Rest in peace to the greatest app on the internet. Or, well, maybe the most chaotic app on the internet. Well, actually. You know what? Those things aren’t mutually exclusive, right? Right.
Rest in peace to Twitter. Maybe. If this is the end, this run was fantastic. It was epic.
That’s right. You’re reading that correctly. It might actually be over for Twitter.
Let’s be serious for a second and look at how we got here. The company’s new big boss, Elon Musk, has reportedly temporarily closed all office buildings and suspended badge access for employees. according to Platformer‘s Zoë Schiffer.
Apparently, Musk was worried that some employees may try and sabotage the company.
NEW: Twitter just alerted employees that effective immediately, all office buildings are temporarily closed and badge access is suspended. No details given as to why.
— Zoë Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) November 17, 2022
Offices will reopen on November 21st. In the meantime: "Please continue to comply with company policy by refraining from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press or elsewhere."
— Zoë Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) November 17, 2022
You’re probably asking “Now, why on Earth would they do that?” It all stems from Musk’s “Twitter 2.0” edict, which is totally and completely ridiculous.
Musk reportedly sent out an email to employees giving them an ultimatum: Either work long, “hardcore” hours to create this new version of Twitter or leave. Obviously, many are choosing to leave. Hundreds have already reportedly resigned.
That leads us to where we are today. Twitter is in absolute shambles and nobody knows if it’ll actually exist tomorrow or the next day or even the next day.
And that’s why there has never been a better time to get these jokes off. And, boy, are they flying.
Twitter is an absolute madhouse right now and it’s perfect.
Twitter Users: Before All the Twitter Employees walked out Vs Now.#TwitterDown #TwitterOFF #Twittershutdown pic.twitter.com/j1y23nUUBa
— OnePen 🖊 (@Onepen_Artist) November 18, 2022
#Twittershutdown it’s time for a hero to rise again.. pic.twitter.com/2eSrji9bic
— Ian G (@IanG1878) November 18, 2022
Elon in twitter HQ #RIPTwitter #Twittershutdown pic.twitter.com/r2tvKu64yV
— MB (@bowx_) November 18, 2022
Everyone checking #Twitter to make sure it's still working #GoodbyeTwitter #Twittershutdown #Twitterdown #RipTwitter pic.twitter.com/qM0YP3FhxF
— Linda Gibney (@LindaGibney2) November 18, 2022
Twitter offices rn #RIPTwitter
pic.twitter.com/ATEhUbPNmL— Alex (@alexculee) November 18, 2022
NGL I love twitter employees 😭😭😭 they roasting this fool #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/nOEuSxtHcv
— 𝒮𝒸🅾☯️ter🐐 (@IanScottie4) November 18, 2022
Everyone who recklessly slid into DMs last night waking up to Twitter still working #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/WB8geKfkeS
— David Wysong (@DavidWysong_) November 18, 2022
if twitter goes down, rip to a real one pic.twitter.com/pcTKQsEyZW
— Phil Lorigo (@plorigo) November 18, 2022
Twitter employees leaving viruses at twitter HQ, rip twitter pic.twitter.com/dv35vtjpEZ
— cesar (@jebaiting) November 18, 2022
Me choosing what apps to use when twitter shuts down #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/xK4B30fEAD
— 🐰 (@smthrandomaf) November 18, 2022
Me waking up this morning realizing I can use Twitter #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/aZJXC67YVq
— CrispyWrestling 🎮 (@DakotaKaiEra) November 18, 2022
How I’m gonna look showing back up to Instagram once Twitter RIP’s pic.twitter.com/WL2YUj4gpQ
— Shawn McFarland (@McFarland_Shawn) November 18, 2022
Well it's been nice knowing y'all #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/EVZOSVsDIJ
— TEDDY the VILLAIN (@SuperVillain247) November 18, 2022
twitter got shot 9 times and still alive #TwitterDown #RIPTwitter #Twittershutdown pic.twitter.com/94HaM5pkRl
— rated (@808break) November 18, 2022
Twitter employees standing outside Twitter HQ unable to get in to the building. pic.twitter.com/XDOQZ4oudZ
— Sooz Kempner🐀 (@SoozUK) November 18, 2022
Why is everyone surprised that Twitter is still up?
The last remaining engineer, Carl, is hard at work keeping the servers up and running from Starbucks down the street 🫡 pic.twitter.com/zDp3mtl6Ct
— Troy Osinoff 🕺 (@yo) November 18, 2022
Me seeing that twitter isn’t dead
pic.twitter.com/y1RqwASMgk— Luke Sawhook 🪚🪝 (@lukesawhook) November 18, 2022
Everybody logging into Twitter this morning. pic.twitter.com/w4diDxHuOo
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) November 18, 2022
*Twitter still up and running*
Elon: pic.twitter.com/QLZqPoLnHg
— ✨Baroness Quackenbush✨ (@MegaQuack24) November 18, 2022
me logging into twitter today and realizing it still works pic.twitter.com/SV32flq18l
— Joey Monda (@joeymonda) November 18, 2022
CHAOS. CHAOS. CHAOS. You absolutely love to see it. Thanks, Elon. It has been a blast.
