I certainly wouldn't mind having that image if it meant being the wealthiest man in the world.
replySounds like playful comments people do about nymphomaniacs. Sure nobody would mind being the wealthiest man in the world without the downsides. Look at the guy. He's not just clueless, he's actually totally lost. Do you know how many kids he has and how many broke all contact with him, the wealthiest man in the World? Does this look like an enviable situation?
replyI think X paid for itself, so it worked our for him.
reply > Nikita Bier @nikitabier
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> If you’re seeing a bunch of Japanese posts, here are some fun facts:
> Japan has more daily active users and more time spent on X than any other country in the world.
> Over two thirds of the country is monthly active on X.
> X in Japan has one of the highest penetration rates of any social network in history.
1: https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2037764895064867061
I'm pretty sure that claim about Japanese Twitter activity was true for most of the site's history pre acquisition
replyNo. JP activity was always second to US, only the biggest "out there". Same is true for all Twitter-like social media, such as Mastodon and Bluesky. Even VRChat doesn't have a majority Japanese userbase. Japan actually becoming the top majority anywhere is an anomaly and a major reversal of power balance.
replyStill blows me away that Google had complete dominance in Brazil and then just threw it all away and shut it down a few years later.
replyGoogle Plus? I wouldn't be sure if that was a strategic blunder or if they were seeing something us in the public didn't. I remember it was more popular among not-so-tech savvy male of parental to retirement ages, which are still masses but not the sweet spot in terms of demographics. Besides they have YouTube and its comment section full of kids, which is the sweet spot.
replyOrkut, which nobody now remembers.
replyOrkut
replySource?
replyIt paid in influence, not dollars. Billionaires don't buy newspapers or social media platforms because they think they are good businesses.
replyElon Musk, the richest person on the planet, with multiple industry-changing companies built under his leadership, clearly has no idea what he's doing.
replyIts hard to think clearly when you are in a k-hole.
replyin ten the speed'll kick in, can of coke and a ciggy and he'll be right as rain