He may have just confirmed that it was the plan. His response of "Absolutely" may have been in reference to the second part of Rich's tweet.

I agree that it's becoming increasingly plausible that Musk's plan from the start was to expose Twatter, not buy it (at least not immediately).

But we're making some dangerous assumptions on this drama. I've seen posts along the lines of "Remember, Musk's plan all along was to expose Twatter, not buy it", as though that was somehow something that was confirmed and people are forgetting.

Part of thinking critically means accepting gray areas until more information is available.

We still don't fully know what's going on here. Musk should still be viewed as an unknown quantity. Most of us are very pleased with what he's been doing and saying the past couple of months, but we can't let that stop us from carefully and dispassionately analyzing his statements and deeds.