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I prefer to pronounce it: "The wildly successful social media platform that Elon Musk killed in 2 seconds because he is a narcissistic idiot"
Aug 2, 2023 12:53 PM
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I prefer to pronounce it: "The wildly successful social media platform that Elon Musk killed in 2 seconds because he is a narcissistic idiot"
arrowsmithrobert
I pronounce it history - account closed.
lemoncakedog
"Ten"
sadurdaynight
Elon's trying to get 3 companies with "X" in the name, so he can say he's the new "Triple X"
CheckFlop
I think he's gambling on people talking about it so much that it's free advertising for the platform. But it is a big gamble with small gains if it works and big losses if it doesn't.
VindictiveBathToaster
Elon also launched a companion video hosting website to go with the new branding. xvideos
Mahabazu
He is changing it to a porn site -- thats where the money is!
Nobah
Or as they say around here "äks" and "kseetit"
JimboTCB
"so Elon, you've just paid billions of dollars for one of the world's most recognisable brands, what are you gonna do with it?" "throw that shit in the bin and call it X like I tried to name all my other companies because I never matured past the early 2000s"
J3lek
It's pronounced "yet another reason to stop using Twitter"
Jessebob42
eXtreme stupidity. ☕️😄
spaceisnotthathard
X makes an sh sound . So xitter.
masteryoplait
Thanks OP! “Shiiit” it is.
TheKoolEagle
I deleted my twitter account the other day. Felt really good. I hadn't really used it since Elon took over and the giant strobing X sign was enough to make me run away for good. I don't even want to watch the dumpster fire anymore
custardlightning
I vote for “skeet”
IMightGenerouslyUpvoteRandomess
I stopped watching when the white font text was shown against a white background.
Violaquin
Heroasteral
Delightful!
fireflyseasontwo
Elon is the new Xitler: /gallery/QCVGt1t
StarBug
ISayShenanigans
Exactly! If people keep giving him attention, he's going to keep doing stupid shit.
Skizzlesnap
You really think that someone who named their kid after an experimental spy plane put ANY thought into changing the name on his pet project? He’s dumb as a brick and probably thought “X” was cool or something.
BeerandCats
It was foretold that x was gonna give it to us; but not like this, not like this...
ShabaDababa
This make me wonder if you can direct message on X to DMX
JeffGodofBiscuits
zafner
I now pronounce it Twitter. I think I'm just going to keep doing that
DanOrtega
X in Mexico is quite often a sh, the last one she mentioned. So yeah, shits.
listentothesoundbetweenyourlegs
"X" marks the spot... where Twitter's corpse is buried.
The22ndDoctor
The asshole formerly known as Musk?
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
Nope. Always was an asshole.
JustFeedMePieDammit
The ol muskhole
Lachwen
Elongated Muskrat.
SignedEpsteinsMother
I don't think we can say formerly yet
The22ndDoctor
Can we call him the Late Elon Elon Musk?
The22ndDoctor
RabbitRevenge
i think its pronounced douche? but tweeter is for douches....so prob a good name change!?
Shamorza
as a douche: the platform is called *twitter*
RabbitRevenge
hahaha new someone would correct that spelling form tweeter to twittar!
NarratesTheDarkerStory
Dude, for real? it's Twatter. You just saw it spelled right, so don't be obstinate.
NarratesTheDarkerStory
(just in case, /s for ☝️)
Shamorza
*knew 😂
RabbitRevenge
i new someone would corrakt that
Shamorza
*would
Schism666
I don't give an X.
bastardpants
You don't give a Ten?
MadHatter69
He doesn't give an unknown
XorKaya
He doesn't give a mild porn.
eidam655
but X gonna give it to ya anyway...
ZaphodBbx
Tweets are now X-cretions...
ChrisTheEarthenoid
Fitting, since they probably are made while sitting on the porcelain throne of excremeditation
wwilddoge
PineappleLoopsBroether
Scaramucci
X-crements.
bl0ke
Gonna Xit all over it.
ThisGuyHere
What if they're released incrementally? Can I call them X-crements?
meph13to
always have been
Airwolfen
And X-videos. Wait...
ILogInToUpvote
No no, I think you're on to something here
Tankmoose
I certainly don't get this joke as it references the porn website called xvideos that I definitely don't go to therefor I have no way to understand
603933
Nizedk
Xhits. And Xhitting.
Selfawerewolf
Exits. Exiting. Got it.
Nizedk
I just pronounce it as shits and shitting. :-)
throwaway12345432
always were.gif
SomeLikeItLikeThat
So if you tweet art is it now x-art?
fractalsphere
From dictionary[dot]com - what kind of IDIOT throws away this kind of brand recognition and embedded language in the English lexicon.
