Twitter is owned by the CEO of Tesla who has gone insane and has turned Twitter into his own little yellow-journalism platform that he has flooded with liars and used to amplify lies.
I understand that EM is the link between Twitter and Tesla. However, the topic of this thread is middlemen which are no longer necessary. No matter what EM does with Twitter, it has no bearing on the merits of direct-to-consumer car sales, of which Tesla is only one example.
They're less necessary now... as long as you're willing to wait a few weeks for your be car to arrive. Most people aren't, or can't.