Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter
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wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 13:32 last edited by
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wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 13:35 last edited by
@George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
“Less regulated speech”. Clever. In this eternal game of avoiding the tribal giggles, it is no longer advisable to say “free speech”, unless you’re a leftist giggling at those who advocate for it.
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wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 14:26 last edited by Horace 4 Jun 2022, 15:35
@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Jack weighs in
It’s great how in Jack’s tiny blurb about this, his only public reaction, he managed to pack in the notion that emotional thinking is way better than rational thinking. Lead with their hearts indeed. Gotta keep the woke mobs at bay, that is priority one for companies in the business of serving pop culture.
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@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Jack weighs in
It’s great how in Jack’s tiny blurb about this, his only public reaction, he managed to pack in the notion that emotional thinking is way better than rational thinking. Lead with their hearts indeed. Gotta keep the woke mobs at bay, that is priority one for companies in the business of serving pop culture.
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@Horace They "lead with their hearts" which is basically an excuse for upcoming battles. Also, I would argue Musk leads with his brain and the world is better off for it.
wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 15:35 last edited by@89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Horace They "lead with their hearts" which is basically an excuse for upcoming battles. Also, I would argue Musk leads with his brain and the world is better off for it.
That’s God-King Musk to you, infidel…
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@89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
See? How does Elon know about that tweet? I'm sure he's tagged a million times a day by users. Does he just sit and watch his phone all day? I DONT GET TWITTER. It's a fad.
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it. Oh, and I never see anything political in my feed. Literally never. It's all in how you use it.
wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 19:33 last edited by Doctor Phibes 4 Jun 2022, 19:33@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it.
I've only recently actually subscribed to Twitter, and you're right. It's funny, I never see any of the awful stuff people re-post here. It seems like a lot of people go looking for terrible things that people of the opposite political persuasion say on Twitter, and then complain about them saying it. Then they presumably complain about people getting offended too easily.
I still think the whole Twitter concept is a bit dreadful, and caters to narcissism, but it's still worth a look.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it.
I've only recently actually subscribed to Twitter, and you're right. It's funny, I never see any of the awful stuff people re-post here. It seems like a lot of people go looking for terrible things that people of the opposite political persuasion say on Twitter, and then complain about them saying it. Then they presumably complain about people getting offended too easily.
I still think the whole Twitter concept is a bit dreadful, and caters to narcissism, but it's still worth a look.
wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 19:37 last edited by Horace 4 Jun 2022, 19:38@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it.
I've only recently actually subscribed to Twitter, and you're right. It's funny, I never see any of the awful stuff people re-post here. It seems like a lot of people go looking for terrible things that people of the opposite political persuasion say on Twitter, and then complain about them saying it. Then they presumably complain about people getting offended too easily.
It's not about complaining about it. That would be like saying the left complains about George Floyd type situations. They live for that stuff. It fuels the meaning of their lives, makes them feel more secure in their place in an eternal struggle of good versus evil.
As for twitter stuff, that's for giggling at the other tribe to let off steam between George Floyd style culture war engagements, where we all meet on the battlefield of whatever watercoolers we're forced to congregate around, and sort one another out as a good guy or a bad guy.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it.
I've only recently actually subscribed to Twitter, and you're right. It's funny, I never see any of the awful stuff people re-post here. It seems like a lot of people go looking for terrible things that people of the opposite political persuasion say on Twitter, and then complain about them saying it. Then they presumably complain about people getting offended too easily.
It's not about complaining about it. That would be like saying the left complains about George Floyd type situations. They live for that stuff. It fuels the meaning of their lives, makes them feel more secure in their place in an eternal struggle of good versus evil.
As for twitter stuff, that's for giggling at the other tribe to let off steam between George Floyd style culture war engagements, where we all meet on the battlefield of whatever watercoolers we're forced to congregate around, and sort one another out as a good guy or a bad guy.
wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 19:51 last edited by Doctor Phibes 4 Jun 2022, 19:52@Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
It's not what boomers on here say it is. This place is far more toxic, if you can believe it.
I've only recently actually subscribed to Twitter, and you're right. It's funny, I never see any of the awful stuff people re-post here. It seems like a lot of people go looking for terrible things that people of the opposite political persuasion say on Twitter, and then complain about them saying it. Then they presumably complain about people getting offended too easily.
It's not about complaining about it. That would be like saying the left complains about George Floyd type situations. They live for that stuff. It fuels the meaning of their lives, makes them feel more secure in their place in an eternal struggle of good versus evil.
As for twitter stuff, that's for giggling at the other tribe to let off steam between George Floyd style culture war engagements, where we all meet on the battlefield of whatever watercoolers we're forced to congregate around, and sort one another out as a good guy or a bad guy.
I think my point is there's a lot more to look at than culture wars and politics. The only place I talk about any of that is here.
If you go looking for political BS and culture wars, you'll find it. I get more than enough of it already.
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wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 19:54 last edited by
What drives the eyeballs, though?
I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...
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What drives the eyeballs, though?
I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...
wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 20:00 last edited by@Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
What drives the eyeballs, though?
I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...
And others emerge clutching a semi.
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wrote on 6 Apr 2022, 20:05 last edited by
Makes my point, n'est ce pas?
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wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 14:49 last edited by
The fact that he's writing for Bloomberg and saying that is hilarious.
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wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 15:31 last edited by
Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.
I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.
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Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.
I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.
wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 15:57 last edited by@Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.
I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.
That would be bad for Bezos' brand. He wants to align with the woke mob, but not admit out loud that he is aligned with the woke mob. Or that there is such a thing as the woke mob.
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Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.
I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.
wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 18:37 last edited by@Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.
That's pretty much how I feel about the Daily Mail, but a bunch of Americans seem to love the godawful thing, and also get upset when I point out that they're quoting from a 3rd-tier publication.
Also, don't shoot the messenger!
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wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 00:48 last edited by
I wouldn't call them third tier. I will admit they're biased.
If the bias is known, that can be taken into account.
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wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 02:06 last edited by
This is real.
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I wouldn't call them third tier. I will admit they're biased.
If the bias is known, that can be taken into account.
wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 03:30 last edited by@Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
I wouldn't call them third tier.
OK, second tier.
“Don't tell me about the Press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country. The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who own the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it is.'
"Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?"
"Sun readers don't care who runs the country - as long as she's got big tits.”
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wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 03:38 last edited by jon-nyc 4 Aug 2022, 03:39
The American version was something like WaPo readers think they run the country, NYT think they should, WSJ actually run it and NY Post readers just hope they get a seat on the subway in the morning.
That joke is old, from when the Grahams ran WaPo and before Murdoch bought the journal and took it down market.
