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by anonyme-honteux 1002 days ago
> X CEO Says Platform Should Turn Profit in 2024

If you believe it, it's not a lie!

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Musk's Cybertruck will self-drive over to the X-branded office to pick up the bags of cash.
This is the new CEO who is taking over for Elon.
LOL, "taking over." Does anyone really think Elon isn't still the one in charge?
All the cyber-monkeys will come back to life and cheer!
> If you believe it, it's not a lie!

Is this supposed to be some kind of “gotcha?”

Of course saying something you believe is true is not a lie. Of course. Why would you even bring up the possibility of it being a lie?

Nevermind a prediction cannot be a lie. Misleading perhaps, but not a lie.

Twitter's not going to disclose their actual numbers as a private corp, so while it's not a lie, it's also not a particularly verifiable truth.
I tend to not believe narrators who have a track record of bullshiting.
Username checks out.
How can you classify a prediction as a lie? You could say it's unrealistic or delusional based solely on your guesses without having seen any financial data, but it's not a lie.
If they're saying "should turn a profit" publicly and their internal numbers say "almost certainly won't turn a profit", that prediction is, IMO, a lie.
The classification is based on the reliability of the narrator, itself based on its track record on delivering on its huge promises who will be delivered "Next years, second quarter"