I pick elon musk over the soudies any day of the week, and twice on sunday. I don't think he even needs to own it. He'll have enormous influence over this company just by owning that much of the company. It's a big risk to him financially if he does it in the incorrect way. The amusing himself part of this makes it feel like a giant troll. This ain't a small lift for the richest person in the world. And then it comes with the whole controversy, which he likes.
Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter, but is also making 420 jokes. Kara Swisher (who knows him) and Liz Lopatto (who doesn’t) explain whether the world should take him seriously (or care).
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Matthew Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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