{"id":5781,"date":"2022-05-21T15:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/21\/elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-have-an-unhealthy-twitter-habit-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T15:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:36:33","slug":"elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-have-an-unhealthy-twitter-habit-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/21\/elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-have-an-unhealthy-twitter-habit-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have an unhealthy Twitter habit | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

They are two of the world\u2019s richest people, and both are obsessed with space travel, but they use social media for very different reasons <\/p>\n

Why do billionaires tweet? Is it because they no longer have to earn a living? Or because they\u2019re bored? Or because they spend a lot of time in, er, the smallest room in the mansion? Elon Musk, for example, currently the world\u2019s richest fruitcake, has <\/a>said that \u201cAt least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne\u201d<\/a>, adding that \u201cit gives me solace\u201d. This revelation motivated the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to do some calculations, leading to the conclusion<\/a> that more than 8,000 tweets over 12.5 years suggests that, on average, Musk \u201cpoops\u201d twice a day. (I make it 1.75 a day, but that\u2019s just quibbling.)<\/p>\n

So why does Musk tweet so much? One explanation is that he just can\u2019t help himself. He has, after all, revealed that he has Asperger\u2019s<\/a>. \u201cLook, I know I sometimes say or post strange things,\u201d he said on Saturday Night Live<\/em>, \u201cbut that\u2019s just how my brain works\u201d. Understood. It may also be a partial explanation of his business success, because his mastery of SpaceX and Tesla suggests not only high intelligence but also an ability to focus intensely on exceedingly complex problems without being distracted by other considerations.<\/p>\n

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\nThey are two of the world\u2019s richest people, and both are obsessed with space travel, but they use social media for very different reasons
\nWhy do billionaires tweet? Is it because they no longer have to earn a living? Or because they\u2019re bored? Or because they spend a lot of time in, er, the smallest room in the mansion? Elon Musk, for example, currently the world\u2019s richest fruitcake, has said that \u201cAt least 50% of my tweets were made on a porcelain throne\u201d, adding that \u201cit gives me solace\u201d. This revelation motivated the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to do some calculations, leading to the conclusion that more than 8,000 tweets over 12.5 years suggests that, on average, Musk \u201cpoops\u201d twice a day. (I make it 1.75 a day, but that\u2019s just quibbling.)
\nSo why does Musk tweet so much? One explanation is that he just can\u2019t help himself. He has, after all, revealed that he has Asperger\u2019s. \u201cLook, I know I sometimes say or post strange things,\u201d he said on Saturday Night Live, \u201cbut that\u2019s just how my brain works\u201d. Understood. It may also be a partial explanation of his business success, because his mastery of SpaceX and Tesla suggests not only high intelligence but also an ability to focus intensely on exceedingly complex problems without being distracted by other considerations. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They are two of the world\u2019s richest people, and both are obsessed with space travel, but they use social media for very different reasons Why do billionaires tweet? Is it because they no longer have to earn a living? Or because they\u2019re bored? Or because they spend a lot of time in, er, the smallest …<\/p>\n

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