[Merged] Musk buys Twitter!/ Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold....

Mike! · 25th April 2022, 01:09 PM

"Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, in a victory by the world’s richest man to take over the influential social network frequented by world leaders, celebrities and cultural trendsetters."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04...n-musk-twitter

Skeptic Ginger · 25th April 2022, 01:27 PM

Could be a disaster, reinforcing/increasing the world of post-fact-reality. I hope not.

I'm less concerned about Rump's repeal of his Twitter ban. The news media is really where most of his publicity comes from and he gets that out anyway. For example his latest is calling Prince Harry under the thumb of Markle in the Piers Morgan interview. Rump does that specifically to get a news media response and sure enough, it did.

Rump claims he won't go back to Twitter if Musk allows it. I predict that stand won't last long.

But again, I think the worst is yet to come if Musk keeps to his assertion to make Twitter more free speech friendly. I take that to mean all false claims and CTs are welcome.

TurkeysGhost · 25th April 2022, 01:31 PM

It's not like this is much of a change of pace. Most of these social media companies are run by silicon valley techno-libertarian ghouls.

I suppose there's a chance that Musk could make a real mess of it, but it's not like that would be any great loss. If his policies are obnoxious enough the service will become less popular, perhaps be supplanted by another.

DallasDad · 25th April 2022, 01:33 PM

Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets?

Skeptical Greg · 25th April 2022, 01:38 PM

The Emperors new clothes..

Warp12 · 25th April 2022, 01:41 PM

This is splendid news.

BobTheCoward · 25th April 2022, 01:55 PM

Twitter is not real life. And political Twitter is not twitter

crescent · 25th April 2022, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by DallasDad

Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets?

He's also gotten into trouble for making comments on twitter that ran afoul of insider trading regulations.

The odd part about this is that many of Musk's biggest problems in life come from the dumb things he says on Twitter.

He would be better off (and probably much more popular) if he stayed off Twitter altogether.

Instead, he bought it.

Shepherd · 25th April 2022, 02:16 PM

"I like~~d the shaver~~ to tweet so much I bought the company."

Thermal · 25th April 2022, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by crescent

He's also gotten into trouble for making comments on twitter that ran afoul of insider trading regulations.

The odd part about this is that many of Musk's biggest problems in life come from the dumb things he says on Twitter.

He would be better off (and probably much more popular) if he stayed off Twitter altogether.

Instead, he bought it.

Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away?

Dr. Keith · 25th April 2022, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Warp12

This is splendid news.

I can’t tell if you like Musk or hate him.

As crescent notes, twitter has not been all that good for Musk.

I guess the unknown is whether Musk will be good for Twitter.

Dr. Keith · 25th April 2022, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Thermal

Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away?

The SEC and the courts will have the same jurisdiction over Musk as they did yesterday.

crescent · 25th April 2022, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Thermal

Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away?

Sure - but his problems were not with twitter itself. He would have been in trouble regardless of which platform he used to say things about stock prices or baseless accusations against people.

It just seems an odd choice. But he loves attention, and this gets him a ton more attention.

dudalb · 25th April 2022, 02:28 PM

That Musk has become the darling of the far right should give pause to the liberals we have here who are also members of the Musk Personality Cult.
And we have a few...people whose politics if left of center but who still worhip Musk as a Missiah figure.

dudalb · 25th April 2022, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Warp12

This is splendid news.

You just want Dear Leader to be let back on twitter.

angrysoba · 25th April 2022, 02:30 PM

I predict yuge disappointment in MAGA Chud land.

Their hero who they slavishly and obsequiously adore, the over-rated and unfunny Elon Musk, will either attempt to get rid of ToSs altogether and make Twitter even more of a toxic cesspool than it is already and then have to bring some rules back to the forum to stop it completely driving away sane users… with the same MAGA chuds complaining that the feed is full of porn and crazy unhinged unChristian stuff.

OR…..

He won’t do much and will piss off all his disciples who thought it would be that grand Wilkilieaks exposure of 9/11 that never happened.

Then the conspiraloons who thought Elon was exposing the plot will turn out to be part of the plot.

Warp12 · 25th April 2022, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by dudalb

You just want Dear Leader to be let back on twitter.

It's much bigger than Trump, amigo.

tyr_13 · 25th April 2022, 03:37 PM

Andy_Ross · 25th April 2022, 04:14 PM

He’s going to rename it Tw!xcæ4 isn't he?

Andy_Ross · 25th April 2022, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by DallasDad

Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets?

