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I like how Musk claims it was done for aesthetic reasons. Yes, we can see from the site design that you care deeply about aesthetics...

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Agreed.

Check out this animation posted by Elon Musk in the last few days https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1710561314278379959 where the X jerks slightly before it rotates, and then rotates off-center...

That ever-so-slightly off-center rotation bothers me to a supreme degree... but I guess it's fitting for the whole platform writ large.

Think of it as just another retweet(?) (re-X (?)) by Musk as he scans through his feed looking for things to boost - it's not a professional graphic, just a bit of fanboy material.

If you want to be really disturbed .. follow the source and see if you can spot any tell tale signs of just how rabid a fan that particular fan might be.

Less a Musk fan work, more a devoted offering from a Musk Acolyte willing to die at the altar of Elon.

re-Xeet. Pronounced SH-eet. Like, "I go on X and post Sheets. You can call me a sheet poster"

It all starts making more sense in that context. And if it's not, say it out loud a few times.

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