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Nope. Nothing failed. This was Elon's gambit the entire time. He wanted to tank Twitter. He was never interested in improving it or making it profitable. Why do you think Saudi Arabia gave him 22B to buy it?
Ah yes, the good old 5d chess. Why would he do that
Because he is throwing a tantrum. The toy he bought won't do what he wants, and people won't play with him, so he is breaking the toy. It isn't a rational decision, it is a tantrum.
The theory is that he secretly has shorted Twitter somehow. Which I could see, but it'd take an immense amount of planning that no one has picked up on. So, I'll just continue watching the dumpster fire
He can’t short twitter, when he bought it he took it private.