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Chris Hayes Reveals Why He Thinks Elon Musk Really Wanted to Buy Twitter-Welcome back to "Late Night
Updated on Jan 13,2023
Chris Hayes Reveals Why He Thinks Elon Musk Really Wanted to Buy Twitter
-Welcome back to "Late Night." We're here with Chris Hayes.,You wrote a "New York Times" essay.,-I did. -Making the case for why you,wanted Twitter to survive.,I think that this is a time where a lot of people,talk about what a cesspool it is.,I liked reading about the fact,that it has also been a wonderful place.,-Yeah, there's lots of things that have been,really remarkable about it.,I mean, one of the things I think --,The thing that was best about it is, because of how,it was structured, in which you weren't necessarily just in one,,you know, one part of Reddit, right,,like, "Oh, I'm an electric car enthusiast,",I'm on, like, the Reddit board, you had this sort of general,feed, and because of the way retweets worked,and the algorithm, you would happen upon stuff.,You know? And so for me as a --,particularly as a news gatherer, you know, there'd be,an impending railroad strike, and then all of a sudden,I would have like three or four people that work,on the railroad talking about, like, "This is why we want,paid leave," and this is why this new system they use,in the railroads is totally oppressive and brutal,,scheduling-wise, and you would have this,for a million different experiences.,You would get these windows, and again, that could be,dangerous because a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.,Like, I know about the railroads now, right?,-Yeah. -I followed these three people.,But I found, for me, the breadth of experience and perspectives,that were all mixing in one place, there really hasn't ever,been anything quite to replicate that,,and I don't want it to go away.,-And what do you think in the early days of Elon Musk's,,you know, running of Twitter -- are you -- I mean, again,,you're not a business guy, but are you basically thinking,,"He's nailing it," right?,- -I mean, it's 10 out of 10.,As far as I can tell. -10 out of 10, yeah.,Every part of it. -I mean, I'm not in the books,but I think pretty much -- -,-Sounds like pretty much -- No, it's been pretty disastrous.,I mean, I think the thing that I actually have --,that has been clarifying for me, I think there was --,First of all, it felt a little bit like an impulse purchase.,-Yeah. -,-Like he was at the cash register and there was like,a $44 billion social-media company.,- -Yeah.,-So that was weird, that he --,It was the most expensive impulse purchase of all time.,I think that what he's been doing with the platform now is,actually very clarifying to me because it wasn't about,the business and it wasn't an impulse purchase.,It was an ideological purchase.,And as long as there have been rich people,,and as long as there have been rich people and capitalism,,plus a free press, there have been rich people who buy,media outlets for ideological purposes.,This is a story as old as time.,And once I sort of saw it as that, I was like, "Oh!,That's what this is.",He wants to own Twitter because he wants to pursue his vision,because he's the world's richest man.,The other thing I think is key here is --,You know, I'm one of these people who is,A, a Twitter addict, and B, it's, like, "partly my job.",-Yep. -It's like if you're, like,,working at RJR Nabisco, and you're like, smoking two packs,a day, you're like, "Well, it's the product. You know?,I gotta test it." -,It's like, that's sort of me.,But that's also Elon Musk.,I think he bought it so he could be like, "I'm working.",-Yeah! -,That's so smart. Right.,Like when my wife is like, "Are you still on Twitter?",-Like, "I'm working!" -"I bought it, honey!",-Yeah. -,-I gotta be on it. I bought it.,Can I just say you crushed Twitter from the start?,-Oh, this is amazing. -We went back and looked.,And like a lot of us, it took us time to figure out how to be,good at Twitter, but we went back to your first four tweets.,This is April 12, 2007.,I want to reveal them as we go.,So, that's "working on a presentation in Keynote.",Thank you for that.,- -Yep.,One heart right there. -One heart, right.,- -Hearted it up.,-By the way, like, imagine retweeting that.,Like imagine someone being like,,"Oh, I want my followers to see that.",Alright, then you come back with,,"in a coffee shop working on a draft.",More likes but less retweets.,-Mm-hmm.,-"Reading blogs and craving caffeine." Oh!,-That was a perpetual state of being.,-And then this is maybe the most --,the flattest tweet I've ever seen.,"Listening to Terry Gross.",-Well, at least I'm not -- -Now, I'm -- By the way,,I listen to Terry Gross. I love Terry Gross.,I've never, while I've listened to Terry Gross, think...,-Tweeted that? -..."I gotta let people know.",-At least I'm not a caricature of myself.,I will note, for my -- to defend my honor here, briefly,,do you remember back then the Twitter prompt was,,"chrislhayes is..."?,-Ah! -That was the prompt.,The prompt was like --,It was like a status away message.,Like you used to have on AIM back in the day, people our age.,And so, like, the setup was, "What are you doing right now?",-Tell us what you're actively do
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