@gulovsen It is a #myth that Twitter was in financial trouble pre-Musk. It was Musk's #LeveragedBuyout that put it under water, financially.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Financial-analysis-Why-Musk-s-Twitter-purchase-is-such-a-disaster-7470285.html

Funny how we see and use abstractions everyday, to find new angles/interpretations. This morning I came across "leveraged buyout" and my brain picks the image of a lever.

Only after seeing the Spanish translation ("compra apalancada") I made the connection.
#LBO #leveragedbuyout