I have a theory that this is about corporate tax rates—that Musk was motivated to assemble his coalition of investors, and that the American ones pitched in, because they were worried that the Democrats would eventually raise corporate tax rates significantly. Certainly, moving Twitter out of the sphere of Democrat-aligned institutions is also a blow against progressive curation of public communication channels, thereby impacting many other issues and trends; but one would expect economic issues to be decisive, among investors.
I have another theory, that AI, and AI analysis of Twitter users, would be a big part of Musk’s plans for Twitter—through this acquisition, he has also acquired a database of user profiles to rival anything that Google or Facebook possesses. Perhaps he will make Twitter into a rival of Facebook? A comparison with China’s Sina Weibo might be in order here.
What percentage of the money that Musk paid for Twitter do you think comes from other American investors?
Somehow I don’t think that the opinion on other people were very driving for Musks plans.
through this acquisition, he has also acquired a database of user profiles to rival anything that Google or Facebook possesses
Given that Twitter doesn’t manage target advertising well, I don’t think that’s the case.
Musk’s stated plan is to do what he wanted to do with X.com back in the day.
A comparison with China’s Sina Weibo might be in order here.
If you take Chinese examples Musk wants to follow in WeChat’s footsteps. If Tesla manages to produce driverless rented cars, they will be likely booked via Twitter.
I have a theory that this is about corporate tax rates—that Musk was motivated to assemble his coalition of investors, and that the American ones pitched in, because they were worried that the Democrats would eventually raise corporate tax rates significantly. Certainly, moving Twitter out of the sphere of Democrat-aligned institutions is also a blow against progressive curation of public communication channels, thereby impacting many other issues and trends; but one would expect economic issues to be decisive, among investors.
I have another theory, that AI, and AI analysis of Twitter users, would be a big part of Musk’s plans for Twitter—through this acquisition, he has also acquired a database of user profiles to rival anything that Google or Facebook possesses. Perhaps he will make Twitter into a rival of Facebook? A comparison with China’s Sina Weibo might be in order here.
What percentage of the money that Musk paid for Twitter do you think comes from other American investors?
Somehow I don’t think that the opinion on other people were very driving for Musks plans.
Given that Twitter doesn’t manage target advertising well, I don’t think that’s the case.
Musk’s stated plan is to do what he wanted to do with X.com back in the day.
If you take Chinese examples Musk wants to follow in WeChat’s footsteps. If Tesla manages to produce driverless rented cars, they will be likely booked via Twitter.