TOM EATON: It’s open season on Jack Dorsey when he lands with, like, rose-coloured shades
Twitter founder deserves to cop the same abuse in person that his social media platform allows every unhinged loose cannon with a megaphone
09 October 2019 - 07:40
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is coming to SA in November, and I for one am as giddy as a debutante who is light-headed from screaming abuse at strangers all night long.
According to a tweet by the reclusive billionaire, he will be visiting Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and SA to meet local entrepreneurs, no doubt sharing with them his inspiring story about a mild-mannered computer programmer who gave a voice to marginalised narcissists, morons and worshippers of banality. (And columnists who just use Twitter socially. No, really, I can stop whenever I want. Seriously, I don’t have a problem.)..
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