Some context from a Ukrainian: Elon's "poll" rubbed UA the wrong way.
So there is an incredible amount of noise, as most of UA people imagine billionaires diving into pools of gold every day, and have no idea what "cash poor" means, acting like 20M burn is nothing. At the same time US gov allocates and spends billions.
I can't imagine how frustrating it is to have to borrow against your assets to feed the burn because of a) bureaucracy b) politics/optics?
b) #Mary Led, GM subsidies/union considerations, not mentioning TSLA as the leader. This time it is not in TSLA's interest to stay away from politics.
So when you have to fund the right thing to do out of your pocket, loaning the shares, and get no acknowledgments or compensation for consumption, how frustrated would you be? Twitter is an exo-nervous system, a source of optimism, but also a source of venting, and noise ripples.
Huge thanks to this community for helping me to deal with the noise and see the big picture.
They're on edge, all of UA lost someone they know. However realistic, good Elon's intentions are. As with "The French guy says this stuff is good for Covid" - poll was an example of not enough research.
Crimea was Turkish for the longest time, before RU conquested them from Nth attempt, then cleansed by Russia from Tatars in 1940's, who were not allowed to come back till late 80's. UA realized that, and gave Crimea its autonomy, where Tatars flourished, before annexed by Russia again, and now conscripted, so, genocide attempt #2 (or 3). I vacationed in Crimea every summer, and stayed with "Maria" who's parents were given a Tatar house in the 1940's. Surreal.
As for the different regions leaning RU way. That's the power of the media and poll manipulation. I was a part of fighting voting fraud in 2003/2004 revolution, but it was disheartening when 4 years later a Russian marionette wins, through massive media presence, and some voter fraud. So quoting that map, is indeed what the situation *was*.
I left UA then, as I promised to myself that I won't live under Yanukovich - the russian puppet, who subsequently was overthrown, and fled UA. So, UA has evolved, from identifying like an "inferior province of Great Culture of Russia" to "we're forging our own future". With each generation, the changes are inspiring. So quoting 2008 polls is misguided and rubbed an emotionally exhausted UA the wrong way.
Elon is technically brilliant and knows how destructive and unproductive nukes are. He's also a realist, but operating with obsolete data in this case.
A mid-rank ambassador's reaction with an f word, is an emotional one, and by no means reflects the position of high-ranking UA officials, who continue to diffuse, thank, appreciate for assistance provided. At the same time Twitter youth, the volunteer movement are posting receipts from their credit cards for Starlink subscription payments. Of course, not for thousands of terminals. I have family in telco there, and I agree, that the comments about 100x usage, are from back-linking cell towers via starlink. A hopefully temporary solution, till wire comms are restored.
Crimea was Turkish for the longest time, before RU conquested them from Nth attempt, then cleansed by Russia from Tatars in 1940's, who were not allowed to come back till late 80's. UA realized that, and gave Crimea its autonomy, where Tatars flourished, before annexed by Russia again, and now conscripted, so, genocide attempt #2 (or 3). I vacationed in Crimea every summer, and stayed with "Maria" who's parents were given a Tatar house in the 1940's. Surreal.
As for the different regions leaning RU way. That's the power of the media and poll manipulation. I was a part of fighting voting fraud in 2003/2004 revolution, but it was disheartening when 4 years later a Russian marionette wins, through massive media presence, and some voter fraud. So quoting that map, is indeed what the situation *was*.
I left UA then, as I promised to myself that I won't live under Yanukovich - the russian puppet, who subsequently was overthrown, and fled UA. So, UA has evolved, from identifying like an "inferior province of Great Culture of Russia" to "we're forging our own future". With each generation, the changes are inspiring. So quoting 2008 polls is misguided and rubbed an emotionally exhausted UA the wrong way.
Elon is technically brilliant and knows how destructive and unproductive nukes are. He's also a realist, but operating with obsolete data in this case.
A mid-rank ambassador's reaction with an f word, is an emotional one, and by no means reflects the position of high-ranking UA officials, who continue to diffuse, thank, appreciate for assistance provided. At the same time Twitter youth, the volunteer movement are posting receipts from their credit cards for Starlink subscription payments. Of course, not for thousands of terminals. I have family in telco there, and I agree, that the comments about 100x usage, are from back-linking cell towers via starlink. A hopefully temporary solution, till wire comms are restored.
So there is an incredible amount of noise, as most of UA people imagine billionaires diving into pools of gold every day, and have no idea what "cash poor" means, acting like 20M burn is nothing. At the same time US gov allocates and spends billions.
I can't imagine how frustrating it is to have to borrow against your assets to feed the burn because of a) bureaucracy b) politics/optics?
b) #Mary Led, GM subsidies/union considerations, not mentioning TSLA as the leader. This time it is not in TSLA's interest to stay away from politics.
So when you have to fund the right thing to do out of your pocket, loaning the shares, and get no acknowledgments or compensation for consumption, how frustrated would you be? Twitter is an exo-nervous system, a source of optimism, but also a source of venting, and noise ripples.
Huge thanks to this community for helping me to deal with the noise and see the big picture.