Boksha
"A spot in the dictionary? HA, I can do better than that! I'll get us a spot in the ALPHABET. I am very smart."
akambe
I are* very smart
whitefoxkei
It's like Google suddenly changing their name to.... well the first thing I thought of was "fartblaster" but I think far too many people would be okay with saying they were going to "fartblast" something on the internet. Something dumber and more generic like... "Things." No one's going to bother with "Things."
thisisthefirstoneitried
"hey do you know the answer to this question?" "one moment, I'm just gonna blast out some farts on fartblaster and then I'll have your answer!"
thisisthefirstoneitried
A plus-side for google would be that people would definitely Blast Farts which would help to control their trademark, which is weakened every time someone uses google as a verb "i'll google that!" instead of saying "i will look that up on the search engine known as google" always use google as a verb so they lose the trademark like velcro
DatDarthCaedus
Musk has been obsessed with the letter X (and the idea of having a "can do anything" app or site named that) since the 90s. He originally owned X.com, which merged with Confinity to form PayPal. He then unsuccessfully tried to convince the rest of the PayPal leadership to change the name to xPayPal. He founded SpaceX with the money he got from eBay buying PayPal, named his kids with Grimes X and Y, and this year founded X Corp and xAI.
AntiProtonBoy
He wants to reinvent WeChat
Rathan5
…Why? Has he ever said why? Or is it just that he never matured beyond “spoiled 12 year old”? I also remember thinking adding X to things made them sound cooler, but then I graduated middle school =\
DatDarthCaedus
Apparently he's said he is convinced that people think of treasure and treasure maps, with the whole "X marks the spot" thing... but I think it's mainly because it was one of his first big investments, and he just couldn't let it go (he bought the X.com URL back from PayPal for "sentimental reasons", after all) while refusing to acknowledge the issues with that name despite fuckloads of evidence that it sucks. https://mashable.com/article/musk-x-twitter-paypal
ProjectDA
hes thst kid no one likes to talk to, claims to get high off of oregano, has razors because hes goth at heart with the username xXisoocoolXx
JoshuaHarazin
Man wait 'till he finds out about algebra.
greggor
Because he’s an xXxEdgeLord420xXx
Nual
Came to comment this. These usernames were fire for kids in the 90s.
abraxasfury
"The platform formerly known as Twitter"
Stonemarter
TPFKAT
BloodLoveRhetoric
More like the Twitter formerly known as a platform.
sunniblu03
Yasss! Totally fits.
SlyMrFox
How do you retranslate "Tweets" from that? What does one call a "re-tweet"?
TinkerThinker42
"I'm going to perform the action formerly known as tweet that." Really rolls off the tongue.
BigKangDangaLangSlanga
NPR did this! "Elon Musk's X, the company formerly known as Twitter." Literally the opening of the article. https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191318468/elon-musk-sues-disinformation-researchers-claiming-they-are-driving-away-adverti
iMcFly
APN too with “the social media platform formerly known as Twitter” er-x-hate-speech-extremism-434a80631f9e76833ee30387c04dd290">https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-lawsuit-cchd-twitter-x-hate-speech-extremism-434a80631f9e76833ee30387c04dd290 and BBC News with “The firm that owns Twitter, now called X” https://apple.news/Ax3qhpoCkT76LNu6PeXQa7g
jessemcguire092
Shitter
CelestialSea
Now it's Xitter (pronounced Shitter)
shiftingbits
It’s Xitter, with “x” pronounced as an “sh.”
whyaminotstudying
I don't refer to it at all and am pretty sure my life is better for it.
FTUG
Airwolfen
Twitter.
Einstein9073
This. all the adults in the room rolled their eyes at Elon Musk. maybe in 2 to 3 years, If it's still called x, I might start making the transition.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
This he is just hoping to keep headlines focused on him. Always remember any publicity is good publicity. This is how trump won the first time. His name was everywhere.
UnicornsToxicRainbowFart
Xitter
TeamRobot
I had this thought too, exactly this. ‘The artist formerly known as Prince’ situation fits very well here.
StormCrowMith
Ye
ShadyEsperanto
except prince shouldn't have to share a similar name with elon's abomination. prince did nothing to deserve being put down on that level
TeamRobot
True. The fact that Twitter is too big to be renamed is my take on it, prince was still always going to be prince. Twitter is still always going to be Twitter.
OuchMouse
Whatever. Everyone on this app is an idiot that doesn’t understand the genius that is Elon Musk. Through cunning strategies and business acumen, he has successfully turned Twitter/X into a haven of advertiser’s most coveted demographic: racist incels.
Elkarlo77
The new X Videoside is great too. Xvideos . com . Lot of scientific content there.
Mrjamesbanana
Mostly biology, mating more specifically.
ztygs
FallingStar7669
Hey, be nice; he hasn't turned it into 4chan -yet-.
freezingpilot
4chan occasionally had redeeming features.
JackCrab
4chan also was by its own definition a toxic waste dump of the Internet. You can certainly avoid a dumpster labeled "mutagenic waste that makes incels" but what is supposed to be the top social media platform doesn't get that excuse. People expect a website like Twitter to actually, dispose of waste (banning harmful and toxic users) like a site with moderation is supposed to do.