Our Children Deserve Better Education. Parents Can and Must Act Now.

The dwindling state of public and nonpublic education is presenting a strong call to action for parents across the United States.

Recent reports on the state of education in the United States have been alarming to say the least. From the religious and nonpublic to the public sector of P-12 learning, statistics show a troubling decline in instructional content of the institution, and in the learning progress of students. In some cases, parents and caretakers are doing everything they can to take action or supplement learning for their children where institutionalised education has failed them, and in many other cases, parents struggle to discover practical options. 

An article published in The New York Times on December 12, 2022 shone a light on the unique challenges parents are facing in Hasidic Jewish communities when trying to withdraw their children from yeshivas and place them in secular schools. A core concern of the parents taking action in many of these cases is the insufficiency, inaccuracy and possible lack of teaching around fundamental subjects such as Mathematics, History, English and Science. A major reasoning behind this issue is the traditional prioritisation of praying and studying Jewish law above all else. A 10-year-old boy with dreams of working for NASA, according to his mother, was told by his teacher “that the planets revolve around the Earth.” (New York Times, 2022)

This issue of insufficiency, inaccuracy and possible lack of fundamental teaching in nonpublic and religious schooling is nothing new. For years, parents, local school authorities and departments of education have been in constant exchange on the matter of regulating the instructional materials of nonpublic schooling for children. Case in point – just this September, a new proposal was sent to the P-12 Education Committee from James N. Baldwin, the Senior Deputy Commissioner of The State Education Department. The proposal is an amendment to Part 130 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to nonpublic schools and substantially equivalent instruction for nonpublic school students. Substantially equivalent instruction is a legal term used in this scenario as a way to say that the teachings of nonpublic schools should at least meet the basic requirements or standards of public school education.

Generally speaking, public schools ought to be seen as the basic standard for education for students of P-12 learning age. Unfortunately though, recent data demonstrates that over the last 20 years, and certainly since the onset of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable decline in the learning progress of students enrolled in public schools across the United States. A recent article published to The Academy Blog explored how more than half of all K-12 public schools in the nation being understaffed has contributed to this decline, and yet another article documented the social and economic stress of learning loss amongst public school students during the pandemic, students who in some cases have fallen behind by more than a year in their academic performance. 

As upsetting as the news surrounding public and nonpublic education in The United States may be, instead of simply viewing it as a call to worry or a call to complain, Self Exploration Academy sees this as an opportunity and a call to take action and create real change. Now more than ever, parents need to know that there are opportunities to ensure their children have access to the education they need in order to be successful and productive citizens in their communities. From the rudimentary and essential contents of Mathematics, English, History and Science, to the more nuanced subjects of the Arts and Social Emotional Learning. The future belongs to the next generation, but only if they develop the skills needed to take ownership in the lives they lead.

For parents who wish to see their children succeed, we want to help. Self Exploration Academy offers courses focused on social emotional learning to help build awareness, agency, confidence and competency within its students. We fill the gap between the essentials of core academic instruction and core competencies needed to navigate the real world successfully, however, many institutions responsible for providing sufficient core academic instruction are failing to do just that. So we are building a short list to resource parents and caretakers who wish to create every opportunity for their children to learn, grow and succeed. 

The list will be published one week from today. In the meantime, please feel free to explore our headline on demand course, Identity, Expression and Desire. This course is designed for students aged 13 and up, to build up each student’s skills in self-awareness, self-expression and self-determination. You can view the course outline here, and pre register for the course here. Orientation begins Monday, January 02, 2023.

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Karen Bass Sworn in as the First Woman Mayor of Los Angeles

When life is hard for some Angelenos, it affects all Angelenos.

On Sunday, December 11, 2022, Karen Bass was officially sworn in as the first woman elected to the office of mayor in the city of Los Angeles, California. The swearing in ceremony was led by none other than Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States of America.

During her speech, Mayor Bass announced that her first act as the city’s new mayor would be to pay a visit to the emergency operations centres of Los Angeles and declare a state of emergency on homelessness in Los Angeles. “When life is hard for some Angelenos,” she said, “it affects all Angelenos.”

“My emergency declaration will recognise the severity of our crisis, and break new ground to maximise our ability to urgently move people inside, and to do so for good.”

