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Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's the point.

He could burn 40 billion buying Twitter just to spite a kid over 50 grand because money is meaningless for Musk. He essentially has infinite wealth.

He could spend the 50 grand the kid asked for every minute for 7 and a half years and still have 3 billion dollars.

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