Article 5XW0S Elon Musktweeted his way onto Twitter’s board — now what?

Elon Musktweeted his way onto Twitter’s board — now what?

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Elizabeth Lopatto
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Ahahahahahaha fine. Longtime shitposter Elon Musk, who has a side gig as the CEO of Tesla, is on the board of Twitter, a newly minted meme stonk, after filing the wrong form with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tremendous content.

A different style of billionaire might elect to buy a national newspaper with a storied past and re-invest in it, just like he might secretly test his dick-shaped rocket for many years before publicly taking a ride on it. But despite owning Amazon, Jeff Bezos is somehow less internet-poisoned than the meme lord of Dogecoin. The true platform for brain worms isn't The Washington Post, despite its op-ed writers' best efforts. It's Twitter.

The platform's top shitposter already has the keys to the castle

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