A poll that told the owner to leave
On December 18, 2022, Elon Musk asked Twitter users in a poll whether he should step down as head of the company. About 57 percent voted yes.
BREAKING: Elon Musk to Appoint Donald Trump Jr. as New Twitter CEO After Stepping Down
Every Smattering story starts from a real event and goes exactly one step further. Here is the step, and the line we did not cross.
“I will be the most hands-on CEO in history. Mostly the thumbs.”
The real newsDec 18, 2022, Austin, TX
Musk had promised to abide by the result. For a few days the internet wondered who might replace him, and how the replacement would be chosen.
The escalationOne step further
In our version the poll is respected in the worst possible way. Musk names Donald Trump Jr. as the new CEO, effective whenever he finds the building. The hundred-day plan is mostly a list of accounts to restore.
Where we drew the line
Both men are public figures with enormous platforms. Neither is mocked for anything outside their public business.
Read itThe story itself
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