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by reducesuffering 1317 days ago
The guy did just buy a $15b business for $45b, instantly losing $30b...
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The measure of success isn't how much Twitter fell before he had anything to do with it. It's where it ends up after he's had more than a couple days to improve it.
By any measure, Twitter is currently far worse off than a week ago. Yes, a measure of success is purchasing something for 3x the price, losing $30b because someone was foolish enough to initiate that purchase. You should question the competence of someone doing that.