SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoElon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.mashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down12
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.mashable.comSELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI hate to say it because Fuck Elon, but this is just one of those things you sign away when you agree to the terms of service.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoTrue, but it’s still worth criticizing because of him being so dickish about it. He even renamed the account @x12345678998765.
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAnd he could have gone down the “Mike Row Soft” route and offered the guy some free stuff as compensation. Terms allowing them to do something doesn’t mean they have to be dicks about it.
minus-squaremuelltonne@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s still really petty - Elon is one of the richest guys on earth. Take the username, but send him a Tesla. Invite him to a SpaceX launch.
minus-squareAnAngryAlpaca@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoWell you don’t get rich by giving away 100k cars to everyone…
minus-squareEvil_incarnate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoExactly. You get rich by being a dick.
I hate to say it because Fuck Elon, but this is just one of those things you sign away when you agree to the terms of service.
True, but it’s still worth criticizing because of him being so dickish about it. He even renamed the account @x12345678998765.
And he could have gone down the “Mike Row Soft” route and offered the guy some free stuff as compensation. Terms allowing them to do something doesn’t mean they have to be dicks about it.
It’s still really petty - Elon is one of the richest guys on earth. Take the username, but send him a Tesla. Invite him to a SpaceX launch.
Well you don’t get rich by giving away 100k cars to everyone…
Exactly. You get rich by being a dick.