He won the defamation case. He fought in a court of law for the right to call random people he doesn't like pedophiles with no evidence and won.
He argued that the 'pedo guy' tweet was meant to be an insult, not a statement of fact.

Puppycow · 25th April 2022, 04:20 PM

Interesting. I seem to recall Thunderf00t made a video recently claiming that Musk could not buy Twitter because he didn’t have enough money and this was just a PR stunt. I didn’t watch the whole video because frankly he was taking waaay too long to make whatever point or cite whatever evidence he was going to cite, and I just ran out of patience.

Here is what he said on twitter though:

https://mobile.twitter.com/thunderf0...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

ETA:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFWKXe221L0

Venom · 25th April 2022, 04:22 PM

I really hate this dumb narcissist.

dudalb · 25th April 2022, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Puppycow

Interesting. I seem to recall Thunderf00t made a video recently claiming that Musk could not buy Twitter because he didn’t have enough money and this was just a PR stunt. I didn’t watch the whole video because frankly he was taking waaay too long to make whatever point or cite whatever evidence he was going to cite, and I just ran out of patience.

Here is what he said on twitter though:

https://mobile.twitter.com/thunderf0...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

To be fair, that was a pretty common opinion..given Musk's penchant for publicity stunts that lead to nothing.

dudalb · 25th April 2022, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Venom

I really hate this dumb narcissist.

I don't hate him, but I don'tlike the personality cult that he has going where he is God and can do no wrong.
A couple of people onthis forum are big fans of space travel...(and so am I) that they will forgive Musk anything because of Space X. I like what he has done with Space X, but that does not mean I cannot see his severe charecer flaws and all the mistakes he has made.
I won't name names about the forum members who will not speak ill of Musk because of Space X, but they should be smart enough to know better.

sir drinks-a-lot · 25th April 2022, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Warp12

It's much bigger than Trump, amigo.

The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.

theprestige · 25th April 2022, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.

They can always find a new home on TikTok I suppose.

The weird thing is, you could crack a joke: "Elon Musk buys Twitter... And nothing of value was lost", and everyone on both sides of the aisle would laugh and agree that it's funny because it's true. But absurdist politics demands that half the country lose their minds over this anyway.

angrysoba · 25th April 2022, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop

He’s going to rename it Tw!xcæ4 isn't he?

He literally had a poll about changing the spelling of Twitter.

Honestly, I am looking forward to the melt-downs because there is no way he can please everyone who imagines what Twitter is about to become.

Emily's Cat · 25th April 2022, 05:00 PM

I have no idea what's going to happen with Musk in charge... but I do expect to be entertained by it.

angrysoba · 25th April 2022, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.

I think this is one of those delusions that right-wing Musk fans have that somehow Musk is going to make everything okay.

But what do we mean by "cancel on Twitter"?

If, for example, you mean there won't be any more dog-piling or ironic racist tweets going viral and resulting in someone getting sacked, then I don't see any evidence that Musk is going to stop that. In fact, probably the opposite if you can say what you like on Twitter.

sir drinks-a-lot · 25th April 2022, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

I think this is one of those delusions that right-wing Musk fans have that somehow Musk is going to make everything okay.

Then what you’re saying is that the progs who are getting upset are delusional.

Skeptic Ginger · 25th April 2022, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Emily's Cat

I have no idea what's going to happen with Musk in charge... but I do expect to be entertained by it.

Here's another rare time I totally agree with you.

Norman Alexander · 25th April 2022, 05:19 PM

As soon as it starts costing him billions, he will on-sell it to the next sucker.

ETA: Does this spell the sad, sad end of "Truth Social"?

angrysoba · 25th April 2022, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

Then what you’re saying is that the progs who are getting upset are delusional.

Sure they might be. It depends. Can you post someone’s words and I will tell you if they are correct or delusional. It is one of my powers.

Anyway, my point is that Musk will not be able to please everyone. Either he has ToS s or not. Either way will upset someone.

Venom · 25th April 2022, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.

Nope that's not it.

theprestige · 25th April 2022, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Venom

Nope that's not it.

Honestly I don't think even the progs really know why they're mad about this.

Norman Alexander · 25th April 2022, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

Honestly I don't think even the progs really know why they're mad about this.

Perhaps they aren't so much. It looks like it will be same- old, same old. Musk only wants it for a profit-making venture, not any particular political fire-hose. He will encourage / permit that which makes him richer. That's his lodestar.

Shalamar · 25th April 2022, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

Honestly I don't think even the progs really know why they're mad about this.

