Elon Musk now owns 9.2% of twitter...update.. will soon be the sole owner as Board of Directors accepts his purchase offer

[MomentsofSanity]

Odd how quiet the people on the right are. I thought they were just defenders of free speech and social media banning people was a violation of free speech?

As usual, their objection was to THEM being banned, not to bans generally.

No, this is where they shift into the "but it's a private company, isn't that what you said? So it's fine". mentality. Same as every single time the tables turn. They don't care that the hypocrisy is the issue, not the first amendment.

 

[fskimospy]

No, this is where they shift into the "but it's a private company, isn't that what you said? So it's fine". mentality. Same as every single time the tables turn. They don't care that the hypocrisy is the issue, not the first amendment.

Then I imagine we can have some fun where they try to equate liberals saying Musk banning people is a bad idea with conservatives saying Twitter banning people violated the constitution and the government should attack them for it.

 

[MrSquished]

The Free Speech tyrant puts up a poll about unbanning the accounts he didn't like, and when the poll doesn't go his way, he makes an excuse to put up another poll

 

[Zorba]

Oops!

EDIT: I did a quick search and saw this one. If this is the case...poor guy has just seen his net worth evaporate.

Page 51 - $35,000 Tesla Model III Is Coming In 2017

Page 51 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

forums.anandtech.com

He was also big on Bitcoin, or other Crypto too. I am seriously worried about him. Haven't seen him for months and I think being well off was a very important part of his identity.

 

[emperus]

This whole plane narrative is stupid. Musk is/was the richest person (outside of putin) in this world. I'm sure he has very good security. What would someone do with his plane details anyhow? Assuming he is the one on the plane, when he gets off, you'd have to first find him and then deal with his private security. There are probably far easier ways to get to him. Unless he's arguing that they would try to shoot down his plane. Then someone who is capable of doing that has resources to find out on their own where Musk's plane is.

 

[pcgeek11]

It is 100% certain that you voted for Reagan.

lol. You want us to think you voted for Carter?

lol.

fuck off dude. seriously, stop pretending that you are some fucking mystery. You don't have the capacity to be any more interesting than your posts here describe you to be. Just stop being silly with that noise.

I did vote for Jimmy Carter for his first term as President. Of course I didn't vote for him for second term as he sucked so bad in the first term I don't see how anyone would have voted for him again after his failed Presidency.

 

[hal2kilo]

Just need to make a link to this:

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

And if he's on his yacht, wait, he's a billionaire, I assume he has one, there's this.

Marine Traffic - Track any ship or vessel anywhere in the world! (ship-tracking.net)

 

[pauldun170]

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[Roger Wilco]

I guess this is why Twitter Spaces is having issues.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1603612770892918784

https://twitter.com/x/status/1603694836141506562

 

[snoopy7548]

The Free Speech tyrant puts up a poll about unbanning the accounts he didn't like, and when the poll doesn't go his way, he makes an excuse to put up another poll


View attachment 72962

Unsuspend accounts who doxxed my exact location in real-time
1) Never
2) Nope

 

[MrSquished]

Another Twitter alternative coming soon

Twitter is a mess, so former employees are creating Spill as an alternative | TechCrunch

Powered by Black founders who formerly worked at Twitter, Spill is opening the waitlist today for its upcoming social media app.

techcrunch.com

 

[amenx]

Mastodon another alternative. Some of the journos suspended at twitter are now here.

Mastodon

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

mastodon.social

 

[Greenman]

True, and it is also true that 10,000 people lost their jobs because Musk is a jackass.

I recall reading "learn to code" was the correct response to this sort of thing.

It's a shame that people lost their jobs, I hate to see anyone put in a bad spot, and getting canned is always a bad spot. But that's an unfortunate part of life. I really do wish it wasn't so.

 

[Pens1566]

Another Twitter alternative coming soon

Twitter is a mess, so former employees are creating Spill as an alternative | TechCrunch

Powered by Black founders who formerly worked at Twitter, Spill is opening the waitlist today for its upcoming social media app.

techcrunch.com

Mastodon another alternative. Some of the journos suspended at twitter are now here.

Mastodon

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

mastodon.social

The two biggest current alternatives are:

Mastodon
Post

I've also seen some buzz about Spoutible, although not nearly as far along.

Out of the 3, I'd say Post has the inside track to be the best alternative. You've got people like Kara Swisher pushing that one pretty hard. It's got the easiest transition and isn't nearly as difficult as Mastodon.

 

[HomerJS]

Unsuspend accounts who doxxed my exact location in real-time
1) Never
2) Nope

You can't dox someone with publicly available information

 

[IronWing]

I recall reading "learn to code" was the correct response to this sort of thing.

It's a shame that people lost their jobs, I hate to see anyone put in a bad spot, and getting canned is always a bad spot. But that's an unfortunate part of life. I really do wish it wasn't so.

That's nice. In this case it was due to one man's ego, not market forces, not poor performance, just one man being a dickhead because he could. And he could because shitty US tax policy allows folks to accumulate vast wealth, unchecked and shitty US labor policy allows business owners to fuck over their employees, unchecked. Musk is the outcome of deliberate US policy.

