Society/Culture Elon Musk - Takeover of Twitter?

[Gough]

Trouble already.

Trump's first problem: "First Buddy" Elon Musk is annoying everyone

The tech billionaire has reportedly outstayed his welcome.

www.motherjones.com

 

[Satan]

Nothing more certain than a big trump musk fall out

Narcissists at 10 paces

 

[Golden_6]

I’d love to know if Musk has any genuine friends. I’m not talking guys like Trump that see him as useful for the time being but people who truly care for him as a person.

Something just screams that he’s completely empty inside and just wants constant attention and approval.

 

[Gough]

I’d love to know if Musk has any genuine friends. I’m not talking guys like Trump that see him as useful for the time being but people who truly care for him as a person.

Something just screams that he’s completely empty inside and just wants constant attention and approval.

I genuinely think it has a lot to do with growing up in a hermit kingdom, South Africans weren’t even allowed television there until the mid 70s lest the relentless racist message be undermined. When I first went there in 1992 my genuine thought was this was what Australia must have felt like in 50s.

 

[burge13]

I’d love to know if Musk has any genuine friends. I’m not talking guys like Trump that see him as useful for the time being but people who truly care for him as a person.

Something just screams that he’s completely empty inside and just wants constant attention and approval.

Probably true of many billionaires tbh

Think about the level of greed/narcissism you need to have $500m in the bank and want more, more, more. Would be horrifically selfish people, how could they care about anyone else enough to hold friendships down?

And then once they're outed as being that wealthy, how would anyone new in their lives view them as anything but an ATM or them trust anyone new. Everything would feel like a transaction rather than connection

This on top of Elon being a genuine weirdo and loving the smell of his own farts, I dont think he's had an actual friend in decades

 

[faible]

Depends...

Would you call Reddit far right leaning? The SRP?

The old Twitter lent so far left I nearly fell off the edge of the table!

Legacy media is right wing and social media is left wing, generally speaking. Elon has balanced things even if he's a prick.

Twitter was left because they banned neo-nazis and people who used the n word?

Yeah, nah.

I suspect a lot of people have no real concept of what 'left' even means these days.

 

[burge13]

Same as people labelling everyone Nazi's. No word has lost meaning the last 2-3 years like that one

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Same as people labelling everyone Nazi's. No word has lost meaning the last 2-3 years like that one

On a scale of Jesus (Socialist, 1) to Hitler (Fascist, 10), where do you think Trump and Elon sit?

 

[faible]

On a scale of Jesus (Socialist, 1) to Hitler (Fascist, 10), where do you think Trump and Elon sit?

For context, where would guys like Orban, Putin and Xi fall?

 

[happy_eagle]

A reminder of what Elon Musk considers to be funny.

 

[dumb]

Nothing more certain than a big trump musk fall out

their egos won't allow the love-in to last

 

[Seeds]

On a scale of Jesus (Socialist, 1) to Hitler (Fascist, 10), where do you think Trump and Elon sit?

Socialists are also facists. Cant have facists on both ends of the scale can we?

Also pretty sure in real life jesus was probably a cult leader.

The opposite of a facist is democracy

The opposite of a nazi is someone who believes all races are equal and ones race should be completely irrlevant to ones identity. Basically a liberal humanist.

Ps. If jesus/socialism is your definition of whats good then why are you so into crypto? Its literally the opposite of socialism.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Socialists are also facists. Cant have facists on both ends of the scale can we?

Also pretty sure in real life jesus was probably a cult leader.

The opposite of a facist is democracy

Fascism is a far right ideology. Socialism isn't.

I hope this helps, because you seem very confused.

 

[Seeds]

Fascism is a far right ideology. Socialism isn't.

I hope this helps, because you seem very confused.

facism is about dictatorship (no democracy), control of assets by the state and an ideology that puts something above the individual (the king, the nation, god, a race, the social blob). Even if you choose to add some vague far right concept to the definition (whatever that means) socialism still ticks all the other boxes. Literally all of them. It can not even be close to the opposite end of the spectrum.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

facism is about dictatorship (no democracy), control of assets by the state and an ideology that puts something above the individual (the king, the nation, god, a race, the social blob). Even if you choose to add some vague far right concept to the definition (whatever that means) socialism still ticks all the other boxes. Literally all of them. It can not even be close to the opposite end of the spectrum.

Is medicare fascism? Public schools?

 

[Seeds]

Is medicare fascism? Public schools?

medicare and public schools are social programs choosen by democratically selected leaders and are paid for by wealth redistribution on private indivduals.

 

[RedStarUncle]

medicare and public schools are social programs choosen by democratically selected leaders and are paid for by wealth redistribution on private indivduals.

To paraphrase you, "Words like fascism, socialism, and Nazism have lost all meaning because I've chosen to give them my own meanings."

 

[Gralin]

Is medicare fascism? Public schools?

I find it best to not humor seeds with a response it gives their posts too much of a semblance of making sense

 

[Chicken Treat]

So people finally taking the hint and defecting properly to Bluesky.

 

[jannissary]

So people finally taking the hint and defecting properly to Bluesky.

they have been for a while.

 

[jannissary]

Socialists are also facists. Cant have facists on both ends of the scale can we?

Also pretty sure in real life jesus was probably a cult leader.

The opposite of a facist is democracy

The opposite of a nazi is someone who believes all races are equal and ones race should be completely irrlevant to ones identity. Basically a liberal humanist.

Ps. If jesus/socialism is your definition of whats good then why are you so into crypto? Its literally the opposite of socialism.

 

[Gethelred]

Socialists are also facists. Cant have facists on both ends of the scale can we?

**** me running, you do your utmost to seem unintelligent sometimes.

 

[peetoo]

My simile for left extremism v right extremism is to travel due east or west from four location. When you get so far away at the other side of the globe, there’s no difference in location for those who travelled east or travelled west thy are at the same point

 

[Chicken Treat]

they have been for a while.

They've been regularly using Twitter like they always have until November 6. Only then the penny really dropped that getting the **** off Twitter for good was best for them.

 

[Seeds]

To paraphrase you, "Words like fascism, socialism, and Nazism have lost all meaning because I've chosen to give them my own meanings."

Where did I say that? Just because something belongs in the same set as something else doesnt mean its the same thing. Most socialists are good people. At one point i wasnt far off from being one. I doubt any nazis are good people.