Perhaps Elon Musk could turn Twitter into a force for good.
He could hire a team of social scientists, philosophers and lawyers to draft a code of ethics, or a constitution, with the aim or turning Twitter into a virtual country.
Users pay to be members, thereby generating immediate taxes, or revenue. With 395.6m users, quite a bit of revenue could be collected.
Any profits above the running costs (plus a bit of a bung for Musk to recoup his investment) could be devoted to good causes, such as Climate Change or alleviating poverty in the poorest countries/
Of course, any country (virtual or otherwise) has a duty to protect its citizens.
Naturally, it would be an autocracy but, as Musk came up with the funds, that's only natural and better than it being the Wild West.
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