Just realized X is actually impossible for regular people to invest in lol. Like, Elon bought Twitter back in 2022 for $44 billion and took it private, so now there's no public X stock to buy. Only accredited investors and institutions can touch it. Honestly never thought about this until I saw Grok 2 just dropped and everyone was hyped, but yeah, you literally can't own a piece of X unless you're already rich or institutional money.

So if you're a retail investor trying to get in on X, you're basically locked out. The only move would be to somehow buy shares directly from current holders like Musk or BlackRock, which... good luck with that. Financial advisors might help some people navigate private investing, but it's not the same as just buying X stock on an exchange like you would with other tech companies.

Makes sense why Musk would keep it private though - no SEC requirements, no quarterly reports, full control. But yeah, for us regular traders, the X stock play just isn't there. Guess the alternative is investing in other public social media companies if you want that exposure.