Ricofoley Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Right before I stopped logging into Twitter entirely it was around the time of the Mike Johnson speakership vote stuff, and every time a reporter had news about a new floor vote being called or whatever, there would be at least 2 or 3 of those very generic looking blue check accounts in the replies saying with an incredibly banal comment like, "This is a very interesting turn of events! I will keep watching with interest! Perhaps Mike Johnson will get enough votes next time!" It definitely seemed like they were AIs at the time, but I was never entirely sure. I thought there was at least a chance that some of them were people who didn't speak English as a first language and were doing the best they could with Google translate or something. Sure looks like it's much more obvious now and the problem is way, way worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/8/2024 at 11:24 PM, 69los said: Breaking the rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 12/31/2023 at 1:27 PM, Kal-El814 said: Imagine paying $44B to be the main character on your favorite platform only to be reminded that you’re just an NPC in the game’s starting town. So evidently Mr. Beast gave it a shot... Mr. Beast Posts Video On X, Streams In $250,000 TECHREPORT.COM Mr. Beast has earned a sum of $250,000 in the form of ad revenues from the video he posted on X. Here's more about it. Quote ...his recent experiment on X garnered a massive 155 million views, and as you might have guessed (given this star YouTuber’s popularity—all channels combined he boasts 233 million YouTube subscribers), this news created waves across social media platforms. In a tweet, Mr. Beast hinted at a potential twist in his windfall, stating, “Advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads on my video (I think) and thus my revenue per view is [probably] higher than what you’d experience”. So best case scenario, he's not making back the millions it costs to make his videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Can't remember where I saw it but when he uploaded it Twitter removed a lot of the 'promoted' and 'advertised' tags to make it look like a normal post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 X did a lot of juicing and bumping the numbers on it. People are also breaking down the math of x views/impressions = y dollars and finding the numbers don't match up what others were getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Oh they absolutely goosed it to make it look better. His video showed up in my feed unprompted without it being labeled as promoted or an ad, and it showed up in my following section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 He has a weird punchable face. I hate being forced to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 The man looks like he hasn’t experienced real joy in decades and he’s smiling purely off of muscle memory that has faded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Guys, did you know the Holocaust could have been prevented if Twitter was around during the 1930s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 There's a picture of Elon with his son on his shoulders, and Ben Shapiro at Auschwitz that I swear looks Photoshopped but apparently isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, MarSolo said: Guys, did you know the Holocaust could have been prevented if Twitter was around during the 1930s? Also if the Jews had a 2nd amendment too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Tesla had a shitty earnings call today Tesla shares drop 6% on weak auto revenue, warning of slower growth in 2024 WWW.CNBC.COM Tesla reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Tesla's position in the Chinese market is in serious trouble with the growth of domestic EV manufacturers, and those firms are very much making their presence known outside of the Chinese domestic market as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 32 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Tesla's position in the Chinese market is in serious trouble with the growth of domestic EV manufacturers, and those firms are very much making their presence known outside of the Chinese domestic market as well. It was a long term mistake for Tesla to expand into China. They have Elon by the balls, and could simply snatch up all of Tesla's factories and tooling if he gets on the wrong side of Xi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 12 hours ago, mclumber1 said: It was a long term mistake for Tesla to expand into China. They have Elon by the balls, and could simply snatch up all of Tesla's factories and tooling if he gets on the wrong side of Xi. I really don't know what other choice the company had other than to do so. It's absolutely impossible for an EV company to ignore the Chinese domestic market, so it's damned if you do and damned if you don't. TSLA is absolutely being hammered today from that earnings call because there was absolutely nothing really positive in the forward outlook at all. In fact, practically every analyst has described the call as a "train wreck". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: TSLA is absolutely being hammered today from that earnings call because there was absolutely nothing really positive in the forward outlook at all. In fact, practically every analyst has described the call as a "train wreck". Sure, sure, but was it an electric, steam, or diesel train wreck?! 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 41 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I really don't know what other choice the company had other than to do so. It's absolutely impossible for an EV company to ignore the Chinese domestic market, so it's damned if you do and damned if you don't. TSLA is absolutely being hammered today from that earnings call because there was absolutely nothing really positive in the forward outlook at all. In fact, practically every analyst has described the call as a "train wreck". I agree that they had to go into China. It's too big a market to ignore, and likely the most mature EV market in the world. Their problem is they went into the Chinese market and sold the exact same cars that they sell in the rest of the world. BYD sells something like 10 different models (not trims, models) that undercut the 3 and Y. In general it seems like Tesla has a real problem with developing and iterating on vehicles. In the US and Europe, where big brands have been so slow to put out competitive EVs that hasn't been a huge problem, but in China it seems like a big liability. On another topic, this is a pretty bad look for Elon: Elon Musk tries to explain his ask for more control over Tesla, but TSLA not buying it | Electrek ELECTREK.CO Elon Musk tried to explain his strange ask for more control over Tesla, which seemingly came with a threat to... I don't know what the legal implications are for running a private company that competes with the public company you're CEO of, but threatening to not develop products at Tesla unless you give him more control seems like a pretty questionable spot. It also seems like a lazy excuse. He's probably going to build all the AI stuff over at xAI no matter what. He has full control over there, and if there are synergistic opportunities, he's leveraged them cross companies many times. Trying to dupe/blackmail TSLA shareholders into giving an increasingly unhinged Musk double his voting power doesn't seem like a great play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, TwinIon said: On another topic, this is a pretty bad look for Elon: Elon Musk tries to explain his ask for more control over Tesla, but TSLA not buying it | Electrek ELECTREK.CO Elon Musk tried to explain his strange ask for more control over Tesla, which seemingly came with a threat to... Honestly, don’t even need the article to say that is a bad look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Ruh roh Musk Risks Losing World’s Richest Title With Pay Deal Voided WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package at Tesla Inc. was struck down by a Delaware judge after a shareholder challenged it as excessive, a ruling that would take a giant bite out of Musk’s wealth and put the fate of his companies in question. