A collage of Elon Musk (left) and Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey.
Elon Musk was able to swoop in to buy Twitter after Jack Dorsey's hands-off leadership style left an opening.
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The world has been able to watch the chaos that ensued after Elon Musk bought Twitter, more or less in real time.