Elon Musk buys Twitter, and Twitter users have a lot to say

Twitter has a new overlord: Grimes' ex-boyfriend Elon Musk. After a few weeks of deliberation, the platform is now a private company owned by Musk, who bought it for $54.20 per share in a transaction valued at around $44 billion.

Here's how citizens of the Twitter technokingdom reacted to the news. And, for absolutely no reason at all, here's a guide to deleting your Twitter account.

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Tumblr invites you to hop from one hellsite to another

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Make it make sense

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I hope Grimes is having a good day

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And someone check on Twitter HQ

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I'm tired

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TTYL, I'm off to spend some time offline on this strange day

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