What Next TBD: The X-odus

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🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Since Elon Musk took over, Twitter—er, sorry “X”—has been slowly deflating. But given that soon you’ll be getting yelled at by right-wing trolls directly from White House press briefings, and your data is being swept up to train A.I., is there any reason to stay on the site at all anymore? Guest: Nitish Pahwa, Slate business writer. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Alyssa Jeong Perry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Despite my incredible advertising voice, it doesn't sell B2B.
0:04.0	And advertising on the wrong platform doesn't sell B2B either.
0:07.0	That's why if you're a B2B marketer, you should use LinkedIn ads.
0:11.0	With LinkedIn ads, you'll be able to target over 130 million decision makers all in one place.
0:16.0	No incredible advertising voice required.
0:19.0	Get started today and see why LinkedIn is the place to be to be.
0:23.2	We'll even give you £100 off your first campaign.
0:25.8	Go to LinkedIn.com slash lead to claim your credit.
0:28.9	Terms and conditions apply.
0:35.9	On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he was going to create a new office when he assumed the presidency in January, the Department of Government Efficiency.
0:47.6	He said the department would be led by former presidential candidate and former pharma exec, Vivekec Ramoswamy, and Elon Musk.
0:57.3	You know, this guy.
1:00.9	As you can see, I'm not just MAGA, I'm dark MAGA.
1:05.1	And this wasn't a big surprise.
1:07.5	Not long after Musk hitched his wagon to Trump, Trump started talking about giving the
1:12.0	dark maga man influence.
1:14.3	And when he won, he specifically praised Elon Musk.
1:19.2	What is the characters, a special guy is a super genius.
1:22.6	We have to protect our geniuses.
1:24.5	We don't have that many of them.
1:27.4	The new Department of Government Efficiency, or...
1:31.3	And it pains me to say this, doge?
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