Errare humanum est – to err is human – says a Latin phrase. Twitter owner Elon Musk, who likes to use a word, should take it seriously.
Not to mention the Twitter interaction itself. More and more people think this is a mistake. Maybe even Musk himself.
In the face of growing loud criticism, he recently let himself be polled on whether to step down as Twitter CEO. And the Latin phrase “vox populi vox Dei” (Latin: the voice of the people is the voice of God) is binding.
Accounts reactivated
After clearly saying yes to the de-selection, Musk takes a long time to respond. It’s not because he’s still hungover from participating in the World Cup, or just because he doesn’t have time.
He even reacted immediately when asked if he would allow blocked Twitter accounts like those of former US President Donald Trump (76). The accounts of Trump and many others, which are sometimes controversial, have been reactivated.
Lots of chirps – just won’t be upvoted
He has been diligently tweeting for the last 24 hours. But there’s little about “deselecting” it. But in the meantime, he let himself get carried away with minor backlash. He responded “interestingly” to a Deep State conspiracy theory tweet that suggested bots skewed voting results.
He responded to another tweet shortly after, suggesting that only “blue” (i.e. verified) Twitter accounts should vote. According to Musk’s response, it’s an idea he wants to implement immediately.
These responses show that Musk does not trust the survey results. Was the South African entrepreneur wrong and thought he would not actually be voted on? Or was he immersed in this action, unaware of the consequences?
Is everything closed?
The survey reflects the tensions the social network has faced since Musk’s purchase announcement in April. The zigzag route has damaged not only Twitter, but Musk’s reputation and, worse, his other companies. Tesla’s stock price fell. Now many are hoping that Musk will refocus on the automaker. As well as his two other big companies SpaceX and Starlink.
Maybe Musk wants that too. The polls were by no means always serious. For example, the sale of Tesla shares was decided before it was put to a vote. Likewise, she had already flirted with reducing her time on Twitter and hiring a CEO before launching her resignation poll. The media was already starting to think about potential CEOs. Even though Musk tweeted that he had no successor, he certainly did.
There were enough people interested in the business. Also more qualified. Maybe the dice were rolled before the “alea iacta est” research. And Musk just keeps the media interested in Twitter. After all, his poll received 17.5 million responses, and millions of tweets have since been followed. Twitter is alive. Despite the background noise.