Mayor Bass is intent on navigating the city out of the extreme challenges of homelessness that it has been facing for years on end. According to the New York Times, out of the approximately 69,000 homeless people living in Los Angeles, 17,000 of them are to be housed within the first year of Mayor Bass’s term. 

Another promise made by the mayor was to increase the presence of law enforcement throughout the city. In September of this year, the Los Angeles Times reported that two men were arrested and charged with burglary after breaking into the politician’s home.

It was a hard fought race won by Bass, who has been in politics for nearly 20 years, starting with the California State Assembly in 2005, serving on various different law making committees from 2011 to 2022, and as a congresswoman representing California’s 37th district since 2013. She won against billionaire real estate developer, Rick Caruso in a race so close to call that uncertainty loomed for a week after the election took place as each ballot was being accounted for.

At 69 years old, Karen Bass started a new chapter in her life, and the life of the city of Los Angeles, as she assumes the role of the city’s 43rd chief executive. Not only has she made history as the first woman to become mayor in Los Angeles, she is also the second Black person to have ever been elected to this office. In our review of this remarkable feat, we took some time to reflect on a few universal core competencies that Mayor Bass has displayed throughout her career, and that are of high visibility and significance today.

Mayor Karen Bass x Universal Core Competencies

Empathy – One's capacity for observing, understanding and actively sharing the feelings and perspectives of others. (The Academic Glossary)

“When life is hard for some Angelenos, it affects all Angelenos.” Mayor Bass has been very vocal and very clear about her position on the issue of homelessness. In her statement, she demonstrates an awareness of how the plight of the homeless is not merely isolated to those who are without homes, but that it actually impacts the lives of all citizens living in Los Angeles.

Competitiveness – One's capacity for developing and maintaining skills and competencies that are objectively superior to those of one's peers. (The Academic Glossary)

It was a narrow race for many reasons. The city’s population alone (more than three million) sheds light on just how big the audience of Los Angeles really is, and paints a picture of how strong the conviction of one’s message must be in order to produce a winning vote in the end. Until a week after the election, it was still deemed as too close to call.

Urgency – One's capacity for taking immediate action. (The Academic Glossary)

Just after she was sworn in as the city’s 43rd chief executive, Mayor Bass vowed her first act as mayor would be to declare homelessness in the city of Los Angeles as a state of emergency. Citizens have felt hopeless and unsure on whether or not real action would ever be taken to address this issue, and if Mayor Bass comes through on her promise, the city is bound to see a dramatic and very real sense of change.

Watch the swearing in of Mayor Karen Bass, led by US Vice President Kamala Harris below.

KH: “I, Karen Ruth Bass”

KB: I, Karen Ruth Bass

KH: “Do solemnly swear”

KB: Do solemnly swear

KH: “That I will support the Constitution of the United States.”

KB: That I will support the Constitution of the United States.

KH: “The Constitution of the State of California.”

KB: The Constitution of the State of California.

KH: “And the Charter of the City of Los Angeles.”

KB: And the Charter of the City of Los Angeles.

KH: “And that I will faithfully discharge the duties”

KB: And that I will faithfully discharge the duties

KH: “Of the office of Mayor.

KB: Of the office of Mayor.

KH: “According to my best ability.”

KB: According to my best ability.

KH: Madam Mayor *reaches out to initiate handshake*

KB: *Shakes hand of the United States Vice President*

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Emmanuel Tarpin: Parisian High Jeweller and Environmentalist

Let’s preserve our oceans, our planet.

Emmanuel Tarpin, a Paris-based jeweller who launched his eponymous jewellery brand in 2017 at the age of 25, has been a major player in the world of high jewellery from very early into his career. Inspired by nature, he is known for his “exquisite bijoux that break free from convention with bold silhouettes, layered textures, and unexpected stone compositions.” (Galerie Magazine, 2019) More recently, he has been in the news for his inspiring acts of goodwill—using his work to support the coral reef organisation in French Polynesia.

Reported in the New York Times as his first philanthropic partnership, Emmanuel “has committed to selling several of his one-of-a-kind jewels to support the work of Coral Gardeners, a nongovernmental organization based in Moorea, French Polynesia, whose mission is to create a global movement to save coral reefs. An avid diver, he first heard of the organization from an instructor about a year ago.” (New York Times, 2022)

In a post published to his Instagram account on September 10, 2022, the artist himself announced:

“Thrilled to announce my collaboration with @coralgardeners organization

Nature is my source of inspiration and fighting for its preservation has always been obvious for me. 

