Elon Musk loves Twitter. But he also hates it. But he loves it. That, roughly, is our assessment of Musk’s relationship with the short-form social network, based on how often he says he’s had enough of Twitter and how quickly he typically comes back.
On Tuesday, Musk tweeted he’ll be “off Twitter for a while.” He hasn’t broken his promise in *checks watch* four hours, so far.
Off Twitter for a while
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2021
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has had (short) breaks from Twitter before. In Nov. 2019, he said he was “going offline,” adding that he’s “not sure about good of Twitter.” The exodus lasted only four days. In April 2020, he has seemingly had enough of Twitter and his followers, though he didn’t actually quit the service on that particular occasion. And in June 2020, he once again took a break from Twitter, announcing it with the exact same tweet as he did today: “Off Twitter for a while.” He returned to his regular tweeting self after just two days. Read more…