Musk has politicized Twitter towards the GOP. Just as Nike went more progressive, Musk has gone much more conservative,. Now, let's talk about the business. Let's segment it, right? About 40 to 50% of their business comes from the US and in the US, 38%. So Tesla owners actually lean a little bit left. You want to have a sober conversation around who registers upside and downside across those different segments. How important each of those segments are to the business then do a bottoms up mathematical equation on what the net negative or positive is economically. That will inform your decision.
In another big week for content moderation, internal Twitter emails detailing the decision to block the Hunter Biden laptop story were released, and Ye was suspended from Twitter. Then, welcome to Prof G University: Scott helps us understand how to make good business decisions for stakeholders. Plus, The DOJ wants an independent review into FTX’s bankruptcy, Tim Cook is on damage control on Capitol Hill, and Trump wants to flush the constitution down the toilet.
Then, we’re joined by our Friend of Pivot, Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa, to talk about democracy and dictatorship. Maria’s new book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight For Our Future,” is out now.
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