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minus-square@Khaliso@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink16•edit-23 months agoTo be fair, buying Twitter was instrumental in him getting Trump to the presidency. Like any Billionaire, he needed a media outlet to manufacture consent with - I’d argue that him buying Twitter wasn’t as stupid a move as it initially seems.
minus-square@JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•3 months agoI think he used Twitter to help Trump as a way of salvaging that investment, but I don’t think he originally bought it with that intention.
To be fair, buying Twitter was instrumental in him getting Trump to the presidency.
Like any Billionaire, he needed a media outlet to manufacture consent with - I’d argue that him buying Twitter wasn’t as stupid a move as it initially seems.
I think he used Twitter to help Trump as a way of salvaging that investment, but I don’t think he originally bought it with that intention.