Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has announced that he will soon accelerate his plan to build a ‘do-anything’ app called X. Don’t be surprised if this everything app disrupts the existing social media culture. Musk is known as a man who has money for money and is not afraid to experiment.Reuters reports that Musk tweeted that the purchase of Twitter will accelerate the work of the Everything app ‘X’.
However, Musk officially says that he did not take over Twitter because there were fake accounts in it. At the same time, there is an active argument that the thought of making his own app if he has the money to buy Twitter may have pushed Musk away from the deal. Musk may be able to create a new app by understanding the capabilities and limitations of existing social media services
∙ Musk and Twitter confirmed the Twitter deal
Meanwhile, Musk’s team is moving ahead with the Twitter acquisition, according to a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Musk, the reason for reversing the decision may be that he felt that if the case reaches the court and it may cause a backlash and it may cause defamation, if he withdrew after signing the Twitter acquisition agreement.
Musk’s new move comes a few days before the Delaware Chancery Court in the United States takes the case to trial. With this, IANS reports that the hearing of the court case may be adjourned for the time being. Twitter has also confirmed that it has received the letter in this regard from Musk. The gist of the letter is that Musk intends to complete the deal.
∙ Everything app arrives faster
Meanwhile, Musk noted that buying Twitter would accelerate the creation of X, the Everything app. Musk has said that the X app could be created in the next 3-5 years with the acquisition of Twitter. Musk also says he could be wrong about the timing. That said, the X app may be released sooner or later, or it may take a little longer.Regardless, Twitter’s stock is now up 22 percent with Musk’s latest move.
∙ With the arrival of Musk, Twitter employees are ready to be shocked
Those who have followed the Musk-Twitter deal from the start know that many, including Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, were not exactly happy with the billionaire taking control of the social media giant. Musk has even publicly criticized Agrawal for firing Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey.
After all this, if Musk takes the leadership of Twitter, employees can expect a shock, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Musk, who likes it, may not take anyone’s word for it. Until recently, Musk and Twitter had been attacking each other. This whole war of words is now rubbish and both groups are planning to work together.
∙ Civil rights organizations are also afraid of Musk
Many expect massive changes in the management of Twitter, one of the world’s most popular social media services, if Musk arrives. It is said that at least some of the employees may not like Musk’s presence. Apart from this, civil rights groups are also worried about Musk’s arrival. Behind this fear lies his strange view of freedom of speech.
He had earlier raised an argument that Twitter posts do not need any control. If that happens, the organizations fear that hateful posts will spread freely. Meanwhile, as criticism mounted, Musk has since revised his statement – saying posts must comply with each country’s law.(Bloomberg notes that the gist of Musk’s argument is that people should be free to post on Twitter, except when criticizing him.)
∙ The sustainability of Twitter is uncertain
One thing is clear from Twitter’s performance so far – there is uncertainty among Twitter employees. This is why the implementation of many new things is delayed. The company heads are trying to create consensus among themselves. When that happens, everything slows down. Once Musk arrives, this culture will be completely destroyed. Musk insists on doing something fast, even if it’s impossible.
Musk is a stubborn person who wants everything to happen quickly
For example, suppose there are 5 percent fake accounts on Twitter. Let’s say it decides to bring it below 1 percent. The Twitter boss will spend a few years implementing this. Meanwhile, Musk says it should be done within months. Musk is a man who insists that his companies do the impossible.
Such situations have happened before. In 2019, Musk told investors at his Tesla company that the company would launch 1 million driverless robo-taxis by 2020. If that is not enough, he said that these can be broken on any roads in the world and under any conditions.It never happened. Similarly, it was also said that the Neuralink system that connects the human brain to the computer will be available in 2020. That too has not been possible yet.
∙ That’s Musk’s natural method
But one of Musk’s methods is to promise more than he can deliver. The robot Optimus, recently introduced by one of his companies, has been criticized as actually having worse capabilities than the technology possessed by many other companies.He also says that he will sell the robot that his company makes for $20,000. But the cheapest humanoid robot today is tipped to cost $150,000. Twitter employees may have to face many such strange claims and demands.
It remains to be seen what impact Musk’s moves will have on issues such as freedom of speech, which could have a social impact even if it is not wrong to have some high hopes for engineering.
∙ The biggest U-turn of the year
Either way, Musk has taken the most dramatic U-turn the international community has seen this year. He has now agreed to take over Twitter, which he said he had no intention of buying.There are reports that Musk may be afraid that his private messages may come before the court if the case goes to trial and that these may embarrass him. In any case, many people see the possibility that XP will arrive faster than expected.