Learning from winners always means looking at what the tech billionaires are doing.

And there the direction is clear: “Maximum Fun” is Elon Musk’s guideline.

The Tesla founder buys Twitter to give the social network, which unfortunately tends to be bullied and "hated," a higher purpose.

"Let's make Twitter maximum fun."

Bettina Weiguny

Freelance author in the business section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper.

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After Trump's "Make America great again", which didn't really work out, now comes the ultimate fun, whether war and misery or not.

It starts in the office.

Keyword PowerPoint.

PowerPoint has never been fun.

That's why Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has long since banned this torture in meetings.

Reading is more fun.

At the beginning of a session, presenters distribute handouts outlining their ideas.

Maximum five pages.

In whole sentences.

Everyone has to read it, and then there will be a discussion.

Splendid.

If you throw in a bit of Lessing, Walt Whitman and compound interest, we would have maximum fun plus maximum education.

Experience has shown that we Germans find it difficult to have fun, see the FDP debacle as a fun party.

Our high point in this category dates back 40 years: 1982, the Neue Deutsche Welle singer Markus wrote: “My Maserati drives a 210. Whoops, the police didn't see it.

That is fun.

I step on the gas, I step on the gas.” Markus almost anticipated Musk, only without the electric and gas crisis.

But even today there are approaches that give hope.

An acquaintance has just left his wife and children with the words: “It can't go on like this.

I want more fun.” So heli-skiing, lion riding, things like that, probably also something young in bed.

Is that maximum fun?

I do not know.

Especially since the fun factor in the breakups that I know of is rather reciprocal.

The more fun the one, the less the other.

Regardless, I also suspect Musk has a hidden fun agenda.

He may say he buys Twitter, buys Tesla stock cheaply (which is on hold because of the offer), and then cancels the Twitter purchase.

I was just kidding.