Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter

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Peach Fish Productions

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4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message "let that sink in!" it marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to "Chief Twit" in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn't put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the name of Elon Musk? From Wondery, the makers of WeCrashed and In God We Lust, comes the wild story of how the richest man alive took charge of the world's "digital public square." Listen to Flipping The Bird: Wondery.fm/FTB_TG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.4	From one dream, flipping the bird, Elon versus Twitter, is a new podcast that unravels the fascinating story of Elon Musk's unexpected bid to buy Twitter.
0:39.9	And all the drama that's happened since then is one of the richest men on earth.
0:43.9	And a self-described business maverick, Elon epitomizes the Silicon Valley ethos, move fast and break things.
0:50.8	And once Elon became Twitter's new CEO, you were either with him or against him.
0:55.5	Those still employed at Twitter soon saw the company and its culture, morphing it to something that didn't recognize.
1:01.0	He laid off 75% of the Twitter workforce.
1:03.8	He reinstated exceedingly problematic and dangerous users and even encouraged his staff to sleep in the office.
1:10.3	Ex-employees, Elon's critics and fellow CEOs were quick to announce him as in over his head, rich guy.
1:17.5	But Twitter's doors are still open today.
1:19.6	Is Elon all talk or are his highly unusual methods?
1:23.7	Actually, the work of a genius.
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