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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #231

    First rat jumps ship:

    https://twitter.com/shaunking

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      First rat jumps ship:

      https://twitter.com/shaunking

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      #232

      @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

      First rat jumps ship:

      https://twitter.com/shaunking

      Good riddance to bad rubbish.

      The beauty of the public square, is trying to convince people who might not agree with you.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          #234

          Read a couple of interesting reactions:

          1. Jack Dorsey, former CEO and founder of Twitter, now openly says he thinks Musk buying Twitter is a very good thing. (Dorsey stands to cash close to $1 Billion from this buyout, but no, I don’t think Dorsey says this because of the money; the guy is rich enough that he doesn’t need to lie for cash.)

          2. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            Read a couple of interesting reactions:

            1. Jack Dorsey, former CEO and founder of Twitter, now openly says he thinks Musk buying Twitter is a very good thing. (Dorsey stands to cash close to $1 Billion from this buyout, but no, I don’t think Dorsey says this because of the money; the guy is rich enough that he doesn’t need to lie for cash.)

            2. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

            George KG Offline
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            #235

            @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            1. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

            OK, Jeff. Now do Disney, NBO, Apple, and China.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • AxtremusA Axtremus

              Read a couple of interesting reactions:

              1. Jack Dorsey, former CEO and founder of Twitter, now openly says he thinks Musk buying Twitter is a very good thing. (Dorsey stands to cash close to $1 Billion from this buyout, but no, I don’t think Dorsey says this because of the money; the guy is rich enough that he doesn’t need to lie for cash.)

              2. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

              jon-nycJ Offline
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              #236

              @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

              1. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

              That’s a very legitimate concern.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • George KG George K

                @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                1. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

                OK, Jeff. Now do Disney, NBO, Apple, and China.

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                @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                Now do Disney, NBO, Apple, and China.

                Apple and Disney’s reactions to various CCP demand are well documented (e.g., removing certain apps for iOS users in Hong Kong to manage the protests there back in 2020, avoiding the likeness of the Dalai Lama in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), a change in control is not on the horizon for either Disney or Apple, in the context of the interview Bezos was asked only about Twitter, not about Apple or Disney or any other company. So I see no ground to chastise Bezos for not commenting on Disney or Apple.

                No idea what NBO is or why you think NBO needs to be thus examined, kindly elaborate if you wish.

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  Now do Disney, NBO, Apple, and China.

                  Apple and Disney’s reactions to various CCP demand are well documented (e.g., removing certain apps for iOS users in Hong Kong to manage the protests there back in 2020, avoiding the likeness of the Dalai Lama in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), a change in control is not on the horizon for either Disney or Apple, in the context of the interview Bezos was asked only about Twitter, not about Apple or Disney or any other company. So I see no ground to chastise Bezos for not commenting on Disney or Apple.

                  No idea what NBO is or why you think NBO needs to be thus examined, kindly elaborate if you wish.

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                  @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  No idea what NBO is or why you think NBO needs to be thus examined, kindly elaborate if you wish.

                  Typo NBA.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    Read a couple of interesting reactions:

                    1. Jack Dorsey, former CEO and founder of Twitter, now openly says he thinks Musk buying Twitter is a very good thing. (Dorsey stands to cash close to $1 Billion from this buyout, but no, I don’t think Dorsey says this because of the money; the guy is rich enough that he doesn’t need to lie for cash.)

                    2. Jeff Bezos brought up the possibility of the CCP leveraging Tesla to influence Musk on Twitter’s policies regarding China — the theory being that because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

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                    #239

                    @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    because Tesla relies on much of its production in China, the CCP can hold Tesla hostage to force Musk to make Twitter give China-related content special treatments.

                    China probably told Musk to buy Twitter.

                    I just made that up.

                    A good way to test the theory might be to tweet it.

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      And just like that, conspiracy theories became ok.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        And just like that, conspiracy theories became ok.

                        jon-nycJ Offline
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #241

                        @Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                        And just like that, conspiracy theories became ok.

                        That is one of the prices we pay for free speech.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          Interesting comment but perhaps more interesting is Isaacson was with him. Is he doing a Musk bio?

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            I’ve heard a lot of people, seemingly intelligent and knowledgeable ones, claim that if you scratch the surface of Musk, he has at best mediocre technical chops. I wonder about the truth of that.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              #244

                              Well I assume that’s true and that Isaacson being a journalist doesn’t really know the difference between him asking questions/running the meeting and trying to solve it himself.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                              • JollyJ Jolly

                                $64 question: In 12 months, how much effect will Musk have on the Twitter profit/loss line?

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                                @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                $64 question: In 12 months, how much effect will Musk have on the Twitter profit/loss line?

                                He says it’s not about money for him but I think he will tire of subsidizing it at some point and try to improve the cash flow.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  $64 question: In 12 months, how much effect will Musk have on the Twitter profit/loss line?

                                  He says it’s not about money for him but I think he will tire of subsidizing it at some point and try to improve the cash flow.

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                                  @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  $64 question: In 12 months, how much effect will Musk have on the Twitter profit/loss line?

                                  He says it’s not about money for him but I think he will tire of subsidizing it at some point and try to improve the cash flow.

                                  he could bleed that for a century and not notice... (unless of course his stock tanked)...

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                                    Yes an no, he has a lot of assets but selling them results in a big tax liability which would probably grate over time.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      "If I had enough money, instead of buying Twitter, I'd buy a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in San Francisco."

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        "If I had enough money, instead of buying Twitter, I'd buy a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in San Francisco."

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                                        @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                        "If I had enough money, instead of buying Twitter, I'd buy a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in San Francisco."

                                        All good comedy has an element of truth.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • JollyJ Jolly

                                          @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          "If I had enough money, instead of buying Twitter, I'd buy a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in San Francisco."

                                          All good comedy has an element of truth.

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                                          @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          All good comedy has an element of truth.

                                          ...and pathos.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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