PleaseBlitz Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 50 minutes ago, 88Comrade2000 said: He eats their lunch. Wait what? Didn't the SEC fine him 8 figures and make him step down as Chairman of Tesla? To the point that Musk was so butthurt that he fired his outside law firm because they had the audacity to hire a former SEC lawyer. Edited May 13, 2022 by PleaseBlitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 He can definitely afford it if he really wanted it. It just would cost him other things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: He can definitely afford it if he really wanted it. It just would cost him other things 🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Cooked Crack said: the guy that went to borrow 40+ billion to purchase Twitter, with the sales pitch of removing the bots and “authenticating every human”, has put a hold on it a month later cause of the bots? 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: He can definitely afford it if he really wanted it. It just would cost him other things Yea, well, technically I could afford a heroin addiction. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 What if Elon Musk’s Twitter Grab Is All ‘a Big Fugazi’? “Despite being the richest man in the world,” Elon Musk doesn’t have enough cash to buy Twitter for $44 billion, podcaster and CNBC contributor Dan Nathan tells New Abnormal co-host Molly Jong-Fast, so he’s selling Tesla stock to get some of that cash in hand and then bringing in private equity and venture capital to cover the difference. “But the problem here very simply is that the stock is not worth $43 billion when all of its public comps are going much lower every day on a NASDAQ that’s careening lower, that’s down about 27 percent on the year. It makes absolutely no sense to pay that unless he thinks he can take it private and have some really smart co-investors with him and retool this thing and it comes out as a $100 billion business,” says Nathan. “But the thing is without Elon, if he is no longer interested and if Tesla goes too much lower and Twitter’s value sticks out like a sore thumb, being way overexposed, all of those private equity and VC people who’ve lined up to co-invest with him will be gone if he’s not there… Part of the allure is riding his coattails. People think he’s a genius and he’ll be able to fix all the big problems.” “My big issue with this is I think it’s all a big fugazi. I think that he’s used it as a big ruse, as an excuse to sell a lot of Tesla stock, which he has done. He started selling last fall. He put out a tweet saying, ‘Should I sell Tesla stock to pay taxes?’ Then he put out a tweet a couple months ago, ‘Should I sell Tesla stock to buy Twitter stock?’ And so the stock has gone down. The stock was trading at 1150 a little more than a month ago. Right now, it's about 745. That’s hundreds of billions of dollars in market cap that’s gone. If it goes much lower, he will not be able to buy Twitter. And I think he used Twitter as a big excuse to sell Tesla stock.” Click on the link for more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Rest has NSFW. Spoiler 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Snoop >>> Apartheid Clyde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 The thing is, this can all fall apart and he’ll walk away unscathed because, as we’ve seen with Donald trump, that is how a cult following works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, tshile said: The thing is, this can all fall apart and he’ll walk away unscathed because, as we’ve seen with Donald trump, that is how a cult following works. Why would he be scathed and why do you want him to be? He should have to pay because he wanted to buy Twitter but couldn’t? Edited May 14, 2022 by CousinsCowgirl84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 6 hours ago, tshile said: The thing is, this can all fall apart and he’ll walk away unscathed because, as we’ve seen with Donald trump, that is how a cult following works. Since when did Musk have a cult following? That's a strong word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Renegade7 said: Since when did Musk have a cult following? That's a strong word. I can't tell if you're being sarcastic here 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 This is grade A trolling and I am here for it. Anything to piss this guy off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 @tshile@Barry.Randolphe I don't like seeing the cult word thrown around jua because there are a lot of people that defend him in certain things. I'm in a different place with regards to Trump supporters, and seeing them in the same post doesn't feel right. Was I a Musk cultists up until this thread and him wanting to bring Trump back to Twitter? @CousinsCowgirl84? I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 It’s definitely a cult. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: @tshile@Barry.Randolphe I don't like seeing the cult word thrown around jua because there are a lot of people that defend him in certain things. I'm in a different place with regards to Trump supporters, and seeing them in the same post doesn't feel right. Was I a Musk cultists up until this thread and him wanting to bring Trump back to Twitter? @CousinsCowgirl84? I don't think so. He does have cult followers…. @wholemarsblog for instance. But yea, cult does get thrown around a lot…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Where does admiration or being a fan of someone cross into cult territory? Spoiler Probably if you’re on ES in 2008 and you’re hyped as **** about a 6th round quarterback from Hawaii. RIP Colt. You had a cult here. No, but seriously. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 When no matter what stupid **** they say or do, those people are there defending them. when simply pointing out they said/did stupid ****, makes them attack you I admire musk. He’s done good things. But he says and does stupid **** all the time and if you point it out his cult members will jump on you so quick Idk you either see it or you don’t. If you don’t maybe you’re in the cult 🤷♂️ If reading musk interviews makes you argue with people who experts in a field he discussed, you might be a cult member. if you thought musk was going to save Twitter by “authenticating every human”, you might be a cult member. if you signed up to give him your money to buy Twitter cause you thought he’d save it, you might be a cult member. If you have a musk thread set up to “follow topic” on ES so you can defend him within minutes of someone posting in the thread, you might be a cult member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 If you think Elon musk is “the only person pushing innovation in the world today” (or whatever that dumb as **** quote was) you might be a cult member If you bought doge coin, you’re a member of two cults. Which is hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 K. Thanks for clearing that up tushie, I’m glad I’m not in a cult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Being a cult member sure seems like it would be exhausting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, tshile said: It’s definitely a cult. Worshipping anyone like people do with Trump and Musk and the tiny cult with Taylor Heinicke; it’s a cult. People there guy/gal is perfect and do no wrong and hang on to their every move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: This is grade A trolling and I am here for it. Anything to piss this guy off. I never knew he was born into wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, TradeTheBeal! said: Being a cult member sure seems like it would be exhausting. Exhasuted cult member ? Can I interest you in some refreshing kool-aid? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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