Alternate theory- he bought Twitter because his life’s goal is to get humanity to populate other planets, and Twitter makes this planet look like a dumpster fire by comparison.
> Dude LOVES Twitter. As a narcissist, he can't get enough of the adulation of the right-wing mouth-breathers. But Twitter keeps banning the people he loves, so he becomes convinced that Twitter is a liberal SJW organization.
> He decides to teach them a lesson, and make an offer to buy the company. Absolutely convinced that it is a left-wing political site, he's sure they'll refuse his offer, even a ridiculously good offer. Then he can say "aha! they're so woke!" and his fans will cheer. 3/
> But Twitter is actually governed by businesspeople who see his offer as absurdly high, and they jump at it. Musk freaks out, tries to get out of the deal, but he's already locked in solidly. 4/
> Now his Dunning-Kruger kicks in to protect him from his panic, and he says, "heck, it's not that hard to run this site; I'll turn it around right quick!" He's not completely stupid, so he cons investors into going in with him. 5/
Matt Binder had a simpler explanation for why Elon Musk bought Twitter (thread):
> Musk is in a right wing filter bubble. he bought Twitter believing their problems were real & that others felt the same
> this is what happens when you have a lot of money & live in fantasy land
* https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1593474503996280833