minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•edit-223 hours agoTo be fair, buying Twitter was instrumental in him getting Trump to the presidency. Like any Billionaire, he needed a media outlet to manufacture consent with - I’d argue that him buying Twitter wasn’t as stupid a move as it initially seems.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•18 hours agoI think he used Twitter to help Trump as a way of salvaging that investment, but I don’t think he originally bought it with that intention.
To be fair, buying Twitter was instrumental in him getting Trump to the presidency.
Like any Billionaire, he needed a media outlet to manufacture consent with - I’d argue that him buying Twitter wasn’t as stupid a move as it initially seems.
I think he used Twitter to help Trump as a way of salvaging that investment, but I don’t think he originally bought it with that intention.