Spending a month with the team, learning from them and understanding their cause affected me.

I decided to create one of a kind high jewelry pieces inspired by sea world and offer benefits to help them in their actions to replant and rebuild coral reefs.

Let’s preserve our oceans, our planet.” – Emmanuel Tarpin (via Instagram)

True to form, we took a moment to admire some of the universal core competencies we saw on display as we learned of Emmanuel Tarpin and his work this week. Here are three things that came to mind:

Emmanuel Tarpin x Universal Core Competencies

Accurate Listening – One's capacity for exercising a willingness to hear what others are actually saying instead of what one believes others will or should say, or what one believes others may have meant. (The Academic Glossary)

In his announcement (mentioned above), Emmanuel shared that he had taken the time to learn and understand the cause of the Coral Gardners, and that this is what moved him to take action and partner with them to help support the health and preservation of the oceans of the world.

Awareness of Others – One's capacity for seeing beyond one's self to observe and understand the existence, the objective qualities, the needs and the interests of others. (The Academic Glossary)

Most often, we view this universal core competency as something that should be directed towards a person’s awareness of other people. Here though, we see an expanded use case of the term. In order for Emmanuel to see the significance of his participation in this philanthropic partnership, he had to come into the awareness of the objective qualities, the needs and the interests of ocean life, and the health of the world we live in.

It’s one thing to find your source of inspiration. It’s an entirely different thing to build a relationship with that source.

Conceptual Thinking – One's capacity for successfully evaluating abstract and nonlinear ideas, processes and organisations in an accurate and dependable manner. (The Academic Glossary)

Emmanuel Tarpin took his love for creating pieces shaped by inspiration from the world around him – he’s an experienced diver with an affinity for the ocean – and created an opportunity for others to help make a calculable positive change in the world.

As reported in the New York Times, Emmanuel, in partnership with Coral Gardners, will sell “several of his one-of-a-kind jewels,” donating 80% of the proceeds to the organisation to help preserve the oceans. (New York Times, 2022)

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Jennifer Weber and the Power of Authenticity, Ownership and Understanding

I can only take from my own experiences and hope that feels authentic onstage because it is coming from my authenticity.

Jennifer Weber is an Emmy Award winning and Olivier award nominated choreographic artist based in New York City and Los Angeles. At 44 years of age, she has racked up quite the list of accomplishments, and enjoys the privilege of finding success in a dream that was born in her heart more than three decades ago.

Currently, she’s making headlines left and right for her contributions to not one, but two Broadway shows that opened earlier this month. And with all the buzz surrounding her and her work, we were most inspired by her display of some universal core competencies as it pertains to authenticity, ownership and understanding in a strong work ethic and the advent of chasing your dreams. 

Jennifer Weber x Universal Core Competencies

From what we’ve been seeing and reading lately, we understand that Jennifer is a hard and consistent worker, with a collaborative heart and a true love for what she does. Here are some of the core competencies that we see on display from her work:

Self Esteem – One’s capacity for perceiving and respecting one’s own inherent value. (The Academic Glossary)

In an Instagram post, Jennifer shared a childhood photo of herself with an “Oscar” award that her parents had gotten her alongside a photo of her as an adult with an Emmy Award that she won for her choreographic contributions to “Hip Hop Nutcracker featuring Kurtis Blow” in 2019. With a bright smile painted across her face in both images, Jennifer concluded her caption by saying “I think I basically look the same.”

The post inspires the thought that Ms. Weber has long known that she is worthy of support and celebration, and that she is worth believing in. It inspires the thought that she has long understood and embraced the idea that her dreams are worth chasing.

