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You probably know the story by now. Elon Musk replied positively to a weirdo's anti-Semitic post, which led to an advertiser exodus and Elon melting down at the New York Times DealBook conference. Now, X seems increasingly loaded up with crap tier chum advertising, which is never usually a good sign for a platform.

Is the company spiralling? Is it at death's door? Who knows, but it's fun to talk about with friends.

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You probably know the story by now. Elon Musk <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/16/elon-musk-calls-antisemitic-tweet-the-actual-truth.html">replied positively</a> to a weirdo's anti-Semitic post, which led to an <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/06/1217513348/advertising-boycott-at-the-platform-formerly-known-as-twitter-grows-by-the-day">advertiser exodus</a> and Elon <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981928/elon-musk-ad-boycott-go-fuck-yourself-destroy-x">melting down</a> at the New York Times DealBook conference. Now, X seems increasingly loaded up with crap tier chum advertising, which is never usually a good sign for a platform.
Is the company spiralling? Is it at death's door? Who knows, but it's fun to talk about with friends.

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