Elon Musk’s X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts::undefined

  • don
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    8710 months ago

    So he’s in the “fake it till you make it” phase. “If we pretend there’s trillions using our service, surely trillions of real users will eventually come! 👍”

    • BrainisfineIthink
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      2610 months ago

      I was thinking today how ridiculously accurate silicone valley (the show) has turned out to be. It feels like CEOs and mid level managers all watched that show and completely missed the fact that it was SATIRE.

      • @WrittenWeird@lemmy.world
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        1010 months ago

        Was it “Veep” that cancelled because they couldn’t outdo reality? If Silicon Valley were still going, this Twitter trainwreck would surely spell it’s end.

    • andrew
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      910 months ago

      Only 7 generations if we double every time. Gotta pump up those population numbers by getting mars started and by getting rid of birth control.