Was a bit confused by that post as well. The idea that the richest man in the world bought the company, made it private and will no longer need to listen to share holders sounds better for free speech then the other way around. Sure Elon wants to make even more money, they all do, but for some reason I don't feel he is really all that motivated with just getting richer with Twitter. On the opposite the company run by shareholders and a board are purely navigating in ways that they think will increase the stock price. They actually do not give a damn about freedom of speech or anything else like that. Look at this situation, they have their poison pill, were preparing to block Elon from buying... till $48 billion dollars came on the table and now they are just left with paperwork to finish the whole thing off.
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Elon Musk Is Officially Purchasing Twitter for $44 Billion
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Very interesting to read the frustration\hate from the left on this subject. They really don't know what to make of Musk do they? He's everything they want, and everything they hate all rolled into one. Not to mention he's actually an African American.
People wondering how Twitter will be under Elon.
Look at his companies. Innovative, successful, well meaning to society. He has an excellent track record.
Look at his companies. Innovative, successful, well meaning to society. He has an excellent track record.
There are other plausible explanations including that the Democrats ran in an open primary whereas the Republican ran an incumbent in the last election cycle. But the point is not why there is such a political bias at tech companies -- the point is that such political bias exists on Twitter.
Also, you seem to be saying that half the employees at Qualcomm (50/50) and half of all Physicians (at least from 1991 to 2012 where 57% of male physicians donated to Republican candidates -- although declining to about 50% by 2012 -- according to a JAMA study) are unintelligent Christo-fascists who just do not care about people. Seems like an absurd claim but believe what you will.
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It's only one sided if the two sides of the coin are "truth" and "lies". How terribly mean of them to block misinformation.
He’s a conman. There are lots of idiots.
Multiply the two and you get dollars.
Tesla is not bad at all though.
Companies, plural?
Other than the edit button, wonder what changes users will actually see after this sale.
There were a few dressed like GI Joe but 99% of them were not.
He's a victim of his own success. They dislike him because of that success and the fact that he answers to no one. He does not like the two political party system we have and the fact he won't choose one side or the other has some people seething (as evidenced in this thread). Most MR posters do not like the uncomfortable truths and will contort reality to better suit their needs/argument (your post will draw them out like a nice honey pot).
Moderation is not compatible with free speech. To those of you whining about "harassment", you do realize there is a block button, right?
"Sticks and stone will break your bones, but words can never hurt you." Words are not violence. If you perceive violence in words, then feel free to scroll by, block, ignore. They are WORDS. This concept that words = violence is a product of the woke mob, and I for one am glad a free speech absolutist is going to be calling the shots at Twitter.
We need a place where free speech is allowed to flourish, warts and all, and moderators and fact-checkers need not apply.
"Sticks and stone will break your bones, but words can never hurt you." Words are not violence. If you perceive violence in words, then feel free to scroll by, block, ignore. They are WORDS. This concept that words = violence is a product of the woke mob, and I for one am glad a free speech absolutist is going to be calling the shots at Twitter.
We need a place where free speech is allowed to flourish, warts and all, and moderators and fact-checkers need not apply.
Everyone seems to be arguing over a network that's essentially on its way out, here is its current ranking where you'll find it way down near the bottom of the list.
From Statista - Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2022, ranked by number of monthly active users (in millions)
It appears that Musk has a personal agenda here with his throw away money and wants his own personal political playground. Those choosing to stay can be his pawns on a dying network but it's hard to see how it can be salvaged at this point. Look at AOL, MySpace and the trend FB is going, none of them have ever come back.
From Statista - Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2022, ranked by number of monthly active users (in millions)
It appears that Musk has a personal agenda here with his throw away money and wants his own personal political playground. Those choosing to stay can be his pawns on a dying network but it's hard to see how it can be salvaged at this point. Look at AOL, MySpace and the trend FB is going, none of them have ever come back.
Fail to see how this is a "Mac Rumor" story.
I admit, I don't have a Twitter account nor do I read Twitter comments. As a matter of fact, I'm not on any social media platform at ALL.
So how does this relate to Apple and Apple products? It's a big MEH to me. So some rich guy wants to buy the 2022 edition of the worlds largest Beanie Baby. Good for him if he's got money to burn.....
I admit, I don't have a Twitter account nor do I read Twitter comments. As a matter of fact, I'm not on any social media platform at ALL.
So how does this relate to Apple and Apple products? It's a big MEH to me. So some rich guy wants to buy the 2022 edition of the worlds largest Beanie Baby. Good for him if he's got money to burn.....
Sure, but if you're going to argue that Democrats shouldn't violate norms to expand the Supreme Court, then you shouldn't ignore the fact that Republicans ignored norms to put two of the three justices on the supreme court during the last administration.
The point being argued is irrelevent when Twitter (or any other private company) isn't beholden to the First Amendment and FoS clauses don't apply.
The problem with weighing this free speech idealism with the real world is that propaganda works. Words have real world repercussions. Nazis, fascists, authoritarians, all feed on propaganda.
Very true. Communists, socialists, leftists ... as well.
Not sure about internet culture. He takes personal stabs at people often. That is a bit childish. But,I guess that is what is excepted these days with this internet generation of TikTok. I do think is he is a smart business man and will profit from this. I won't hold judgment. Let's see what he does.
If that chart is correct then it shows that Musk is a shrewd business man. A business that had/has potential but is poorly managed and thus drops out of popularity charts whereby it's value drops. A long comes a shrewd business man who thinks he can make the business good again buys it on the cheap. Wait till it's value drops and buy it on the cheap, it's how things are done in the business world.
That’s fair. I rate you partially correct. It’s a matter of eroding precedents.
In 2013, Harry Reid and the Democrats lowered the vote threshold on nominees but not on Supreme Court justices. In 2017, Mitch McConnell extended it to Supreme Court nominees. Both sides are responsible.