 

[Brainonska511]

Mastodon another alternative. Some of the journos suspended at twitter are now here.

Mastodon

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

mastodon.social

Mastadon, as one user noted somewhere, and from it looks like on their site is like, what if reddit, but in Twitter form. Subservers with their own rules, just like reddit.

 

[Greenman]

That's nice. In this case it was due to one man's ego, not market forces, not poor performance, just one man being a dickhead because he could. And he could because shitty US tax policy allows folks to accumulate vast wealth, unchecked and shitty US labor policy allows business owners to fuck over their employees, unchecked. Musk is the outcome of deliberate US policy.

A cap on assets is an entirely different matter.
As for all the people getting canned, it's been stated several times in this thread that twitter was failing and Musk was a fool to buy it. If it was sinking anyway, does it really matter who handed out the pink slips?

 

[Perknose]

As for all the people getting canned, it's been stated several times in this thread that twitter was failing and Musk was a fool to buy it. If it was sinking anyway, does it really matter who handed out the pink slips?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember news prior to Musk's offer that twitter was failing, just that Musk overpayed and then damaged twitter's rep while trying to get out of the deal.

It seems he canned so many (vital!) people for the same reason he started reneging on rent and payouts . . . the cost of his purchase left him cash strapped, not that twitter itself was failing prior to his purchase.

 

[fskimospy]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember news prior to Musk's offer that twitter was failing, just that Musk overpayed and then damaged twitter's rep while trying to get out of the deal.

It seems he canned so many (vital!) people for the same reason he started reneging on rent and payouts . . . the cost of his purchase left him cash strapped, not that twitter itself was failing prior to his purchase.

It was generally unprofitable although some years it made money. I don't think it was failing or dying, but it wasn't doing particularly well.

 

[Captante]

I have never used the ignore button on anyone

I have two people on "ignore" here right now and I don't miss either one of their sorry commentaries a bit. (pretty sure its mutual)



I will no longer interact with people whose only contributions to my existence consist of lowering my IQ and draining my life-essence.

Lord knows I have VERY little to spare of either one!

 

[Roger Wilco]

Elon helping out his buddies.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1603843705336741888

 

[Moonbeam]

A cap on assets is an entirely different matter.
As for all the people getting canned, it's been stated several times in this thread that twitter was failing and Musk was a fool to buy it. If it was sinking anyway, does it really matter who handed out the pink slips?

My sense of this is that you can feel inwardly there is something wrong with liberal thinking, that their is something wrong about their morality, that they are harsh and judgmental and quick to condemn other people who fall outside of their herd generated and stereotypical thinking. If this sounds like something that might apply to you I would say you are right. But not even a liberal like myself, of a progressive and hopefully not so authoritarian demeanor, can offer them advice in this manor. They, like conservatives generally, are in love with their rage. The mistake that you make, therefore and also just my opinion, is that when you or anybody for that matter tries to argue them out of that rage by challenging the facts upon which that rage is based, you will fail miserably, because what is wrong with their thinking isn't the logic of it, it is the fact that it is based on undeveloped and blind emotion. You don't stand a chance arguing logic because that is where liberals outshine conservatives. They are better able to see facts, you are better at detecting underlying emotional irrationality that triggers their contempt. They will see you as logically inept but never their own lack of the moral character that that allows you to empathize with those they hatefully condemn.

 

[MrSquished]

My sense of this is that you can feel inwardly there is something wrong with liberal thinking, that their is something wrong about their morality, that they are harsh and judgmental and quick to condemn other people who fall outside of their herd generated and stereotypical thinking. If this sounds like something that might apply to you I would say you are right. But not even a liberal like myself, of a progressive and hopefully not so authoritarian demeanor, can offer them advice in this manor. They, like conservatives generally, are in love with their rage. The mistake that you make, therefore and also just my opinion, is that when you or anybody for that matter tries to argue them out of that rage by challenging the facts upon which that rage is based, you will fail miserably, because what is wrong with their thinking isn't the logic of it, it is the fact that it is based on undeveloped and blind emotion. You don't stand a chance arguing logic because that is where liberals outshine conservatives. They are better able to see facts, you are better at detecting underlying emotional irrationality that triggers their contempt. They will see you as logically inept but never their own lack of the moral character that that allows you to empathize with those they hatefully condemn.

To put it succinctly, musk is a narcissistic asshole who is dangerous because he wields power, influence and has a shit ton of money.

He's a piece of shit power tripping lunatic hypocrite. I think that sentence sums it up nicely.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Musk is a dumpster fire

The "strategy" appears to be own the libs and go after the same user base as parler and truth social.

That's an amazing way to service billions in debt.

LOL

I think him and Rogan genuinely believe that there's a silent majority that is right wing and being unfairly suppressed, because all the idiots in their spheres are that way. They're too insulated from reality such that they don't realize even with the far too many fanboys they have, that most of the world sees them and their ideology for the shit it is. Its like a collective group of people with brains that got stuck in the 1990s. That was the pinnacle of life to them, and they're desperate to force that shit back onto the rest of the world.