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Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims (gizmodo.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's a limit to what is ethical when it comes to the acceptance of one's own carbon footprint. It's OK to use plastic bottles every now and then, but fuck flying 3 times a year. This is part of the problem, and something that we'll need to learn to live without eventually.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Why would billions of us stop our excess pollution when we can just kid ourselves a handful of billionaires are doing it all? /s