The Twitter Thing, Part 2

Okay, it’s been a couple of weeks since Elon Musk announced he was going to buy Twitter. Now he has announced that Twitter may be unworthy of his buying. Why? There are too many bots (fake accounts).

Really? A man who sends spacecraft into orbit with remote control, and wants us to buy electric vehicles with bots driving them, thinks there is something wrong with bots?

I’m spotting something fake here, but it isn’t the bots. Tesla’s stock fell sharply upon the purchase announcement. Rumor has it that Musk discovered he couldn’t actually afford to buy Twitter. His limitless wealth found a limit.

Since I was wary about the change of ownership, this doesn’t displease me. Based on Musk’s increasingly odious public statements, I’m relieved. It has been interesting to watch this public drama unfold, and wonder what’s happening behind the scenes.

This is the kind of strange-but-true stuff we writers can plumb for plot twists and characterization!

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