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ProfessorGAC

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2. Great Business Model, Right?

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 07:19 AM

Apr 2023

Overpay for an unprofitable, already overvalued company, alienate advertisers with operational foolishness and coursening of the discourse, have revenues fall by more than the cost-cutting purge saved, and then continuously whine about whose fault it is.
I think it's in most textbooks, just that way.

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Twitter Ad revenue down 75% [View all] Cattledog Apr 2023 OP

Way to go, genius. Ya sure turned that company around. brush Apr 2023 #1

Great Business Model, Right? ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #2

Not to worry! Hate speech is up 120%! Revenues will soon follow, just like in American RW politics! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #4

Unfortunately for him, it's like us losing a thousand dollars. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #9

I Suppose ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #10

That's true. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #11

I Don't Hate It! ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #13

On top of overpaying to tune of double in the first place. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #6

See? That's the problem. He's a genius. But he's not a stable genius. If he was a stable genius, 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #3

75%? Good. Keep going. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #5

With A Grain of Salt modrepub Apr 2023 #7

Kick dalton99a Apr 2023 #8

No paywall - thank you Dalton99a FakeNoose Apr 2023 #12

Heckuva job, E. Heckuva job. Initech Apr 2023 #14

Mission Accomplished sarcasmo Apr 2023 #15

please hurry up and die! BootinUp Apr 2023 #16

It was never about money. It's about stifling some messages and promoting others. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2023 #17