Don’t Pastor Like Elon Musk

Facebook’s motto for its developers used to be “Move Fast and Break Things.”

Since entering Twitter headquarters on October 26 with a sink, Elon Musk seems to have borrowed from Facebook’s old playbook. He’s laid off half the staff, made Twitter verification a paid service, issued ultimatums, and faced mass resignations. Last week, rumors swirled that Twitter would shut down as early as last Thursday night.

Some think that Musk has miscalculated. Others think that Musk is simply following a playbo...