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Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by aa-jv »

pyaamb wrote: post #40

I feel like people have invested in Elon in large part because of his alignment with i) moving humanity away from fossil fuels and ii) making life multi planetary. He is obviously free to do as he pleases with this new wealth but I cant help but feel this as a huge redirection of resources (in terms of both capital and focus) from those goals

Having met Elon, I can tell you that he is not into anything for the fame, fortune, or glory. Those are secondary.

He genuinely wants to make a difference to humanity.

A lot of us who agree with him, do so in alignment, because as individuals we also want to make a difference to humanity, and .. in so doing: we see the problem with the commons.

If we do not fix the commons, it will be weaponised against us all, and that is in fact the situation.

So, from a fanboix perspective, in all honesty, this seems like Elon has added a 3rd option to his list: iii) stop humans from killing each other in the meantime.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by syshum »

pyaamb wrote: post #40

I feel like people have invested in Elon in large part because of his alignment with i) moving humanity away from fossil fuels and ii) making life multi planetary. He is obviously free to do as he pleases with this new wealth but I cant help but feel this as a huge redirection of resources (in terms of both capital and focus) from those goals

I hate Tesla, it is the Apple of Car Companies, and I hate Apple. Their draconian business practices, anti-repair stance, and several other things keep me from buying a Tesla the same way i will never own an Apple Product.

SpaceX is cool...

Gotta love any company that has a banded Flame Thrower --- the Borning Company....

All of that said, I follow Musk because he He does what he wants, public perception be damned, Media be damned....

I am tried of Political Correctness, anyone that stands in the face of that has my support, even if I disagree with them politically as I often do with Musk.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by tootie »

josefresco wrote: post #64

How long before Trump is allowed back? I'm not joking. Elon has said several times his "line" for what is acceptable speech is different than what Twitter has now. My guess is it will be timed to happen after the "dust settles" but within a few months of the US 2022 midterms. This will give Trump enough time to gain followers back, and start to use the platform (again) to regain power. Thoughts? Anyone else on the sh…

I think it would spur a revolt. Too many users were begging for it. This would confirm their worst fears about what Musk wants for the platform and take it as a sign to leave. Related note, Truth Social (Trump's semi-abandoned competitor) is rumored to be merging with Rumble. Rumble being a more established social network with Trump-friendly content. Trump going back to Twitter would also mean he admits defeat on his attempt to defeat it.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by ridiculous_leke »

mmastrac wrote: post #6

Part of me hopes this is the end of the social media age. I've been on twitter since the very beginning and lately it feels like it's a toxic cesspool on all sides. I say this as a twitter addict and prolific poster over more than a decade.

> I've been on twitter since the very beginning and lately it feels like it's a toxic cesspool on all sides.

> I say this as a twitter addict and prolific poster over more than a decade.

It's possible Twitter(and Social media in general) is as not as toxic you feel. I spend more time on LinkedIn than other sites and I feel it's more toxic than others. SM sites do feel less toxic if you tune up your feed, mute people and spend a little less time on them.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by Mountain_Skies »

Wild guess is that under Musk's ownership, Twitter will be a more open platform but a far less anonymous one. You'll be able to post more than you're allowed to now but it will be attached to your real identity. Should be interesting to see how that pans out. Investing in better filtering tools so users can decide for themselves what they want in their feeds will change the nature of the platform too.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by rosndo »

mmastrac wrote: post #6

Part of me hopes this is the end of the social media age. I've been on twitter since the very beginning and lately it feels like it's a toxic cesspool on all sides. I say this as a twitter addict and prolific poster over more than a decade.

Twitter is what you make it. If you choose to surround yourself in the toxic cesspool parts, perhaps that says more about you than Twitter?

99% of the stuff I see is interesting technical content

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by kommstar »

pyaamb wrote: post #40

I feel like people have invested in Elon in large part because of his alignment with i) moving humanity away from fossil fuels and ii) making life multi planetary. He is obviously free to do as he pleases with this new wealth but I cant help but feel this as a huge redirection of resources (in terms of both capital and focus) from those goals

He just wants the user base. Intends to build a protocol to enable free speech.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by V__ »

Looking at the problems Twitter has, why does anyone think Musk can even solve one?

If one believes Twitter has a free speech problem: Musk shouts about free speech but shut down Teslas PR department, lashes out against any criticism against him, canceled a preorder because he didn't like a journalists' article etc.

Musk is great at self-promotion and this often helps his companies in some sense, but what else does he bring to the table?

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