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It sounds like Elon had the domain and it was burning a hole in his pocket. That's the only explanation, honestly.

Twitter as a brand becomes less valuable the more he alters it, since he's such a polarizing figure, so changing the brand to break continuity seems pretty counterproductive. It just reminds people that Elon is still fiddling with it.




> It sounds like Elon had the domain and it was burning a hole in his pocket. That's the only explanation, honestly.

I think he just thinks he’s getting his revenge and that everyone will see how his terrible idea of x.com was actually genius back in the day. Like a particularly expensive midlife crisis. A bit like some dudes who start playing guitar because they could not back in the day, when it was a useful tool to make friends and look cool.


Hey, I started playing guitar as an adult and it's one of the biggest pleasures in my life. Also, I'm very mediocre.


Haha sorry, no offense meant. Some people don’t do it for bad reasons ;)


> It sounds like Elon had the domain and it was burning a hole in his pocket.

Yeah I wonder if he "sold" it to Twitter, and if so, for how much.




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