In this issue:

• To: Elon; Subject: Congratulations(?)

• Very Much In-Game Ads

• Hardware to Software

• Paywalls

• Transitional Fuels and Transitional Policies

• Fans and Haters

To: Elon; Subject: Congratulations(?)

A dispatch from a ~30%-probable near future in which Elon Musk's hostile offer for Twitter is 1) serious, 2) funded, and 3) accepted.

It's been a wild ride, but…