Self-Expression – One's capacity for sharing one's own thoughts, feelings and ideas with others, especially in writing, art, music or dance. (The Academic Glossary)

According to a recent article, published in The New York Times, it was seeing “A Chorus Line” in New York at nine years of age that precipitated Weber’s dreams of Broadway. As the author of the article puts it, “once back home in Amherst, Mass., she just started doing it, choreographing a dance for herself and her younger brother and recording it on a video camera borrowed from the library. She had never taken a dance class.” (New York Times, 2022)

Positive Attitude – One's capacity for consciously employing a thought process that encourages the production of confidence and clarity in real life experiences through words and actions. (The Academic Glossary)

In the same article referenced earlier, there were significant notes pointing towards the positive energy that Jennifer Weber has exude. “When she comes into the room, the room lights up,” Kurtis Blow says of her. Kurtis was featured in the Emmy Award Winning production of Hip Hop Nutcracker, a project on which Weber was the choreographer.

Awareness of Motivational Needs – One's capacity for perceiving, understanding and communicating that which drives a person to take action towards a goal or a directive. (The Academic Glossary)

We chose to highlight this universal core competency because it often speaks to a certain level of leadership in a person, and that’s what we’ve gleaned from all the things we’ve learned about Jennifer Weber so far. As a hardworking and critically accomplished choreographer, she is respected as someone who understands the profession both technically and personally in that she is a strong director who carries authority while also creating a safe space for dancers to feel free and in charge of their own contribution to a collaborative body of work.

Today, you can see her two shows, &Juliet and KPOP on Broadway in New York. You can also stream The Hip Hop Nutcrakcer on Disney+, or catch the live performance on which the film is based by visiting The Hip Hop Nutcracker on Tour.

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Thierry Mugler: An Architect of Extreme Glamour and Serious Strength

“In my work I’ve always tried to make people look stronger than they really are.”

Bigger than Big

Thierry Mugler is an eternal staple at the intersection of fashion, beauty and design. Emerging as a major player in the fashion scene of the 1980s and 1990s, he became quite popular for his larger than life concepts, and maintained a high level of respect among luminaries in style and pop culture for decades to come. 

In an article published by The New York Times, Vanessa Friedman pulls a quote from Montreal Museum of Arts curator, Thierry-Maxime Loriot, who described Mugler as a “pioneer when it came to women’s empowerment and diversity, starting in the 1970s.” (The New York Times, 2022) She later goes on herself to describe his followup work as “kitsch razzle-dazzle,” suggesting that what he produced after the sale of his brand to Clarins in 1997 was a bit off compared to what people had come to know and love of him. 

Still, the Mugler-impact was undeniable, as we would certainly live to see well into the decades to come. Since the late 2000s, Mugler’s work has been introduced to generations of young people, especially through such cultural influencers as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Cardi B. 

“In my work I’ve always tried to make people look stronger than they really are.” – Thierry Mugler

His commitment to presenting the female as powerful and self-determined is one that has resonated with many, and has certainly helped to keep the name “Mugler” alive and on fire.

A Relentless Pioneer

There are many notable takeaways from the overview of his career, as referenced in the New York Times. For one, there’s the embrace of faux fur and printed leather well before the fashion world adhered to a campaign of minimising animal cruelty for the sake of style. Another example of Mugler’s pioneerism is the experimentation with exposing the rear end of the model – this is something Vanessa notes Mugler did before McQueen “introduced the bumster.” In another lens of channelling his inner pioneer, Thierry cast drag queens in his shows, right alongside the most respected and prominent female models who also walked in his runway shows. 

The list of acts that made Mugler a pioneer in the worlds of fashion, art and style go on. He was one of the select designers featured in famed photographer of the 1980s, Lucille Khornak’s first book, Fashion 2001. 

Challenger of the Impossible

One of the biggest things people admire about Thierry Mugler and his work was his commitment to the curious and the unexpected. One of his most iconic pieces, a dress called “La Chimère,” reportedly took “thousands of hours to create,” featuring “a rainbow of exactingly beaded scales that form the iridescent carapace of a mythic creature.” It presented such complications for the advent of getting it on the body that it is said to have always travelled on a mannequin. Attempting to walk down the runway apparently proved to be an even greater source of difficulty in fashion.

