Twitter reacts to Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter for $41 billion

As we sweat it out waiting to hear if the board will accept Musk's offer to buy the company for a fraction of his estimated $219 billion net worth, Twitter has done what it does best: react in dramatic fashion.

Over the course of the morning of April 14th, users have trended as they muse about a Musk-owned future and recall the struggles of other platforms who were acquired and mismanaged. We combed through the hot takes, which ranged from playful to political and provocative.

I think I've seen this film before...

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Eat the rich.

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Speaking of! Let us debate which is the lesser of two evils.

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Digital artist Beeple's take ruffled some feathers.

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I see her point, I do.

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Marc, please, one thing at a time.

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Couldn't let today go by without bullying CNN+.

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WWTD (What Would Tom Do)?

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As this user points out, acquisitions really bring people together.

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At the end of the day, I still am what I eat: Twitter trash.

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Maybe this is a good thing after all!

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