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• @techemails @techemails on x

  Jack Dorsey texts Elon Musk March 26, 2022 https://twitter.com/...

• @brian_armstrong Brian Armstrong on x

  Decentralized social media is on the horizon (as we've known for a while). And nice to see in plain English the risk of large entities being captured by the state or activists. https://twitter.com/...

• @kateconger Kate Conger on x

  And here's where the board seat idea fell apart: “This is a waste of time.” https://twitter.com/...

• @eringriffith Erin Griffith on x

  “What's going on with you marketing an SPV to randos? ... Please stop. This makes it seem like I'm desperate.” https://twitter.com/...

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  weird way to learn Jack Dorsey sent Elon Musk a text about my tweets https://twitter.com/...

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  So, my “Maybe Elon will buy Twitter and decentralize content moderation” article is aging bizarrely well. https://lawreviewblog.uchicago.edu/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @brian_armstrong Brian Armstrong on x

  Although i have to say - the violation of privacy from having emails/texts revealed to the world is pretty unfair for people. Texts/emails are how people think now (similar to phone calls) - it borders on thought crime to have to write everything as if it will be public. https://…

• @kateconger Kate Conger on x

  Jack Dorsey organized a last ditch meeting on 4/26 between Elon and Parag Agrawal. It apparently did not go well: Jack vouches for Parag before the meeting, then says afterwards that it's clear Elon can't work with Parag. https://twitter.com/...

• @scottnover Scott Nover on x

  Joe Rogan: “I REALLY hope you get Twitter. If you do, we should throw a hell of a party.” Elon Musk: “💯” https://twitter.com/...

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on x

  .@Jason suggesting Twitter get Mr Beast (big YouTuber) to create content on the platform to win younger users https://twitter.com/...

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  Yeah, if it started as a protocol it would...be a protocol. SMSing a website isn't a protocol. https://twitter.com/...

• @nrmehta Nick Mehta on x

  100 pct becoming a Netflix or Apple+ series soon... https://twitter.com/...

• @dharmesh @dharmesh on x

  Wow. This is an amazing thread between @elonmusk and @jack. “Twitter started as a protocol. It should never have been a company. That was the original sin.” - Jack Dorsey https://twitter.com/...

• @minds @minds on x

  Twitter achieved none of what Jack admits is required for future social networks, and Parag has only gone backwards. Minds has: - 100% open source code - Integration with a company-less decentralized relay protocol called Nostr - Free speech - Encrypted private communications htt…

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  Twitter never started as a protocol. That's just completely ahistoric. https://twitter.com/...

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  Axel Springer CEO's pitch to Elon Musk. Step 1: “solve free speech” https://twitter.com/...

• @parkermolloy Parker Molloy on x

  If Musk does end up owning Twitter (even if he doesn't want it), it seems pretty clear that he wants to turn it into a far-right cesspool. It'll be his right to do that, but I don't think people will stick around in the long run if a “Blake Masters type” is involved in anything. …

• @silvermanjacob @silvermanjacob on x

  Re: the Elon texts. Worth noting that multiple people pleaded with Musk to talk to SBF, who potentially had several billion to invest in the Twitter acquisition. Musk never seemed to respond/follow up with SBF, but he took $500m from Binance.

• @stevekrak Steve Krakauer on x

  This is fascinating for a dozen reasons. But “I'd jump on a grande for you” is next level. https://twitter.com/...

• @avi_bueno Avi Bueno on x

  jack to elon musk about making sure that elon and parag can work together revamping twitter: “i wont let this fail...i'll do whatever it takes...it's too critical to humanity” does he realize how fucking silly he sounds? https://twitter.com/...

• @pt Parker on x

  @Carnage4Life Elon doesn't want to garner trust, you can align with his vision & deliver or GTFO. Parag was not apparently briefed on this, or told that this was not a dialogue.

• @mmasnick Mike Masnick on x

  Incredible. It really seems like Elon threw a temper tantrum because Parag said his actions were hurting the company... And that tantrum resulted in him signing a binding contract to buy the company that he immediately regretted. https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  Quick question, isn't Signal also a centralized product with a centralized owner and no decentralized clients? Curious if Jack's issue with Twitter was running it as a business versus non-profit as opposed making it a decentralized product since that makes many problems worse. ht…

• @pt Parker on x

  I recall talking to a Twitter exec early days who said, verbatim, “we see ourselves as infrastructure, like a telecom” and its well-documented the company refused to build good clients until that posed an existential threat to the biz. https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  This is one of the wildest professional exchanges I've ever seen. https://twitter.com/...

• @laurengoode Chaotic Goode on x

  Lots to unpack in these texts but let me just note this: Message tapbacks have made their way into evidence https://twitter.com/...

• @foyglgezang @foyglgezang on x

  Jack: “I won't let this fail and will do whatever it takes. It's too critical to humanity.” Narrator: “6 hours later...” Elon: “Jack doesn't want to come back. He is focused on Bitcoin.” https://twitter.com/...

• @covfefeanon @covfefeanon on x

  NYT reporters are not very sharp. Read that exchange - that is *not* Jack vouching for Parag “He is really great at getting things done when tasked with specific direction” that's a warning that he's limited. https://twitter.com/...

• @kurtwagner8 Kurt Wagner on x

  Things change quickly. This was one day earlier https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  Please enjoy this knife, Parag. https://twitter.com/...

• @stephen_geiger Stephen Geiger on x

  Elon threw a tantrum, impulsively decided to take $TWTR private, and the board surprisingly accepted the offer. He then almost immediately after regretted it and the market tanked. Now he's about to be forced to buy it against his will. Incredible. @elonmusk https://twitter.com/.…

• @swodinsky Shoshana Wodinsky on x

  what parag isn't saying here—but sources at twitter told me at the time—is that the turmoil abt elon's stake in the company led to a decent number of ppl quitting, teams collapsing, etc elon's tantrum here isn't just immature, it's a slap in the face to those workers imo https://…

• @alistairmbarr Alistair Barr on x

  Jack Dorsey on the Twitter board: “completely stupid and backwards.” https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... via @businessinsider @HaysKali @graceihle

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  “Couldn't be happier you're doing this.” @jack to @elonmusk https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

• @cwarzel Charlie Warzel on x

  it just doesn't get much better tho than Calcanis with the “Justin Beaver” texts https://twitter.com/...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Elon accuses Silver Lake's Egon Durban — a Twitter board member who used to sit on Endeavor board w/ Musk, of badmouthing Musk to Morgan Stanley. https://twitter.com/...

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  “Critical for humanity” is always where these makers of ephemeral tech toys lose me. https://twitter.com/...