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Ricofoley said: Ruh roh Musk Risks Losing World’s Richest Title With Pay Deal Voided WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package at Tesla Inc. was struck down by a Delaware judge after a shareholder challenged it as excessive, a ruling that would take a giant bite out of Musk’s wealth and put the fate of his companies in question. He's currently sulking on X about how bad of a place Delaware is to incorporate in. I didn't have the context. Now I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I want to get all the money and pay none of the taxes WAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: He's currently sulking on X about how bad of a place Delaware is to incorporate in. I didn't have the context. Now I do! Hilarious seeing as how Delaware’s primary reason for existing is for various financial improprieties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 TSLA dropped nearly 5% on this news due the possibility that Elmo might decide to sell a non-insignificant portion of his stock holdings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: TSLA dropped nearly 5% on this news due the possibility that Elmo might decide to sell a non-insignificant portion of his stock holdings. See this is why I don't feel prepared to get in to investing. The market thinks this is a bad idea, but my intuition would be that this buffoon having less power in the company would be a great thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 6 hours ago, Nokra said: See this is why I don't feel prepared to get in to investing. The market thinks this is a bad idea, but my intuition would be that this buffoon having less power in the company would be a great thing. It's down to anticipate his shares hitting the market, not because of any impact the decision will have on Tesla's operations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Chris- said: It's down to anticipate his shares hitting the market, not because of any impact the decision will have on Tesla's operations. 15 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: TSLA dropped nearly 5% on this news due the possibility that Elmo might decide to sell a non-insignificant portion of his stock holdings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzwari1987 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 He blew $44 billion on Twitter and he’s about to lose $55 billion more. Elon’s definitely trying to outdo Trump when it comes to losing money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 What will the world think if he goes bankrupt? I'm sure he will document it in great detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, Chris- said: It's down to anticipate his shares hitting the market, not because of any impact the decision will have on Tesla's operations. 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: See this is why I don't feel prepared to get into investing; my reading comprehension is dogshit when I'm tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Subzwari1987 said: He blew $44 billion on Twitter and he’s about to lose $55 billion more. Elon’s definitely trying to outdo Trump when it comes to losing money Maybe the investors would have been comfortable giving him that if he hadn’t proven himself to be a dumbass since the pandemic. Tesla has been coasting and languishing while Elon has been screwing around for the last couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Nokra said: See this is why I don't feel prepared to get into investing; my reading comprehension is dogshit when I'm tired. Buy an index fund and get some sleep. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I gave up buying stocks when I saw how continually under-valued AMD always is. Either investors are too dumb, or I am, but despite pretty much batting 1,000 with one fantastic generation of products after another, almost without fail the stock falls whenever they announce something new. Just today their stock fell in response to an extremely positive earnings call, particularly around the rapid growth of their AI products, just because the guidance for their other products was down some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 48 minutes ago, Reputator said: I gave up buying stocks when I saw how continually under-valued AMD always is. Either investors are too dumb, or I am, but despite pretty much batting 1,000 with one fantastic generation of products after another, almost without fail the stock falls whenever they announce something new. Just today their stock fell in response to an extremely positive earnings call, particularly around the rapid growth of their AI products, just because the guidance for their other products was down some. Stock is up almost 100% over 1 year and 21% in the last month. Not sure how you can complain about such returns for AMD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 45 minutes ago, Reputator said: I gave up buying stocks when I saw how continually under-valued AMD always is. Either investors are too dumb, or I am, but despite pretty much batting 1,000 with one fantastic generation of products after another, almost without fail the stock falls whenever they announce something new. Just today their stock fell in response to an extremely positive earnings call, particularly around the rapid growth of their AI products, just because the guidance for their other products was down some. I worked for a publicly traded company for a while. I always listened to the earnings call and investor Q&A. For the last year that I worked there all the facts, figures, earnings, etc were stellar. Massive pay down of debt. Better and better EBITDA. Subscriber retention better and better. More and more new subscribers. Increased dividends. The stock price just went down and down. That was just such a clear example to me of how investors aren’t rational. I also stopped buying individual stocks shortly afterwards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Reputator said: I gave up buying stocks when I saw how continually under-valued AMD always is. Either investors are too dumb, or I am, but despite pretty much batting 1,000 with one fantastic generation of products after another, almost without fail the stock falls whenever they announce something new. Just today their stock fell in response to an extremely positive earnings call, particularly around the rapid growth of their AI products, just because the guidance for their other products was down some. If it consistently goes back up then just buy stock on their earnings call days. This happens a lot with Apple, where it goes down because the earnings call is that their profits were "only" $10 billion instead of $11 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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