Because Elon Musk has become a cult leader.
Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter may soon go through
- Thread starter Specter Von Baren
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Found on a reddit post about the spacex launch failing because elon apparently overruled spending on meeting the minimum engineering requirements of launchpads.
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4KVoices
·22 min. ago
Dril is essentially the kingpin of Twitter shitposters. He's been there basically since the beginning and is one of the most worthwhile follows on the platform, currently sitting at 1.7m followers literally just for shitposting and being fucking weird. Like he legit sells something like 4 different books that are just compilations of his tweets and they actually sell pretty well. All of that to say, Dril is essentially the shitpost centerpiece of Twitter. Just about anybody who spends significant time on the English-speaking side of the platform has probably encountered him in some way, shape, or form.
When Elon started rolling out his new verification check bullshit, Dril was one of the people (humorously) posting the #BlockTheBlue stuff, basically a movement saying that anybody who is enough of a fucking loser to pay $8 for a blue checkmark has nothing worthwhile to say and that it's better for you to block them (plus it is genuinely better if you want engagement - if enough people with Twitter Blue block you, your tweets essentially get shadowbanned, so you can genuinely get ahead of the curve by blocking them first)
an example of Dril's more recent tweet about it
As one of the more popular people in the Twitter community, Elon found out about this - and did the same bullshit he did with Stephen King, Lebron James, and others who spoke out against this new system, and forced a blue check upon him.
Dril's response. You may notice that he does not currently have the blue check; shortly after posting this, Dril realized he could change his username and it would immediately get rid of the checkmark, so he did so, and it worked. No more check.
Elon turned it back on within minutes. I can't really source that cause it all happened in realtime, but it was back on fast enough that you know somebody had to be manually watching for it to change. Dril changed again, it popped back up again.
Second tweet, where he starts insulting Elon personally and calling him a fucking idiot, more name changes, more check replacements.
Couple more name changes, couple more checks, then he drops this bomb and all of a sudden, Elon isn't finding this fun anymore, and the checkmark stayed off. By bringing up Elon's ties to Epstein and Maxwell, Dril actually got him to fuck off and walk away.
The followup was arguably just as good.
tl;dr 51yo man who thinks he's a meme god awakens the ancient shitposter dwelling in the depths and gets BTFO
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4KVoices
·22 min. ago
Dril is essentially the kingpin of Twitter shitposters. He's been there basically since the beginning and is one of the most worthwhile follows on the platform, currently sitting at 1.7m followers literally just for shitposting and being fucking weird. Like he legit sells something like 4 different books that are just compilations of his tweets and they actually sell pretty well. All of that to say, Dril is essentially the shitpost centerpiece of Twitter. Just about anybody who spends significant time on the English-speaking side of the platform has probably encountered him in some way, shape, or form.
When Elon started rolling out his new verification check bullshit, Dril was one of the people (humorously) posting the #BlockTheBlue stuff, basically a movement saying that anybody who is enough of a fucking loser to pay $8 for a blue checkmark has nothing worthwhile to say and that it's better for you to block them (plus it is genuinely better if you want engagement - if enough people with Twitter Blue block you, your tweets essentially get shadowbanned, so you can genuinely get ahead of the curve by blocking them first)
an example of Dril's more recent tweet about it
As one of the more popular people in the Twitter community, Elon found out about this - and did the same bullshit he did with Stephen King, Lebron James, and others who spoke out against this new system, and forced a blue check upon him.
Dril's response. You may notice that he does not currently have the blue check; shortly after posting this, Dril realized he could change his username and it would immediately get rid of the checkmark, so he did so, and it worked. No more check.
Elon turned it back on within minutes. I can't really source that cause it all happened in realtime, but it was back on fast enough that you know somebody had to be manually watching for it to change. Dril changed again, it popped back up again.
Second tweet, where he starts insulting Elon personally and calling him a fucking idiot, more name changes, more check replacements.
Couple more name changes, couple more checks, then he drops this bomb and all of a sudden, Elon isn't finding this fun anymore, and the checkmark stayed off. By bringing up Elon's ties to Epstein and Maxwell, Dril actually got him to fuck off and walk away.
The followup was arguably just as good.
tl;dr 51yo man who thinks he's a meme god awakens the ancient shitposter dwelling in the depths and gets BTFO
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Celebrities bemused as Twitter gives their blue ticks back in latest U-turn
Elon Musk scrapped the original verification system, forcing people to pay a subscription fee to keep their blue ticks. The checkmarks have suddenly reappeared, even on accounts which didn't have them before.
news.sky.com
He's u-turned yet again, giving the blue checks back to celebrity/public figure accounts (although this time the descriptions falsely state that they subscribed).
What number u-turn are we on for this stuff now? 5? 6?
I decided to go to Twitter's homepage; I'm not signed in (I have an account I created to enter a contest several years back; no posts on it). Of course, the top two displayed tweets are from Musk, in case anyone wasn't sure about this just being his horrifically expensive vanity project now.
They are "We live in the most interesting of times" and "Hard to believe Starlink actually did launch on 4/20 lol". Scintillating. Truly does his genius shine.
They are "We live in the most interesting of times" and "Hard to believe Starlink actually did launch on 4/20 lol". Scintillating. Truly does his genius shine.
I even mentally read it in his voice.
Sure would give Bojo a run for his money on number of u-turms per yearCelebrities bemused as Twitter gives their blue ticks back in latest U-turn
Elon Musk scrapped the original verification system, forcing people to pay a subscription fee to keep their blue ticks. The checkmarks have suddenly reappeared, even on accounts which didn't have them before.
He's u-turned yet again, giving the blue checks back to celebrity/public figure accounts (although this time the descriptions falsely state that they subscribed).
What number u-turn are we on for this stuff now? 5? 6?
(his own child btw) probably not worth holding your breath on those mars tickets
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It shouldn't surprise anyone that Musk will sink to any new low possible, on a daily basis. If anyone follows or still thinks he's a wonderful leader, are just dumb, pathetic, worthless, and egotistical as Musk is. How about you all take that rocket to Mars and crash land into the sun?
You can't search Twitter without logging in anymore.
gizmodo.com
Twitter Cuts Search Bar Access for Unregistered Users
The Elon Musk-owned platform no longer allows site visitors to access the search bar unless they're logged into a Twitter account.
gizmodo.com
And now I have even less of a reason to go on Twitter. Musk the truth. You are changing nothing Musk. Quit being a little biatch.You can't search Twitter without logging in anymore.
Twitter Cuts Search Bar Access for Unregistered Users
The Elon Musk-owned platform no longer allows site visitors to access the search bar unless they're logged into a Twitter account.
Lol, man running company now infamous for not paying its bills telling employees to expense bills to said company.
https://www.newsdrum.in/technology/twitter-blocks-ndtv-and-ani-accounts-for-child-ish-reason
Seems like twitter managed to block a news agency for not being of old enough to join.
Seems like twitter managed to block a news agency for not being of old enough to join.
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You know to Elon's credit I never used to look at twittet ever. Now I actually enjoy watching people bully anyone who bought a blue check mark.
How Twitter is still active right now is beyond me. Also, way to go on screwing yourself out of getting money, Musk; you dumb ass.
Been amassing a small haul of memes for the noble cause of blu-check mockery if anyone wants 'em.
The image post limit cannot stop me, ahah!
The image post limit cannot stop me, ahah!
Elon Musk cuts Twitter’s parental leave from 20 weeks to 2, internal docs show
Twitter has reportedly altered its previous policy to “whatever is required by law in the region where the employees work…”
nypost.com