the Musk - Dorsey connection
Sherrilyn Ifill
@SIfill_
Btw for those talking abt Musk’s heinous tweet & advertisers. READ THIS. It scared me, I’ll admit, but a lot of it makes sense. Thanks
@davetroy
. Especially today,this piece is helpful.
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Dave Troy
@davetroy
🚨The bad takes about Musk, Dorsey, and Bluesky were just too much. So I wrote up this Q+A as an explainer about what's going on. It's much deeper and more complex than people realize. Please take the time to read and comprehend. 🙏
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https://davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-jack-are-not-competitors-theyre-collaborating-3e88cde5267d
No, Elon and Jack are not “competitors.” They’re collaborating.
Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter has been met with surprise, derision, and gnashing of teeth — and an overwhelming amount of well-intentioned but poorly-informed commentary and analysis.
As someone who has followed the company closely since its inception and has had a chance to talk in depth about technical topics with Jack Dorsey and the company’s other founders over the years, I have a different view.
Here’s a series of common questions regarding the deal and the relationship between Dorsey and Musk about which I see the most errors and misconceptions.
Q: Jack Dorsey is launching “Bluesky,” a new social network to compete with Twitter. I’ll just join that instead!
A: Sorry to disappoint, but Dorsey played a key role in Musk’s deal to take Twitter private. The two are good friends. And Bluesky is an initiative launched by Twitter. In April, Dorsey wrote, “In principle, I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.”
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me know so I didn't walk around all Disillusioned about Blue Sky!
Those MuskRatFuckers Need to Go Down.
They're Not too Big to FAIL!
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