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[–] LEDZeppelin 30 points 1 month ago

I have a spare pair of bootstraps if anyone needs

[–] T00l_shed 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ME5SENGER_24 20 points 1 month ago
[–] Jondar 19 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

This super-genius real-life-Tony-Stark has revealed himself to be a chaotic doofus incapable of running a successful company when he's not insulated by more capable people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought the Tesla board approved a massive bonus for him. Where did that money go?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The bonus was in stock. It was pretty much just replenishing the stock he dumped when he was buying twitter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

wouldn’t life be easy if you could just use everyone else’s money for whatever you want

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Why tho? He doesn’t need it to be profitable, he already has it as his own echo chamber. Any more money in is just sunk cost fallacy to bring back people he’s happy to see gone in the first place.

“It’s my house and I’ll shoot out the windows if I want to,” Musk was heard screaming, yesterday.

[–] Illuminostro 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because his shareholders will sue the shit out of him if he doesn't turn it around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This, and if he doesn't keep burning money, What-Was-Once-Twitter's ebbing audience will ebb faster.

[–] Illuminostro 2 points 1 month ago