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Elon & Twitter
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I've read that, of course. I don't know if these numbers reflect Tesla post-Twitter.
JB is, of course, great. It's a pity Hiro stepped down.
Here is the problem I see consistently with this thread and media in general.
The essence of the message - "there has been hardly any outrage or reaction outside of US" - is ignored or glossed over, and a singular Guardian article (who have a history of attacking nasty click bait stories on Elon & Tesla for years) somehow refutes the spirit of what was said. !.
I see this pattern repeating over and over again. Ignore the larger context, and zoom in on a narrow definition of the issue and blow it up as proof that sky is falling. A questionable tweet or two among millions is enough to jump up and down and shout with a shrill voice, "Twitter is a hate fest, Twitter is a cesspool", ignoring that things have not changed much or generally got only better.
italian bread
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Yes, I think Musk spends too much time on Twitter and not enough time looking after Tesla or his other companies.
librarians.”
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As of early Tuesday afternoon, @ErmnMusk is no longer live. And while Musk hasn’t commented on the allegations about the account, its sudden departure feels as close to a confirmation as we might ever get.
I’m not one to judge people for having a burner; I respect that everyone has to find some way or another to spy on an ex on Instagram. But I am going to judge a middle-aged man who appears to spend more time pretending to be his kid than actually spending time with any of his progeny (of which there are nine). And I’m also going to judge someone who makes millions off of popular, viral tweets pushing violent anti-LGBTQ “groomer” bullshit, all while roleplaying as a horny toddler.
Elon Musk's Alleged Burner Account Role-Played As a Horny Toddler
Roleplaying as your 2-year-old child on the internet at age 51 is an exceptionally odd but not inherently nefarious pastime. Where Musk’s alleged alt gets unsettling is in its interactions with others. Screenshots show @ErmnMusk replying to a tweet with a photo of FTX trader and Caroline Ellison—who has pled guilty to fraud and who allegedly had a romantic relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried. The photo’s caption makes a fairly gross sexual reference to Ellison: “[Bankman-Fried] had a net worth of $16B USD and risked it all for this. the grippy must have been unfathomable.” @ErmnMusk replies, “Ilibrarians.”...
As of early Tuesday afternoon, @ErmnMusk is no longer live. And while Musk hasn’t commented on the allegations about the account, its sudden departure feels as close to a confirmation as we might ever get.
I’m not one to judge people for having a burner; I respect that everyone has to find some way or another to spy on an ex on Instagram. But I am going to judge a middle-aged man who appears to spend more time pretending to be his kid than actually spending time with any of his progeny (of which there are nine). And I’m also going to judge someone who makes millions off of popular, viral tweets pushing violent anti-LGBTQ “groomer” bullshit, all while roleplaying as a horny toddler.
mspohr
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Outside the US (from just a cursory news search...)
UK
Elon Musk may have accidentally revealed a strange, secret ‘burner’ account
‘You’d never guess it’s me,’ Musk wrote after account was revealed
www.independent.co.uk
Twitter's blue tick restored to high profile accounts
Many accounts with large numbers of followers have regained their blue tick despite not paying for it.
www.bbc.com
With a mighty hand, Elon Musk scraps Pope's blue tick
Agrees to pay $8 monthly sub for LeBron James, Shatner and Stephen King but others? Nope
www.theregister.com
Twitter backlash after Elon Musk gives blue tick to users without consent
Tech billionaire ‘legally exposed’ after placing badge on #BlockTheBlue supporters
www.independent.co.uk
Is Twitter's new blue tick system ILLEGAL?
Musk has said that he is 'personally' paying the Twitter Blue subscriptions of some celebrities, which means he could be violating rules set by the US Federal Trade Commission
Jamacia
Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared – nor do they seem too...
India
Verified Twitter accounts now ‘prioritised’: Elon Musk
However, the billionaire's announcement, made through a tweet, did not give any details.
Elon Musk's Big Announcement, Verified Twitter Accounts Are Now 'Prioritised'
His tweet comes after Twitter stripped its once-coveted blue checkmarks from accounts that were verified before Musk took over the company.
www.ndtv.com
It's a small world after all...
mspohr
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Does Elon want to run?
He can debate himself... should be entertaining.
mtndrew1
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Based on his second Twitter profile it seems that he already does.
bkp_duke
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Elon is not a natural-born US citizen, he's explicitly prohibited from running. And yes, he's aware of this.
Did Mr Musk comment on Trump refusing to participate in the republican debates this year?
Trump Threatens to Boycott Republican Presidential Debates
Donald Trump is threatening to skip the Republican presidential debates, saying in a social media post that nobody got his approval beforehand and that he won’t appear at a forum held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
www.bloomberg.com
JRP3
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Me too, I see you posting nonsense and then getting destroyed by replies with facts
Outside the US (from just a cursory news search...)
