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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by simondotau on Saturday October 29, 2022 @03:09AM (#33381744)
It cannot have been a threat to staff because it was never uttered by Elon to the staff. It cannot have been a way to influence public/shareholder sentiment because it was never said in public.

If he ever did say it, it was allegedly said to other investors in a private setting. More than likely it's a fabrication by someone who hates Elon (as unlikely as that sounds) laundered into the media as from an anonymous source.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by texasbigdata on Saturday October 29, 2022 @03:50AM (#33381947)
Another slant, considering the (is this true btw) the rumor he asked engineers to print the last 30 days of code they submitted: he’s signaling “hey if you’re lazy, I’m going to fire you, so go ahead and leave on your own”. Which might just work.
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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by simondotau on Saturday October 29, 2022 @03:59AM (#33381996)
There are tonnes of rumours being spread at the moment so I wouldn't take any of them seriously until they're confirmed.
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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by texasbigdata on Saturday October 29, 2022 @04:05AM (#33382024)
Except for this one :)

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586108809772089345?s=46...

Edit: apparently this was “trauma / shock actors” (whatever that means) but it was still picked up by CNBC.

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