Re:Musk Says Twitter Must Prove Bot Claims for $44B Deal to ...
by swores on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @01:47PM
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a) I agree, that's why I clearly framed it as suspending my opinion and talking about the hypothetical situation that others have suggested
b) And yet... given the reported clause that he is only on the hook for the 1B if he pulls out, but not if he loses his loans, then the only way I see to make the hypothetical even slightly feasible is if he knew he could get the financing to fall through in a way that he then wouldn't be on the hook for the $1B.
But yes I agree it's a highly unlikely motivation.
Re:Musk Says Twitter Must Prove Bot Claims for $44B Deal to ...
by emteycz on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:04PM
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Why would he care about 1/250 of his wealth so much if he sees huge benefit in exposing bots on Twitter, perhaps even financial benefit much greater than $1B?
b) And yet... given the reported clause that he is only on the hook for the 1B if he pulls out, but not if he loses his loans, then the only way I see to make the hypothetical even slightly feasible is if he knew he could get the financing to fall through in a way that he then wouldn't be on the hook for the $1B.
But yes I agree it's a highly unlikely motivation.