The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”

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    That and reddit which is why they shit the bed the exact same time. It’s coordinated.

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      Also probably why Threads ever existed in the first place, in hopes of killing an uncontrolled venue in its infancy

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      No it’s not. The free money dried up and Reddit wants to go public. It’s no more nefarious than that.

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        People don’t get how much the modern internet grew because of shitty interest rates.