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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So he’s in the “fake it till you make it” phase. “If we pretend there’s trillions using our service, surely trillions of real users will eventually come! 👍”

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking today how ridiculously accurate silicone valley (the show) has turned out to be. It feels like CEOs and mid level managers all watched that show and completely missed the fact that it was SATIRE.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Only 7 generations if we double every time. Gotta pump up those population numbers by getting mars started and by getting rid of birth control.