Noah Romsdal Hallundbæk Sørensen
When billionaires tweet, the internet listens. Here are 10 times tech giants broke the feed – with one bizarre sentence at a time.
When the world’s most powerful tech figures hit “tweet,” things tend to spiral. Here are ten moments when a single post stirred chaos, laughter, or outrage across the web.
1. Elon Musk: “I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in.”
After acquiring Twitter, Musk joked about taking over Coca-Cola. The internet responded with a storm of memes and mock buyouts. No one could tell if he was joking – which made it worse.
2. Jeff Bezos: Emoji face-off with Joe Biden
When President Biden called for higher corporate taxes, Bezos fired back with sarcasm and emojis. The exchange sparked a wave of political memes and commentary.
3. Elon Musk: “Pronouns suck.”
A tweet that instantly triggered backlash from LGBTQ+ communities, his own employees, and even his partner at the time. It became a flashpoint in the culture wars.
4. Marc Andreessen: Retweeted a genocide meme
The venture capitalist briefly shared a highly inappropriate meme. Though deleted quickly, the damage was done. Critics slammed him for being tone-deaf and careless.
5. Jack Dorsey: “No food for 22 hours = peace”
The Twitter founder shared his fasting ritual as a mental hack. Many warned it glamorized disordered eating and reflected tech’s obsession with control.
6. Peter Thiel: “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”
A now-iconic dig at the state of the internet. Delivered on Twitter, it became a symbol of tech disillusionment – and irony.
7. Elon Musk: “I’m selling almost all possessions. Will own no house.”
He followed through. Musk sold his homes and moved into a modular box house. Reactions ranged from admiration to accusations of performative minimalism.
8. Jeff Bezos: Shirtless gym selfie with “Feeling pumped”
An awkward attempt to show vitality. Instead, it sparked endless memes comparing him to supervillains and midlife-crisis tropes.
9. Kim Dotcom: “I am the internet freedom fighter. Cyber Jesus.”
No stranger to bombastic posts, Dotcom’s messianic claim was met with equal parts awe and ridicule.
10. Elon Musk: “Next I’m buying Fortnite and deleting it.”
Gamers were not amused. Some laughed, others raged. Musk once again proved his tweets could fracture the internet with one sentence.