• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    He bought twitter because he was trying to do a pump and dump with the stock.

    Maybe, but the fact of Saudi and Russian backing of his takeover and his turning twitting into (more of) a nazi propaganda removed suggests that was the main purpose behind the acquisition - especially when the cost was an absolutely trivial fraction of his overall wealth.

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      2 months ago

      That’s why they loaned him the money. Most of his wealth is Tesla stock. He either needed loans or to sell a bunch of stock.