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Elon & Twitter
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I agree,
Market competition from companies using open standards may eventually force Tesla to be more open.
Unfortunately Elon has created the perception that Twitter is very political, in the small corner of Twitter that I visit, nothing has changed.
It is impossible for me to comment on whether not the political parts of Twitter have changed, because I never visit them,
Elon seems to be the one cranking the volume up to 11, there is way more drama than there needs to be,
ZenRockGarden
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Elon belatedly discovers Apple's store eco-system has fees on in-app-purchases / subscriptions etc?
Wait till he finds out what Google charges
Wait till he finds out what Google charges
JRP3
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Wow, you must have lots of news stories showing the direct links to these plans and the attacks they carry out...
Totally. Google is such a monopoly that Elon should also go after them and design his own OS along with the phone.Elon belatedly discovers Apple's store eco-system has fees on in-app-purchases / subscriptions etc?
Wait till he finds out what Google charges
Probably adds about two weeks to his current get rid of Apple development plan.
JRP3
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I never saw ads before because I use an ad blocker, now they are appearing as "Promoted tweets" in my feed. Elon is the one who is claiming advertisers are leaving because "they hate free speech".LoL
So . . . first it is that you are not seeing ads . . . because the advertisers are leaving.
Then . . . when you do see ads . . . you are blocking all of them.
Paracelsus
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Daniel in SD
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This is getting a bit cringe TBH. The richest man in the world is begging for money.
Raisin45567
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Does he really believe this stuff? This isn’t a rhetorical question.
EVNow
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At this point I've no idea. All I can say is I don't recognize Elon of today at all.
ps : There is a long history of "free speech" in the libertarian / alt-right community. 20 Years back someone I had bought a laptop from on e-bay cribbed to me about how e-bay doesn't protect free-speech. Turned out he was selling Nazi memorabilia. Interestingly a lot of these today's "free speech" people were all for clamping down any speech that was not pro-Iraq war ...
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mach-edriver
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Musk's full-blown MAGA-meltdown is a delightful divertissement.
Odd thought. Has the guy got a brain tumor? Or some other medical condition that causes personality changes?
In a weird way, his overall performance reminds me of my father, who passed away from Lewy Body disease, a form of dementia. In 20-20 hindsight, the family realized that personality changes had started two and a half decades before his diagnosis. And his ability for introspection was the first thing to go, before his ability to do serious work had noticeably faded.
Right now Elon is on a crusade that has no connection with reality and it's embarrassing, and a little concerning as a $TSLA shareholder. Eccentric genius is one thing. This is something I don't recognize. It's irrational at best. Unhinged is what I worry about.
At this point, I have no idea what he means by "free speech". Constitutionally it means you can speak out against the government without retribution. But for private companies, they can allow/forbid whatever they want.
Col. Alexander Vindman is an American patriot and hero. Musks' twitter attack of him today is reprehensible and disgusting, and a new low. Every day seems to bring another sad chapter to the twitter story, and the descent of Musk.
To think that the fate of civilization rests on whether Elon can shame Apple into begrudgingly advertising on Twitter.
CLK350
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Well - I'm really sorry I didn't remember that exact directive - in my mind the really unusual decoupling of the TSLA SP with the NASDAQ (1) and the huge objective (not opinion, factual) developments in the Twitter arena (2) justified mentioning it in the main Investment thread. How could the Thread not be aware of these?
Not questioning that I made a mistake not "getting" the rule correctly, I would have assumed (yes ass u me) the mods would at least just MOVE that post in the Twitter thread, not just zap it - which is sort of demoralizing for folks dropping on the thread and seeing no positive news on TSLA SP, only discussions of tires, software updates, trips across the US, FSD experience, and various casual ramblings.
Mod comment:
You write " I would have assumed (yes ass u me) the mods would at least just MOVE that post in the Twitter thread, not just zap it - which is sort of demoralizing for folks". You don't understand what has been repeatedly stated by multiple moderators, that deleting the post is both less work for the mod, it is also punishment for not paying attention.
Just this once I will copy the post to where it should have been, and delete the offending bit here. But we are all losing patience.
--ggr
Thread in question was posted today 22/11/28 around 4:20 pm
(1) Unusual decoupling of the TSLA SP with the NASDAQ
(2) Huge, objective (not opinion, factual) developments in the Twitter arena
Twitter taking on Apple head on - didn't have a choice, " Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why"
(see his meme below on that)
Elon stating he'll develop a Tesla phone if necessary
Twitter first in calling the SBF scandalous soft treatment by the Press " This is one the biggest failures in US journalistic integrity of the 21st century"
"I am excited about the Twitter situation. It's an asset that has languished for a long time, but it has incredible potential. Although myself and the other investors are obviously overpaying for Twitter right now, the long-term potential for Twitter is an order of magnitude greater than its current value."
The point I made which is not that personal or political is that by engaging a record growing number of new users w/ record engagement many members are happy to pay the $8 and would even like to invest in Twitter, which is actually indirectly possible via investing in Tesla.
Elon's argument is what?
That Apple hates free speech so much that they're willing to lose money just to show you how much they hate free speech?
Or is it that advertising on Twitter is the responsibility of every true American company?
I love Tesla. And I like Twitter. And I have no time for Apple. But this stuff is nuts.
That Apple hates free speech so much that they're willing to lose money just to show you how much they hate free speech?
Or is it that advertising on Twitter is the responsibility of every true American company?
I love Tesla. And I like Twitter. And I have no time for Apple. But this stuff is nuts.
It would be really helpful, if he would explain why he deletes a tweet, when he does it. Is that even a feature in Twitter? Personally I struggle when I see what I think is a way off-base tweet, from Elon or others, and I have found the Community Notes feature to extremely helpful. I made a point of rating it highly for each of the times this occurred.
I like the practice here on TMC of explaining a dislike. It contributes to the discussion. I think explaining a deletion is similar.
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