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In his defense, what else could he have done with it? Run it like a normal business? He's incapable of that, best he can do is state-subsidized overpromising stuff, and there was no angle for that with Twitter.
He actually could have just let it operate like normal, give himself bonuses, and slowly sell off his shares like he did with Tesla. Small changes like blue checkmark verification fees, ad free premiums, and labor cost minimization can be stretched out over time.
Instead he immediately cut the place in half and started promoting propaganda and hate. It's well proven his algorithm sent democrats and liberal ideology to the back while heavily promoting Republicans.
We both could have done that. But I'm not sure he could have.