“Though the idea of trading freedom for effect may seem the literal antithesis of empowerment, that imagery helped clear a path in the collective imagination.” (The New York Times, 2022)

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Elon Musk vs. The World

“Twitter usage is at an all time high lol”

On October 28, 2022, Elon Musk, the richest person in the whole wide world, purchased Twitter at a price of $44 billion. Since then, there has been nonstop news and noise about the acquisition of the company and the overall direction of the social media platform. Let’s take a look at some notable exchanges that have taken place since the deal was made complete:

Elon Musk vs. The New York Times

Elon Musk is no stranger to calling people and corporations out and sharing his opinion of them without remorse, especially when they begin to pick and point fingers in his direction. On October 26th, the publication tweeted out an article about Elon with harshly critical overtones.

“Elon Musk has emerged as a new, chaotic actor in global politics. The billionaire’s interventions in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts have sometimes been a boon, but his messages have also caused problems.” – @nytimes

Later that same day, Elon published a hot take on the publication, remixing what they had to say about him, sparing no comedic effect in the process.

““The New York Times has emerged as a new, chaotic actor in global politics. The paper’s interventions in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts have sometimes been a boon, but their messaging has also caused problems.”” – @elonmusk

Adding, ““According to unnamed sources close to the matter who wish to remain anonymous” 🤣🤣” — @elonmusk

Fanning the flames, The New York Times went on to publish an article titled “Smash” a few days later on October 30th. Elon responded with another comedic jab.

“This is fake – I did *not* tweet out a link to The New York Times!”

— @elonmusk

Context was later provided by Birdwatch for readers to confirm that Elon had in fact tweeted a link to a site known to publish false information, but that he later deleted it and chose to conflate the site with The New York Times in response to the article they published about him.

Elon Musk vs. AOC

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a United States Representative better known as AOC, is no stranger to controversy or sharing her own hot take on critical issues and situations. In a recent tweet, she came directly for Mr. Musk, suggesting that his intentions were impure and potentially harmful to free speech. 

“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that “free speech” is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” said AOC. 

In response to this tweet, Elon Musk simply said “Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”

Elon would go on the next day to continue tweeting in response to more general feedback regarding the announcement of the new premium version of Twitter, sharing this tweet that elaborates a bit more on the structure of it all through a highly engaging meme.

The top left part of the image features a character saying, “$8/month for Twitter verification? So much for “free” speech.” A second character, featured in the top right section of the image responds, saying “You can still use Twitter for free, just without the benefits.”

Later still, Elon Musk returned to Twitter to share this image, very clearly questioning the message previously spread by AOC.

This image features a screenshot of a sweatshirt on AOC’s website that retails for $58, and Elon Musk’s commentary is the “hmm” face that suggests everything here might not make sense as it should.

Elon Musk vs. Kathy Griffin

On the evening of November 06, 2022, Elon Musk shared that “any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended.” This policy was put into effect immediately, and many pages were impacted.

“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended

Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now there will be no warning. 

This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue.

Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark”

— @elonmusk

In effect with this move, the account for Kathy Griffin, which apparently had been used to impersonate Elon without a clear indication of parody or satire, was suspended. 

You can see very clearly in this screenshot, reshared by newscaster Benny Johnson, Kathy had been using Elon Musk’s name for impersonation without the context of parody in her profile.

Certain users picked this up rather quickly, with Benny Johnson among others sharing this information and calling it “breaking news.”

“BREAKING: @KathyGriffin has been permanently suspended from Twitter for impersonating @ElonMusk”

— @bennyjohnson

To the amusement of more than half a million Twitter users, Elon responded.

“Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian”

— @elonmusk

The response from Elon, albeit comedic in nature, was very sharp and unrelenting. He did, however, clarify that she would be able to return to the platform with a verified checkmark if she subscribes to the $8 premium.

“But if she really wants her account back, she can have it… For $8”

— @elonmusk

Elon Musk vs. Advertisers

Since the keys to the bird cage were handed over to Elon Musk, several companies have allegedly discontinued their ad spend on the platform. General Electric was among the first companies reported to have done so, and has made it clear that the reason behind the move was their pointed concern about the direction of the company. Several other companies have taken the same course of action, especially after the publishing of this open letter to traditionally high spending advertisers on the platform.

Mike Davis tweeted to a tweet Mr. Musk had published concerning the loss of revenue due to advertisers exiting the platform, saying: 

“You have nearly 114,000,000 Twitter followers.

Name and shame the advertisers who are succumbing to the advertiser boycotts.

So we can counter-boycott them.

And get your $8 monthly subscription going asap.

