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		XorNot on April 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitt... You're missing the point: Twitter doesn't sell you anything, you're the product. They sell ads.

mensetmanusman on April 14, 2022 [–]

Twitter sells you a voice to a possibly broad audience depending on how many followers you have, the ads are a micro-currency to facilitate these transactions between voice haver and voice hearer.

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