[danans]

> A t.co product could compete with Signal, Slack, and WhatsApp.

Entering a crowded and poorly differentiated market where there already huge players with major network effects is the plan? Seems unlikely.

More likely he wanted to do exactly what he said: reduce content moderation (hence expenses) and get people to pay for verified accounts. But none of that is likely to pay back the 20B premium he'd have to pay for it today, so he wants out.

[motohagiography]

A fully adopted protocol with whole new products on top of it will make the 20B back. It's a platform killer. Elon's basically building an internet Deathstar, and we can only hope he will use it for good.

[danans]

Ah right, how could I have missed the "great sorcerer" theory of Musk.

The whole media landscape seems to be entertaining itself and it's audience with that wholly unoriginal one, cuz they sure love their rich fictional anti-heroes.