Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter
American Innovations
Wondery
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” It marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the name of Elon Musk?
From Wondery, the makers of WeCrashed and In God We Lust, comes the wild story of how the richest man alive took charge of the world’s “digital public square.”
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| 0:00.0 | From Wondry, flipping the bird Elon versus Twitter is a new podcast that unravels the fascinating |
| 0:06.0 | story of Elon Musk's unexpected bid to buy Twitter and all the drama that has happened |
| 0:10.9 | since. |
| 0:11.9 | As one of the richest men on Earth and a self-described business maverick, Elon epitomizes |
| 0:16.5 | the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break things, and once Elon became Twitter's |
| 0:21.4 | new CEO, you were either with him or against him. |
| 0:24.9 | Though still employed at Twitter, soon saw the company and its culture morph into something |
| 0:29.0 | they did not recognize. |
| 0:30.6 | He laid off 75% of the workforce, reinstated, problematic, and dangerous users, and even |
| 0:36.8 | encouraged his staff to sleep in the office. |
| 0:39.5 | Ex-employees, Elon's critics and fellow CEOs were quick to announce him as an inover his |
| 0:44.5 | head-rich guy, but Twitter's doors are still open today. |
| 0:47.9 | Is Elon all talk or are his unruly methods actually the work of genius? |
| 0:52.6 | However, you feel about his approach. |
| 0:54.8 | Elon's influence is not only ushering in a new era of Twitter, but shaping the future |
| 0:59.2 | of free speech on the internet as we know it. |
| 1:02.0 | You're about to hear a clip from Flipping the Bird, Elon versus Twitter. |
| 1:05.5 | While you're listening, follow Flipping the Bird wherever you get your podcasts, and |
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| 1:14.3 | Download the Amazon Music app today. |
| 1:17.3 | Twitter is under new ownership. |
| 1:26.5 | Elon Musk has arrived at Twitter's San Francisco offices, and he's got big ideas about how |
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