Elon Musk As, I’m looking for someone who is “dumb enough to take the job”. twitter CEO, after him announced his intention to resign.
some names climbed to the top of the candidate listThese include:
- founder of twitter Jack Dorsey
- ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden
- Founder of Myspace Tom Anderson
But an unlikely person managed to trick at least some users with a half-serious, parody announcement.
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comedians and writers on wednesday Beth KalbKnown for his work on The New Yorker and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” posted:
The announcement was followed by a series of joke-riddled tweets featuring humor-rich references to Musk’s past efforts. They didn’t stop some users and media outlets from taking this joke seriously, including his Oye Yee in Pakistan.
Kalb said Musk “failed to rescue people from caves, called actual rescuers pedophiles, and sent CPAP machines to hospitals instead of urgently needed ventilators.” We spent $44 billion to ruin his reputation and legacy.” .
Since the tweet did not explicitly indicate that it was a parody, some were quick to speculate that the joke announcement was true.
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