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From Tweets to Transactions: Can X Really Be Everything?
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
– Goodhart’s Law (and maybe a warning for X’s ambitions)
Once upon a time, Twitter was just a place to argue about politics, share memes, and dunk on celebrities. Now, under Elon Musk’s leadership and its rebranding as X, it’s trying to be everything — literally. With the launch of X Money (powered by VISA), Musk’s latest brainchild, the company is officially stepping into the world of finance, aiming to turn X into a one-stop-shop for payments, shopping, and, presumably, world domination.
At first glance, the idea seems… fine. Sending money directly in a social media app? Convenient. Integrating crypto? Expected. Cutting out middlemen like PayPal? Makes sense. But dig a little deeper, and the whole thing starts to feel like one of Musk’s infamous over-promises — ambitious, disruptive, and totally unbothered by minor things like regulations, user trust, and, you know, reality.
X Money: A Feature, Not a Revolution
So what does X Money actually do? The details are still vague (because, of course, they are), but here’s what we think we know:
- Peer-to-Peer Transfers — Send money as easily as a DM.
- Crypto Integration — Musk’s undying love…
