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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're assuming he gives a shit about how much profit it's making.

It's not a public company, it's now his private playground to try to get millions of people to see only the "free speech" he wants them to see, and exert political influence.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He'd love to also milk it financially, but that's actually really hard to do with Twitter.

You could say though as a capitalist he also gets a return on investment by manipulating public opinion in favour of conservatism.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think he even cares that much about money, except that it's useful/needed for the things he wants to accomplish.

Unfortunately, the things he wants have gotten steadily shittier and shittier and more disgusting over the last 15 years.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You don't get to become a billionaire, let alone the wealthiest person on earth, without being a greedy fuck. Remember he never actually wanted to buy Twitter, only tried hard to spin the narrative after being sued into it.