Twitter's owner Elon Musk conducted a poll on Sunday to ask his millions of followers on the platform if he should "step down" as the CEO of the company he acquired in October.
At the conclusion of the poll, 57.5% voted in favor of Musk stepping down and 42.5% voted he should stay on. The poll attracted nearly 17.4 million votes.
Musk said separately, "Those who want power are the ones who least deserve it." A number of people had offered themselves as successors in the event Musk quit.
Those who want power are the ones who least deserve it
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2022
In a comment seemingly directed at the people voting in the poll, Musk said, "be careful what you wish, as you might get it."
As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
Why It Matters: On the subject of who would take his place on Twitter, Musk had said during the poll that "No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor."
No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2022
Since Musk still remains the owner of Twitter, there is no clarity on how much of the day-to-day policy on the platform would continue to have been directed by him in the event of his exit.
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said if Musk, also the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), leaves as Twitter's chief executive and appoints someone else — ideally someone with social media background — it would be a "major positive" for Tesla shares as the "Twitter overhang would be significantly reduced clearly in our opinion."
If Musk leaves as Twitter CEO and appoints someone else (social media background ideal) this would be a major positive for Tesla shares as the Twitter overhang would be significantly reduced clearly in our opinion
— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) December 19, 2022
Tesla shares have declined 57.35% since the year began. The shares have fallen 29% since Twitter was purchased by Musk.
Ives said the pain in Tesla shares has been "self-inflicted" by Musk as the entrepreneur sold shares.
One of Tesla's most-vocal backers Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management co-founder Ross Gerber said recently, "There's nothing wrong with Tesla other than the fact that its CEO works at another company."
Gerber called for clarity on Elon's plans and said that Tesla deserves a focused CEO.
推特的所有者 伊隆麝香 週日進行了一項民意調查，詢問他的數百萬關注者在平台上是否應該「退下」作為他在 10 月收購的公司的首席執行官。
在民意調查結束時, 57.5% 投票贊成馬斯克下台和 42.5% 投票給他應該留下來。民意調查幾乎吸引 1 千 4 百萬 票。
馬斯克分別說：「那些想要權力的人是最不值得擁有權力的人。」在馬斯克退出的情況下，許多人將自己提供為繼任者。
那些想要權力的人是那些最不值得擁有權力的人
— 伊隆·馬斯克（@elonmusk）二 ○ 二二年十二月十九日
馬斯克（Musk）在看似針對民意調查中投票的人的評論中說：「小心您的願望，因為您可能會得到它。」
俗話說，小心你想要什麼，因為你可能會得到它
— 伊隆·馬斯克 (@elonmusk) 十二月十八日
為什麼它很重要： 關於誰將在 Twitter 上取代他的位置，馬斯克在民意調查中說：「沒有人想要這份實際上可以保持 Twitter 活著的工作。沒有繼任者。」
沒有人想要的工作，誰實際上可以保持 Twitter 活著.沒有繼任者。
— 伊隆·馬斯克（@elonmusk）二 ○ 二二年十二月十九日
由於馬斯克仍然是 Twitter 的所有者，因此在他退出時，該平台上的日常政策將繼續由他執導多少。
伏特布什分析师 丹·艾夫斯 說如果馬斯克，也是首席執行官 特斯拉公司 （NASDAQ：TSLA），離開 Twitter 的首席執行官，並任命其他人-理想情況下，具有社交媒體背景的人-這對於特斯拉股票來說是一個「主要積極的」，因為「我們認為 Twitter 的懸垂將顯著減少。」
如果馬斯克離開 Twitter 首席執行官並任命其他人（社交媒體背景理想），這對於特斯拉股票來說將是一個主要的積極因素，因為我們認為 Twitter 的懸垂將顯著減少
— 丹·艾夫斯 (@DivesTech) 十二月十九日
自今年開始以來，特斯拉股價下降了 57.35％。自從推特被馬斯克購買以來，股價下跌了 29％。
艾夫斯（Ives）說，隨著企業家出售股票，特斯拉股票的痛苦已被馬斯克「自我造成」。
特斯拉最具聲音的支持者之一 格柏川崎財富投資管理 共同創辦人 罗斯·格伯 最近說，「除了其首席執行官在另一家公司工作之外，特斯拉沒有任何問題。」
Gerber 呼籲清楚 Elon 的計劃，並表示特斯拉值得專注的首席執行官。