I'm not upset. it's a private company, and now all the pedophile misogynistic homophobic racist conservatives (I repeat myself) will happily out themselves while injecting bleach because God-Emperor Trump tweeted that they should do so.

sir drinks-a-lot · 25th April 2022, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by Shalamar

I'm not upset.

OK.

Quote:

it's a private company, and now all the pedophile misogynistic homophobic racist conservatives (I repeat myself) will happily out themselves while injecting bleach because God-Emperor Trump tweeted that they should do so.

Wait, are you sure?

Venom · 25th April 2022, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

OK.

Wait, are you sure?

So do free speech absolutists think it's no big deal that the loudest of the worst are given one of the largest media platforms in modern times, like Trump inciting the January 6 attack? That's a bit more than "cancelling" someone for a bad joke or what they said on social media one time that had to be dug up after a decade. But they've been made equivalent somehow thanks to right-wing propaganda.

Last thing we need is a greedy, narcissistic piece of **** like Elon Musk wanting to ingratiate himself with that crowd.

junkshop · 25th April 2022, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.

It's almost certainly not what you meant, but I'm now imagining a 'Future Shock', wherein an army of sentient back-issues dox their on-line critics.

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25th April 2022, 01:31 PM	#3
TurkeysGhost Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 35,043	It's not like this is much of a change of pace. Most of these social media companies are run by silicon valley techno-libertarian ghouls. I suppose there's a chance that Musk could make a real mess of it, but it's not like that would be any great loss. If his policies are obnoxious enough the service will become less popular, perhaps be supplanted by another.
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25th April 2022, 01:38 PM	#5
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25th April 2022, 01:55 PM	#7
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25th April 2022, 02:16 PM	#9
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25th April 2022, 01:27 PM	#2
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 95,670	Could be a disaster, reinforcing/increasing the world of post-fact-reality. I hope not. I'm less concerned about Rump's repeal of his Twitter ban. The news media is really where most of his publicity comes from and he gets that out anyway. For example his latest is calling Prince Harry under the thumb of Markle in the Piers Morgan interview. Rump does that specifically to get a news media response and sure enough, it did. Rump claims he won't go back to Twitter if Musk allows it. I predict that stand won't last long. But again, I think the worst is yet to come if Musk keeps to his assertion to make Twitter more free speech friendly. I take that to mean all false claims and CTs are welcome.

25th April 2022, 01:33 PM	#4
DallasDad Graduate Poster Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,009	Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets?

25th April 2022, 01:41 PM	#6
Warp12 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 7,583	This is splendid news.

25th April 2022, 02:08 PM	#8
crescent Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,590	Originally Posted by DallasDad Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets? He's also gotten into trouble for making comments on twitter that ran afoul of insider trading regulations. The odd part about this is that many of Musk's biggest problems in life come from the dumb things he says on Twitter. He would be better off (and probably much more popular) if he stayed off Twitter altogether. Instead, he bought it.

25th April 2022, 02:16 PM	#10
Thermal Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Where the Arrantly Roam Posts: 24,803	Originally Posted by crescent He's also gotten into trouble for making comments on twitter that ran afoul of insider trading regulations. The odd part about this is that many of Musk's biggest problems in life come from the dumb things he says on Twitter. He would be better off (and probably much more popular) if he stayed off Twitter altogether. Instead, he bought it. Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away?
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25th April 2022, 02:20 PM	#11
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 25,723	Originally Posted by Warp12 This is splendid news. I can’t tell if you like Musk or hate him. As crescent notes, twitter has not been all that good for Musk. I guess the unknown is whether Musk will be good for Twitter.
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25th April 2022, 02:21 PM	#12
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 25,723	Originally Posted by Thermal Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away? The SEC and the courts will have the same jurisdiction over Musk as they did yesterday.
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25th April 2022, 02:22 PM	#13
crescent Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,590	Originally Posted by Thermal Isn't that how the rich usually make their problems go away? Sure - but his problems were not with twitter itself. He would have been in trouble regardless of which platform he used to say things about stock prices or baseless accusations against people. It just seems an odd choice. But he loves attention, and this gets him a ton more attention.

25th April 2022, 02:28 PM	#14
dudalb Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 60,126	That Musk has become the darling of the far right should give pause to the liberals we have here who are also members of the Musk Personality Cult. And we have a few...people whose politics if left of center but who still worhip Musk as a Missiah figure.

25th April 2022, 02:30 PM	#15
dudalb Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 60,126	Originally Posted by Warp12 This is splendid news. You just want Dear Leader to be let back on twitter.