So we can start to makeup for lost revenue now.”
— @mrddmia

In response to this, Elon was very straightforward in saying: 

“Thank you. 

A thermonuclear name & shame is exactly what will happen if this continues.”
— @elonmusk

The original tweet sent out by Elon read as follows:

“Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists.

Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy free speech in America.”

— @elonmusk

In another tweet, Mr. Musk runs a poll asking the general public whether advertisers should support freedom of speech or political “correctness.” 78% of almost 03 million Twitter users voted for freedom of speech.

Elon Musk vs. Twitter 

On Friday, November 04, 2022, approximately 3,800 people were exited from their roles at Twitter. The days surrounding this move have been anything but quiet, with headlines and shameless promotion from all sorts of publications and people. Here are some of the tweets commemorating the moment.

“In Slack, dozens of employees are posting the •• emoji as a possible farewell.

Anticipating the loss of half their colleagues, some have begun calling Friday “The Snap” and posting Thanos memes.”

“Also worth noting: the email that just went out to every Twitter employee is unsigned.

Whatever is about to happen, Elon is not putting his name on it.”

— @CaseyNewton

“Has it already started? Happy layoff eve!”

— @ruchowdh

“The five stages of grief for Tweeps: 1) denial 2) anger 3) bargaining 4) depression 5) aggressively re-reading the acquisition faq section on severance packages.”

— @kltelles

“Hey Twitter employees getting laid off tomorrow! IMPORTANT INFO from a CA employment attorney (me):

CA’s “WARN” law requires Twitter to give you 60 days notice of a massive layoff.

A layoff of 50+ employees within a 30 day period qualifies. 

I know you didn’t get that notice.”

“I’m now in contact with many Twitter workers who reached out to me about a class action lawsuit overnight.

You had the right to 60 days notice under federal and state WARN Acts.

You didn’t get it.

Mr. Musk, the storm is coming.

#TwitterLayoffs”

— @LisaBloom

Here, employment attorney Lisa Bloom shamelessly promotes herself and shares her speculation that the layoffs at Twitter are unlawful. In a bold move, she recommends that every employee dismissed in this colossal mass of layoffs reach out to her office to begin the process of suing Twitter immediately. 

“Last night, friends from the birdapp reached out to us, asking us to publish a layoff guide for their coworkers.

It is written thoughtfully and with great care. IF you work at the company, we encourage you to take a look.”

— @tech_actions

Collective Action in Tech shares a public list of independently recommended action items for people who suspect they will be dismissed from their roles to consider before the layoffs actually take place. 

“To summarize:

Elon was legally forced to buy Twitter even though he wanted to get out of the deal

Twitter was losing money every month due to poor management

But now that he is restructuring the company to keep 50% of the jobs, it’s all his fault and he is bad?

🤔🤨🙄🤭”

— @alex_avoigt

“Only 25% of the layoffs were Elon’s doing. The other 25% were going to happen regardless of his ownership.”

— @Techgnostic

“Before Musk took over the site, Twitter had already planned broad layoffs, which would have affected up to a quarter of the staff, according to people familiar with the plans. The Post reported previously the company’s board was planning to cut thousands of jobs as part of an effort to save $700 million in labor costs.”

— The Washington Post

“Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day.

Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required.”

— @elonmusk

In response to all the noise that was made about this sizable wave of workforce reduction at Twitter, Elon Musk asserted that the layoffs were inevitable, and that the actual severance was exceedingly generous. 

Sidenote: Interestingly enough, Elon vs. Twitter was sort of an actual thing—meaning they almost ended up battling in a court case prior over the completion of Elon’s acquisition of the company. 

Elon Musk vs. The World

The list of people opposed to Elon Musk, his acquisition of Twitter and the direction he has planned to take the social media platform in is virtually endless. Or so it seems. In an ironic plot twist, the controversies over the new ownership, paired with changes to content moderation and the introduction of the $8 access to Twitter Blue, have helped skyrocket Twitter usage to an all time high, per Elon himself.

It is unclear whether or not Elon will be successful with his ultimate vision for Twitter, however, if there is one thing we are willing to bet on, it is that he will not be backing down any time soon.

“Twitter usage is at an all time high lol”

“I just hope the servers don’t melt!”

— @elonmusk

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