But here, I think, he is just trying to get out of the deal.
The high percentage of bots was exactly the reason why he wanted to buy Twitter in the first place. Because removing the bots would have been a relatively straight-forward way of increasing Twitter's valuation. IIRC he even tweeted about it.
[See my clarification below in a comment]
You actually disagree with him, but just the fact that you admire him triggers people.
There's also a possibility he'd just like to ensure the deal closes in a certain later time window. The composition of his personal wealth is complex and highly dependent on his equity holdings which have grown volatile recently.
There's also a possibility he'd just like to ensure the deal closes in a certain later time window. The composition of his personal wealth is complex and highly dependent on his equity holdings which have grown volatile recently.
As much as Elon annoys me, it hard for me to say he does not know what he is doing. Even the WFH tweet was timed seemingly to lower the cost of severance payments from announced 10% workforce reduction.
(I just don't believe him regarding the bots. He always knew bots are a problem and likely under-reported.)
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/elon-musk-backtracks-on-te...
That said, if the message is confusing then either messenger does not know what he is doing or wants the confusion. In his case, I think the latter is more likely.
Engineer? What exactly has Musk ever engineered? You could maybe argue "designer" but even that may be generous.
A public persona that he's now diligently working to destroy?
I think he's first and foremost an entrepreneur, and people overstate his engineering ability. In many cases, he shows total ignorance for the realities of engineering (see e.g: hyperloop). I suspect in those cases he is just surrounded by yes-men who don't want to tell him he's wrong.
In general, I get the impression that his success over the years has been contingent on the people he has surrounded himself with. That, in itself, is a skill, though, granted.