[drnonsense42]

Yishan is trying to be impartial but some of that is bologna. What Elon really stands to lose is left-wingers leaving the platform in protest if a viable alternative emerges for the prominent figures to bring their audience over to. Right-wingers will come back in droves unless the platform dies altogether. Twitter would also get legislated to shreds in retaliation if the democrats have a strong majority + White House at any point in the future (assuming it maintains its relevancy).

But one part I really cannot reconcile is his capitalist interests and his free speech gambit are only potentially overlapping in the US. How many governments will put up with this crap or will many finally ban Twitter altogether? That statement even applies to democratic governments. That’s not going to increase his monetizable user base. Something’s got to give- and with a financed 43 billion it might be his morals. Perhaps he has another gameplan but it’s hard to imagine.