Either/or with Mr Spaceman

David Heinemeier Hansson · 25 Apr 2022

The piece opens with

Twitter will regret either selling to Musk or not

Their wordsSell Twitter to Musk, and you'll regret it. Don't sell Twitter to Musk, and you'll regret that too.

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Our reading
Twitter will regret either selling to Musk or not

Their wordsSell Twitter to Musk, and you'll regret it. Don't sell Twitter to Musk, and you'll regret that too.
Our reading
Twitter's current management will continue to suppress divergent thought

Their wordsTwitter left to its current devices and management is likely to continue on the path it's been on. More bans, more suppression, more policing of thought divergent from The Consensus Opinion.

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