Musk acquiring Twitter...

[TIDE-HSV]

Job interest in Twitter skyrocketed more than 250% since Elon Musk moved to take over. But current employees are nervous

'Say what you will about Elon, he does have a large fanbase of ppl excited to work for him,' tweeted Glassdoor's senior economist

fortune.com

I guess all those Oathkeepers need work...

 

[TexasBama]

I guess all those Oathkeepers need work...

Musk has a lot of fanboys

 

[NationalTitles18]

Musk has a lot of fanboys

Which, of course, means squat in terms of anything good coming from it. It sounds like a measure Trump would use on the usefulness of something. “But there’s enthusiasm for the purchase/nuking hurricanes/shooting sams at Mexican drug labs/a coup/whatever!”

 

[AUDub]

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Musk has a lot of fanboys

Anyone who thinks that a billionaire in charge of one of the preeminent social media networks is good for the country, social media, or anything else is fooling themselves. Tucker Carlson is ecstatic. That should tell one something...

 

[NationalTitles18]

Paging Dr. Musk: Please STFU

The future Twitter owner cast doubt on psychiatric medications over the weekend. Doctors and patients alike told him to shove it.

gizmodo.com

 

[92tide]

Paging Dr. Musk: Please STFU

The future Twitter owner cast doubt on psychiatric medications over the weekend. Doctors and patients alike told him to shove it.

gizmodo.com

but he's just so successful ...

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Thank God he can't be president. Hell, he can't even be president of Tesla...

 

[NationalTitles18]

This is about a good a place as any.

Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists

Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into the heart of conversation online and trying to understand how they're making their ideas spread. Go down the...

www.ted.com

 

[NationalTitles18]

This takes away the ambiguity. He would allow someone who used the platform to foment insurrection as part of a broader coup attempt to return to the platform. He bears no sense of responsibility to the public.

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's Trump ban

Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump's banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed.

www.cnn.com

 

[TIDE-HSV]

This takes away the ambiguity. He would allow someone who used the platform to foment insurrection as part of a broader coup attempt to return to the platform. He bears no sense of responsibility to the public.

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's Trump ban

Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump's banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed.

www.cnn.com

He's a billionaire dilettante. He's shown over and over that he has no sense of responsibility to the public...

 

[crimsonaudio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1524083910933626881

 

[NationalTitles18]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1524083910933626881

bots=bad

spam=bad

attempted coup and fomenting political violence= A-OK!

His moral compass is a bit off.

Musk is foolish. Stupid, actually. Possibly evil in this respect. His voice is greatly diminished since his twitter ban in spite of what moron Musk says.

He may be smart in some areas, gotten rich, and made some major accomplishments. He may have even done some good in the world at times.

That does not make up for that mind-numbing display of stupidity.

 

[crimsonaudio]

His voice is greatly diminished since his twitter ban in spite of what moron Musk says.

Indeed, but that's really his point. You can suspend people for doing things, and obviously illegal activity falls under that, as previously noted, but you will never be able to change people's minds if they leave the platform.

I get it, almost nothing will change most MAGA minds - I completely agree. But you won't change any of them of you drive them off platform. And without a 'common square', communication stops completely and the divide only grows.

No need to reply, I 100% understand your point, I just think that keeping lines of communication open are important. If we aren't talking - even to those who would threaten us - we've no chance of changing any of their minds.

 

[NationalTitles18]

Indeed, but that's really his point. You can suspend people for doing things, and obviously illegal activity falls under that, as previously noted, but you will never be able to change people's minds if they leave the platform.

I get it, almost nothing will change most MAGA minds - I completely agree. But you won't change any of them of you drive them off platform. And without a 'common square', communication stops completely and the divide only grows.

No need to reply, I 100% understand your point, I just think that keeping lines of communication open are important. If we aren't talking - even to those who would threaten us - we've no chance of changing any of their minds.

If there's no changing their minds then what's the point of allowing them to indoctrinate others and organize to foment violence on your platform?

I have the answer and it's easy:

Money. The jackass just wants more frickin' money.

That's not a noble stance. It's self-serving at the expense of the nation and its people.

One-way "conversations" full of vitriol, hate, and disinformation are not what I would consider "communication" - at least not in a mutual or productive way.

So when it comes down to it Musk is either stupid, greedy, or both.

 

[crimsonaudio]

If there's no changing their minds then what's the point of allowing them to indoctrinate others and organize to foment violence on your platform?

I have the answer and it's easy:

Money. The jackass just wants more frickin' money.

That's not a noble stance. It's self-serving at the expense of the nation and its people.

One-way "conversations" full of vitriol, hate, and disinformation are not what I would consider "communication" - at least not in a mutual or productive way.

So when it comes down to it Musk is either stupid, greedy, or both.

"Almost nothing" and "most" are meaningful modifiers.

I get that you've made your mind up and are unwilling to contemplate that maybe there's a better way, that's fine. We just A2D, I suppose.

 

[NationalTitles18]

"Almost nothing" and "most" are meaningful modifiers.

I get that you've made your mind up and are unwilling to contemplate that maybe there's a better way, that's fine. We just A2D, I suppose.

Hi, kettle. I'm pot.

 

[crimsonaudio]

ACLU Comment on Elon Musk Stating He Will Reinstate Trump on Twitter | American Civil Liberties Union

NEW YORK — Today, Elon Musk announced he plans to reverse former President Trump’s permanent ban on Twitter if his bid to buy the company is...

www.aclu.org

 

[92tide]

ACLU Comment on Elon Musk Stating He Will Reinstate Trump on Twitter | American Civil Liberties Union

NEW YORK — Today, Elon Musk announced he plans to reverse former President Trump’s permanent ban on Twitter if his bid to buy the company is...

www.aclu.org

i understand what they are saying and agree with it on some level.

but i think there is a difference in cutting off someone from being able to communicate at all, or without great difficulty vs not providing a free megaphone for a violent, lying sociopath's propoganda

 

[crimsonaudio]

i understand what they are saying and agree with it on some level.

but i think there is a difference in cutting off someone from being able to communicate at all, or without great difficulty vs not providing a free megaphone for a violent, lying sociopath's propoganda

And Musk mentioned that in the interview above - removing posts and a time-out / suspensions would be a far better move as it allows the lines of communication to remain open while stopping the dangerous rhetoric before it builds.