Diane Turner
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Elon stop trying to make “X” happen. It’s not going to happen. #MeanGirls
Tristan Snell @tristansnell
Elon Musk reportedly bought http://x.com in the 90s for $1 million and used it for his payments startup.

Then it was merged into PayPal.

Then Musk tried to get rid of PayPal and call it X -- and he was forced out of PayPal.

He's still trying to make X a thing. 😂
12:31 PM - Jul 25, 2023
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Whoa!
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I saw a long thread on Mastodon last week about this. Apparently, Musk has been obsessed with the idea of X marks the spot (of buried treasure) for a long time.
07:51 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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Diane Turner
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Yes. His first big success was a money payment site called x.com. It merged w Paypal …where he made his first big haul but then was ousted … partially because he tried to change the name to X.

This is some weird OCD thing for him. Won’t stop trying.
07:53 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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Jodi B
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In response to Diane Turner.
Who would use a payment service called X? It sounds like a scam. 😂

"We take Visa, MasterCard and X."

"I know I owe you money. Can I pay you with X?"

"Click here to add money to your X account."

Um ... nope. Not gonna happen!
07:25 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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