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minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·11 months agoLiterally? Are they pulling an Elon?
minus-squarereason@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 months ago For those unfamiliar, the phrase “one’s name is mud” means that a person, or in this case a brand, is widely unpopular due to disgrace or scandal>
minus-squareHikuNoir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoI think if pulling an Elon means something like committing a massive fraud then yer. P.S. I using pulling an Elon from now on.
minus-squareMamertine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoNo, no, pulling an Elon is buying a functioning company for over the market price then doing everything you can to drive it into the ground.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoI know, hence the “literally” (It was joke, see?)
minus-squareHollandJim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoAh, so the answer is “yes” then.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoSomeone really needs to have a talk with their marketing department.
Literally? Are they pulling an Elon?
I think if pulling an Elon means something like committing a massive fraud then yer. P.S. I using pulling an Elon from now on.
No, no, pulling an Elon is buying a functioning company for over the market price then doing everything you can to drive it into the ground.
I know, hence the “literally” (It was joke, see?)
Ah, so the answer is “yes” then.
Someone really needs to have a talk with their marketing department.