Elon Musk needs his own thread because he's in every damn thing

No, the best argument has been mine: when you're on your deathbed, and your entire life is flashing before your eyes, having dumped Twitter means one less thing you have to spend your final moments feeling guilty about before the light goes out for the last time.

 

It hasn't rolled out to all platforms yet, so it doesn't show everywhere yet. However, it does show on the mobile app when I saw it yesterday.

Basically it is an issue with the previous format being what people are used to. It used to have the User's text, then there would be a box that had a summary of the article and an image from the article. So, with the previous format, the summary of the article told people what was in the article.

With the new format, they have removed the box around the article's headline, a quick summary and picture, so it is just the User's text and an image from the article. Due to the format change, people are now able to incorrectly represent what an article says.

As an example, one of the tweets I saw yesterday had a link to an article from the Washington Post about how data from Tesla's Full Self Driving revealed that there have been 17 deaths from almost a thousand accidents while FSD was in use. The text of the tweet was something along the lines of "Tesla cancels Full Self Driving option after data reveals it caused thousands of deaths."

With the previous format, the tweet would show the "Tesla FSD kills thousands" text, but immediately below it would be the headline saying "Tesla data reveals 17 deaths and almost a thousand accidents", then a quick summary, followed by a picture. The new format just shows the "Tesla FSD kills thousands" from the user's text and an image from the article. Since people are used to the old format, the assumption is that the article actually says FSD has killed thousands of people.

 

Ok, that makes more sense. I didn't realize that it was specific to how tweets appeared on other platforms. Thanks!

 

No ragrets, bruh

 

"Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Bank of America have agreed to what's known as a joint "sell-down letter," which prevents any member of the pact from selling off their X debt on the cheap without including the other members."

https://fortune.com/2023/10/06/elon-musk-twitter-x-financing-wall-street-banks/

 

I wonder whether the purpose of such comments is:

1. To suggest that the Jews control the media;
2. To suggest that the war in Ukraine isn't real;
3. Both of the above.

 

It's a win-win for them.

They are white nationalists, so any opportunity to disparage Jews or Israel is a win.

They are pro-Russia, so any opportunity to downplay what is happening in Ukraine is a win.

 

3, but mostly 2. It's also worth noting that one of the reasons why Don Jr. is seeing less videos of Ukraine is because Musk is actively suppressing videos of Ukraine on Twitter, while boosting videos of Israel.

 

I'm surprised Space Karen would want to boost videos from Israel given his anti-semitic leanings.

 

As with most Republicans, their anti-semitism takes a back seat to going after Biden/Democrats. Right now Republicans (and Musk) are pushing the narrative that Biden criticism of Netanyahu green-lit Hamas to attack Israel and that Biden releasing $6b of Iran’s money to release 5 Americans bankrolled the attack. As a result, allowing videos of dead Israelis benefits Musk.

Additionally, their anti-Semitism is trumped by their Islamophobia.

 

I used to, but pornhub doesn't work in Utah right now because of dumb laws.

 

Life under a theocracy?

 

Look up Jodi Hildebrandt, the counselor who was encouraging and helping Ruby Franke (former popular youtuber) abuse her children. I grew up with a family who was part of the "porn is EVIL" strident LDS subgroup. Sad, destructive stuff.

 

It was a joke. I think "how to VPN" was the largest google search in Utah for a few weeks after the law took effect.

 

Not sure if that article has ben posted here before.....The author nailed it. Muske is a bad actor. He is simply toxic and dangerous.

The Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s X
The former Twitter is incentivizing violent content, which will only become worse to stand out to users.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...ase-for-no-longer-engaging-with-elon-musk-s-x

 

Probably only the 4th time I've seen it on BS. A daily reminder might be best.