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		schnebbau 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sometimes powerful people just do dumb shit Has Elon done dumb shit though? He's still winning, it couldn't have been that dumb.

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ljsprague 7 days ago [–]

Indeed I would bet he knew he would lose money on Twitter but did it anyway.

patrickk 7 days ago | [–]

He tried to back out of the purchase after signing an agreement, but was forced to buy it for $44b in the end.

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