I have to admit to eating crow. I thought for sure that Elon was quietly hoping people would forget about the "Should I step down" poll and he was going to stay on as CEO. I was wrong.
For me personally it's largely academic at this point since I'm not coming back to Twitter without Tweetbot. But it's nice to see the follow-through on this one.
I think you are not eating crow. He had no intention of stepping down. He thought he would be loved and tried but realized he is not going to be able to pull through the management stuff. I think the poll and this decision aren’t related.
Don't eat crow simply because he followed through on one thing. He's still a blatant liar and fascist, spewing bullshit about things like being a "free speech absolutist." Giving him credit on this one thing is playing into his hand by scrubbing his reputation in way that allows him to get away with his more insidious plans (e.g. making Twitter more right-wing).
Please don't take HN threads further into ideological flamewar. Regardless of how right you are or feel, it's not what this site is for and destroys what it is for.
For me personally it's largely academic at this point since I'm not coming back to Twitter without Tweetbot. But it's nice to see the follow-through on this one.