Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter
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@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1467233#p1467233
Yes the FSD thing has always been one of Musk's more impossible claims. I'm happy for you that you remember my wording specifically about a "death rattle", but "we may be listening to a death rattle" differs from "we are listening to a death rattle".
Maybe when Bolsonaro doesn't invoke a military coup and the Republicans don't produce a coup by legal technicality, I will prance around about how wrong your predictions are. Nah, I won't do that. I recognize how carefully you couch your fears in unquantified chance. Would that you give others the same courtesy.
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 09:17 last edited by jon-nyc 11 May 2022, 10:15@Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Would that you give others the same courtesy.
Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.
Maybe next time address the substance of the post?
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 09:51 last edited by
To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
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There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 12:53 last edited by@Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.
According to emails sent to laid off employees and an internal FAQ obtained by The Verge, those impacted will continue to be paid and receive benefits until dates that appear to match the length of the mass layoff notice required by US federal and state law. If they sign a “Release of All Claims” document and separation agreement, all US employees will then receive one month of base pay as severance that is taxed at the higher supplemental income rate.
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To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 12:56 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 13:18 last edited by
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@taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 14:25 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
As I understand it, he doesn't pay more, but he does expect more. That's not a great combination. It's not as if his rank and file engineers are next in line to get blown by Amber Heard.
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@taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 14:31 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 14:37 last edited by@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
"He's a wonderful bunch of guys".
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@Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Would that you give others the same courtesy.
Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.
Maybe next time address the substance of the post?
wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 14:40 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Would that you give others the same courtesy.
Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.
Maybe next time address the substance of the post?
My response was about the legions of people who have made personal observations about Elon and how that tracks with their predictions of his companies, and that you now join that line. As for boiling down your thoughts into other words, such as that you don't much care for Elon or that you're predicting his failure, of course you will respond that those other words are inaccurate. That's what you do. But a dispassionate reader of your thoughts might conclude that the characteristics you laid out, are not positive ones, and that the effects you laid out, were not positive to his business interests.
As for responding to every bit of the post, I think they were not questions posed directly to me. If you would like my thoughts on something, you should ask respectfully.
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 16:24 last edited by
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 16:43 last edited by
I am wondering why they suspended advertising.
The reason given by advertisers seems to be uncertainty.
But if you dig a little deeper, the talking point is that Twitter now allows hate, vulgar and hostile rhetoric aimed at people based on their race, religion, ethnicity and orientation, such as the "n-word," "k-word," and "f-word,".
I can see where those things might be impolite or unpleasant for some.
It also seems that democrats hate Mr. Musk, republicans seem to be more tolerant.
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 16:44 last edited by
Maybe Texas will pass a law that you can’t stop advertising on Twitter if you operate in Texas, and you can’t not operate in texas.
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 16:59 last edited by
That would fix it, I guess.
Suspend doesn't meant quit. Advertisers want eyeballs. If Twitter can furnish eyeballs, it's business as usual.
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 20:32 last edited by
Maybe the southern poverty law center can begin tracking companies who do business with sites affiliated with hatred. Then the actuaries can tally the cost of being on the list vs the benefit of advertising on whichever site they please.
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wrote on 5 Nov 2022, 23:02 last edited by jon-nyc 11 May 2022, 23:02
Slow infield fly, even if Elon hadn’t already made the joke a couple of days ago.
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wrote on 6 Nov 2022, 00:27 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Slow infield fly, even if Elon hadn’t already made the joke a couple of days ago.
Those are complicated plays that they even had to add a massive rules kludge to account for.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
wrote on 6 Nov 2022, 01:22 last edited by@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him
That sounds like a lady I know. Never had her as a boss, but I know people who did. 100++++% dedicated to work. No outside life at all. My friend got a text (or email) from her at something like 1 am, and then got "chewed out" because he did not answer it until 8 am the next morning.
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8 bucks a month for Twitter?
Fuck that for a game of soldiers.
wrote on 6 Nov 2022, 12:08 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
8 bucks a month for Twitter?
Well.
Note that Musk agrees.
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wrote on 6 Nov 2022, 12:13 last edited by
Also, someone was wondering if journalists who use "they/them" as pronouns will have to pay $16 because "they" identify as multiple people.