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.
In response to Diane Turner.
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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In response to Diane Turner.
The thread I read pretty much said the same. Not only the obsession with X, but also the idea of becoming some type of super Walmart of financial services online. Crypto, micro loans, etc. He's a weird guy.
07:55 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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