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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. (mashable.com)
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[โ€“] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt X has much money to spare to give to people considering how they hemorrhage money.

[โ€“] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Clearly you don't realize how much a billion dollars really is then.

He could literally lose 99% of his wealth and still be islands buying rich.