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.
推特的所有者埃隆·马斯克周日进行了一项民意调查，询问他在该平台上的数百万粉丝是否应该辞去他去年10月收购的公司的首席执行官一职。
在投票结束时，57.5%投票赞成马斯克下台，42.5%投票决定他应该留下来。这项民意调查吸引了近1740万投票。
马斯克单独表示：“那些想要权力的人是最不配拥有权力的人。”一些人表示，如果马斯克辞职，他们将成为继任者。
那些想要权力的人是最不配得到它的人
-埃隆·马斯克(@elonmusk)2022年12月19日
在一条似乎是针对参与投票的人的评论中，马斯克说：“小心你的愿望，因为你可能会得到它。”
俗话说，要小心你的愿望，因为你可能会如愿以偿
-埃隆·马斯克(@elonmusk)2022年12月18日
另见：现在最好的科技股
为什么这很重要：在谈到谁将接替他在推特上的位置时，马斯克在民意调查中表示，“没有人想要能真正让推特活下去的工作。没有继任者。”
没有人想要这份能真正让Twitter活下去的工作。没有继任者。
-埃隆·马斯克(@elonmusk)2022年12月19日
由于马斯克仍然是Twitter的所有者，目前尚不清楚，如果他辞职，该平台上的日常政策有多少将继续由他指导。
韦德布什分析师丹·艾夫斯如果马斯克，他也是首席执行官特斯拉公司(纳斯达克代码:TSLA)辞去推特首席执行官一职，任命其他人--理想情况下是具有社交媒体背景的人--这对特斯拉的股票来说将是一个“重大利好”，因为“在我们看来，推特的过剩将明显减少。”
如果马斯克离开Twitter担任首席执行官，并任命其他人(社交媒体背景理想)，这对特斯拉的股价来说将是一个重大利好，因为在我们看来，Twitter的过剩将明显减少
-丹·艾夫斯(@DivesTech)2022年12月19日
自今年年初以来，特斯拉的股价已下跌57.35%。自推特被马斯克收购以来，该公司股价已下跌29%。
艾夫斯说，特斯拉股票的痛苦是马斯克在出售股票时“自己造成的”。
特斯拉最响亮的支持者之一Gerber Kawasaki财富和投资管理联合创始人罗斯·格伯最近他说：“除了首席执行官在另一家公司工作之外，特斯拉并没有什么问题。”
Gerber呼吁澄清埃隆的计划，并表示特斯拉应该有一位专注的首席执行官。
