Twitter’s Downfall is Exactly What Elon Wants
But not for the reasons you think.
Twitter has a knack for Doom-Scrolling, and that’s probably how you found this article. Welcome to my humble abode on the internet. You probably want me to explain what I mean by this title, so let’s get right to it.
Twitter’s downfall is precisely what Elon wants because we define downfalls in different ways. For Musk, Twitter’s downfall means erasing people’s perception of Twitter as it was under the previous management. When Twitter rises from the ashes — no one will doubt that this new Twitter is made in Elon’s vision. For us, downfall means a different thing.
Twitter’s downfall in the common eye is simply the shutdown of Twitter. We’ve seen it with Vine and MySpace, and some people are even rooting for it to happen to Twitter. Here are some reasons why it’s not going to happen.
Musk Can Replace Twitter’s Engineers With His Other Employees
Tesla’s employees have already been helping with the Twitter code reviews. There’s no reason that some of them would temporarily be allowed to help with Twitter problems if they coincide with their expertise.
Also, those employees are already under Musk’s employment, and they don’t present an additional…