UK
Elon Musk may have accidentally revealed a strange, secret ‘burner’ account
‘You’d never guess it’s me,’ Musk wrote after account was revealedTwitter's blue tick restored to high profile accounts
Many accounts with large numbers of followers have regained their blue tick despite not paying for it.With a mighty hand, Elon Musk scraps Pope's blue tick
Agrees to pay $8 monthly sub for LeBron James, Shatner and Stephen King but others? NopeTwitter backlash after Elon Musk gives blue tick to users without consent
Tech billionaire ‘legally exposed’ after placing badge on #BlockTheBlue supportersIs Twitter's new blue tick system ILLEGAL?
Musk has said that he is 'personally' paying the Twitter Blue subscriptions of some celebrities, which means he could be violating rules set by the US Federal Trade Commissionwww.dailymail.co.uk
Jamacia
Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared – nor do they seem too...jamaica-gleaner.com
India
Verified Twitter accounts now ‘prioritised’: Elon Musk
However, the billionaire's announcement, made through a tweet, did not give any details.www.hindustantimes.com
Elon Musk's Big Announcement, Verified Twitter Accounts Are Now 'Prioritised'
His tweet comes after Twitter stripped its once-coveted blue checkmarks from accounts that were verified before Musk took over the company.
It's a small world after all...
Christ this guy is a clown. Where was his “back room dealing” tweet when Trump ran for a second term without debating his own f-ing party?
Yeah but, see the thing is the UK has a history of writing hit pieces about Elon. So…c’mon bro, everybody knows that.Outside the US (from just a cursory news search...)
UK
Elon Musk may have accidentally revealed a strange, secret ‘burner’ account
‘You’d never guess it’s me,’ Musk wrote after account was revealedTwitter's blue tick restored to high profile accounts
Many accounts with large numbers of followers have regained their blue tick despite not paying for it.With a mighty hand, Elon Musk scraps Pope's blue tick
Agrees to pay $8 monthly sub for LeBron James, Shatner and Stephen King but others? NopeTwitter backlash after Elon Musk gives blue tick to users without consent
Tech billionaire ‘legally exposed’ after placing badge on #BlockTheBlue supportersIs Twitter's new blue tick system ILLEGAL?
Musk has said that he is 'personally' paying the Twitter Blue subscriptions of some celebrities, which means he could be violating rules set by the US Federal Trade Commission
Jamacia
Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared – nor do they seem too...
India
Verified Twitter accounts now ‘prioritised’: Elon Musk
However, the billionaire's announcement, made through a tweet, did not give any details.Elon Musk's Big Announcement, Verified Twitter Accounts Are Now 'Prioritised'
His tweet comes after Twitter stripped its once-coveted blue checkmarks from accounts that were verified before Musk took over the company.
It's a small world after all...
All these points are about Tesla manufacturing the same thing in an efficient manner which I already acknowledged as a key strength of Tesla. This strength is already being leveraged in what appears to be a price war.
FSD is a key aspect of the strategy of making a boring box interesting. I don't think consumers really cares if they have the same box as everyone else's box if that box is capable of self driving.
I no longer have a Tesla because FSD never really materialized aside from the beta which took more work to supervise than it was worth. I would have kept my Tesla if FSD been useful to me, but I wasn't going to wait around for it. I gave 4 years for FSD to do something useful and it never did.
I moved from Tesla to Rivian because Rivian had the new shiny thing.
Now I find myself eying the upcoming Polestar models.
The biggest draw Tesla has is the Supercharger network which remains as the largest and most reliable fast charging network in the US.
There is no $15K pre-order for FSD with a Rivian
That isn't to say I don't have my gripes about Rivians Driver+ and its absurd limitations, but at least it didn't cost me anything extra.
For me driver assistance technology is a nice to have sort of thing, but not a deal killer unless its missing basic things like adaptive cruise control. That changes with L4 where I would buy a car specifically for that functionality if it offered a reasonably good region and conditions it operated in. I just don't foresee that happening in the near (0-2 years) future with any make/model.
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I really don't know about "media in general," but I have followed this whole sorry thread and whole sorry saga.
There is only one context. Let me spell it out by way of example. I happen to have a friend who is on a number of corporate boards, including Fox corp. And if I told you about any others you could cross reference and figure it out.
This person is trusted with some of the highest level economic decisions there are, year in, year out. Most of these boards are for publicly traded companies.
This person has, as far as I can tell, virtually zero social media presences. I have no idea what this person's specific personal views politically are, and it says alot that in our 20 plus years of acquaintance politics is never discussed.
As shareholders, and as people interested in the mission of Tesla, THAT is what we would expect of Elon, the same twitter presence as all sorts of other people who are at high levels of management in publicly traded companies, i.e., none.
A goofball social media presence provides absolutely zero upside to millions of investors, and Elon would not have any number of billions of dollars if it were not for those investors.
And not only does Elon post like he is in junior high, he actually bought the company and is running it like a junior high schooler would.
The posting, prior to the acquisition, was bad enough, but at least you could write that off as letting off steam with a nice blunt or something. Once you buy it people are going to take it more seriously. And Elon appears to want to simultaneously be taken seriously and also say whatever the F he wants.
As I said, a reasonably intelligent 12 year old could tell you you can't have it both ways.
italian bread
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