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Johonny

(20,889 posts)
2. Hmm . . . can a guy that can't control his own messaging, control the messaging on a social
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:36 AM
Oct 2022

media site? I'm going with no on this one.

The Grand Illuminist

(1,336 posts)
4. So it becomes a plethora of anti-information.
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:38 AM
Oct 2022

Surprised he didn't put a picture of a sink after that very sick video he did at the HQ.

hlthe2b

(102,375 posts)
5. So, Elon, how about addressing the LITERAL ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: Trump and his MAGATs
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:38 AM
Oct 2022

That includes their hate speech, using social media to organize for violent insurrection and future events, the lies multiplied by Twitter algorithms, the doxing efforts used to intimidate those frantically working to save our democracy, the promotion of authoritarianism, fascism, Nazism, racism, violent misogyny, antisemitism and homophobia. So. Not even a mere mention, eh?

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
7. Call me a skeptic. He seems to be too thin skinned to be an arbiter of free speech and moderator
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:40 AM
Oct 2022

of a social network.

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)
8. So I'm curious about this far-left of which he speaks.
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:40 AM
Oct 2022

Would they be the ones pushing health care for all, a living wage, sustainable/earth friendly energy policies, free and fair elections…. Those folks?

sanatanadharma

(3,730 posts)
12. Elon bought Twitter because he can't keep his mind managed
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:58 AM
Oct 2022

He is constantly being attracted to some 'new'. His mind is muddled with self-desires. Musk needs a 'super-ego' implant, some manager over his flighty-mind.

Twitter will be another bore to him soon enough and the 'twit' will flitter off to another flower.

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
13. No brand needs to be associated with a cesspool.
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 10:03 AM
Oct 2022

Musk has one opportunity to help elevate society or drag it down deeper. Advertisers and the rest of us will know in a day or so.

genxlib

(5,536 posts)
14. Oh Please
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 10:45 AM
Oct 2022

He bought Twitter because they had the audacity to keep him from saying anything he wanted to say.

This is all about his personal ego.

Always has been

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