyone else. The real difference between Republicans and Democrats (because that’s what it comes down to anymore) & why voters will always put blind faith in one vs the other is that Dems kiss your ass & smile in your face while working against you, republicans lay it all out for you so you can actually make the decision to support them or hate them. If Elon is gonna be accused of anything, it’s that he’s not the public savior that his fanboys want him to be - he’s acting no different than the previous owners of Twitter. The only thing that has changed is political affiliation.


frenchfruit

You really believe the previous owners of Twitter were the “Dem version” of Elon Musk? Were they constantly tweeting misinformation about the opposite party to incite outrage? Did any of these owners have a fraction of the influence that Musk has because of his name & fortune? Were they inciting hatred towards communities of innocent people because of “free speech”? Yeah there’s a BIG difference between owners who tried to stand for human rights and an owner who is using his power to uplift the voices of people who stand against human rights. You think Elon made the right decision bringing back Kanye? Oh, apparently neither did he… You think eliminating the purpose of verification by making it accessible to everyone & thus skyrocketing misinformation was a good idea? apparently neither did he… He is a malicious POS who knows exactly what he’s doing. If you really believe “the only thing that has changed is political affiliation” then i don’t think you were on Twitter much before Musk took over. That, or you’re just willfully choosing to believe what he’s doing is okay because of his political beliefs.


Tianna92

I don’t support Musk’s handling of twitter’s employees nor does my comment suggest I’m in favor of a megalomaniac doing anything regardless of political affiliation. I’ve been on twitter since February 2009, I’ve been around long enough. I’ve witnessed all the fighting between users both with blue checks & not. The core of the argument against Musk being the owner of Twitter sounds a lot like the republican blue checks & their supporters argument against the previous owners. Like I said both sides of the isle are essentially arguing against the other side accusing them of disinformation in favor of their own political party’s agenda & supporters. The issue is both owners have claimed to be in favor of speech expression & press but there’s evidence to suggest otherwise. Granted I’m not using this as an argument in favor of letting anyone say just anything - obviously shit could get dangerous real quick. I have 0 issue with them kicking Ye & that Tate dude offline. Simply pointing out that it really is just us fighting with each other, over folks in a separate club, who are essentially fighting with each other, accusing each other of the same dame thing. Must be trying to distract us from something big. When are people gonna stop pretending that any of these elitists are any better then the ones we chose to dislike or have legitimate reason not to support? Quite frankly, they are all the same but some are just really fuckin good at hiding it.


DosaAndMimosas

Elon is using his platform to spread misinformation and hate against the LGBT community which has a direct affect on my life and my loved ones lives, we are genuinely terrified. Recognize your privilege.


the_little_sister

To the extent I am aware of him, I liked "doing cool space shit" Elon. Can't he just get back to doing cool space shit?


ismphoto123

Right?? Cool space Elon was way better than whiny, I-need-people-to-love-me billionaire Elon


pubell

unfortunately they are one and the same ☹️


mscasuallycruel

I made a Twitter account a few weeks ago (which I have since deleted because I didn't feel like it added anything positive to my life) and I noticed that even though I didn't follow Elon and none of the people I followed engaged with his tweets, I saw Elon's tweets on my timeline daily. so this is not very surprising to me lol


poiuytrewq1234564

He needs friends. That’s why he bought Twitter.


jasperleopard

Grimes made their choices, but in the end, I'd bet Elon thinks he can make them come back to him at any time he wants. I don't think that's the reality of their situation, but it's gross that he colonized them


Tiptopphilipflop

grimes uses they/them pronouns :)


AndrewTate1SmyG0d

🤣🤣🤣🤣


dearmabi

i blocked him years ago because is a POS


estofaulty

Same. Can’t wait to start seeing his tweets and realize he forced everyone to unblock him and follow. What a loser he is.


the_astraltramp

Just like Tom on MySpace


MathematicianSea6618

Monumental ego and Donald Trump level sensitivity to criticism. Birds of a feather


mimiwoo3

I remember when nobody had a problem with him. Like back around 2015. He was pretty much liked all around. It sucks that this is where he ended up.


the_astraltramp

:)


MormonHorrorBuff

Sweet


MouseKale

Freedom of gatekeeping