25th April 2022, 02:30 PM	#16
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 35,265	I predict yuge disappointment in MAGA Chud land. Their hero who they slavishly and obsequiously adore, the over-rated and unfunny Elon Musk, will either attempt to get rid of ToSs altogether and make Twitter even more of a toxic cesspool than it is already and then have to bring some rules back to the forum to stop it completely driving away sane users… with the same MAGA chuds complaining that the feed is full of porn and crazy unhinged unChristian stuff. OR….. He won’t do much and will piss off all his disciples who thought it would be that grand Wilkilieaks exposure of 9/11 that never happened. Then the conspiraloons who thought Elon was exposing the plot will turn out to be part of the plot.
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25th April 2022, 02:33 PM	#17
Warp12 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 7,583	Originally Posted by dudalb You just want Dear Leader to be let back on twitter. It's much bigger than Trump, amigo.

25th April 2022, 03:37 PM	#18
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25th April 2022, 04:14 PM	#19
Andy_Ross Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 46,385	He’s going to rename it Tw!xcæ4 isn't he?

25th April 2022, 04:17 PM	#20
Andy_Ross Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 46,385	Originally Posted by DallasDad Didn't Musk get into some kind of trouble for tweeting an inaccurate slur about a rescue diver helping recover kids? When he says "free-speech friendly," I think he means that he should have a platform to say whatever idiotic thing he wants without risk of getting booted. Remember his manipulation of the digital coin markets? He won the defamation case. He fought in a court of law for the right to call random people he doesn't like pedophiles with no evidence and won. He argued that the 'pedo guy' tweet was meant to be an insult, not a statement of fact.

25th April 2022, 04:20 PM	#21
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 28,683	Interesting. I seem to recall Thunderf00t made a video recently claiming that Musk could not buy Twitter because he didn’t have enough money and this was just a PR stunt. I didn’t watch the whole video because frankly he was taking waaay too long to make whatever point or cite whatever evidence he was going to cite, and I just ran out of patience. Here is what he said on twitter though: https://mobile.twitter.com/thunderf0...7Ctwgr%5Etweet ETA: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFWKXe221L0
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25th April 2022, 04:22 PM	#22
Venom Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 6,299	I really hate this dumb narcissist.

25th April 2022, 04:28 PM	#23
dudalb Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 60,126	Originally Posted by Puppycow Interesting. I seem to recall Thunderf00t made a video recently claiming that Musk could not buy Twitter because he didn’t have enough money and this was just a PR stunt. I didn’t watch the whole video because frankly he was taking waaay too long to make whatever point or cite whatever evidence he was going to cite, and I just ran out of patience. Here is what he said on twitter though: https://mobile.twitter.com/thunderf0...7Ctwgr%5Etweet To be fair, that was a pretty common opinion..given Musk's penchant for publicity stunts that lead to nothing.

25th April 2022, 04:32 PM	#24
dudalb Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 60,126	Originally Posted by Venom I really hate this dumb narcissist. I don't hate him, but I don'tlike the personality cult that he has going where he is God and can do no wrong. A couple of people onthis forum are big fans of space travel...(and so am I) that they will forgive Musk anything because of Space X. I like what he has done with Space X, but that does not mean I cannot see his severe charecer flaws and all the mistakes he has made. I won't name names about the forum members who will not speak ill of Musk because of Space X, but they should be smart enough to know better.

25th April 2022, 04:41 PM	#25
sir drinks-a-lot Philosopher Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cole Valley, CA Posts: 5,250	Originally Posted by Warp12 It's much bigger than Trump, amigo. The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore.
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25th April 2022, 04:50 PM	#26
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Antimemetics Division Posts: 67,154	Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore. They can always find a new home on TikTok I suppose. The weird thing is, you could crack a joke: "Elon Musk buys Twitter... And nothing of value was lost", and everyone on both sides of the aisle would laugh and agree that it's funny because it's true. But absurdist politics demands that half the country lose their minds over this anyway.
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25th April 2022, 04:52 PM	#27
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 35,265	Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop He’s going to rename it Tw!xcæ4 isn't he? He literally had a poll about changing the spelling of Twitter. Honestly, I am looking forward to the melt-downs because there is no way he can please everyone who imagines what Twitter is about to become.
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25th April 2022, 05:00 PM	#28
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25th April 2022, 05:05 PM	#29
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 35,265	Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore. I think this is one of those delusions that right-wing Musk fans have that somehow Musk is going to make everything okay. But what do we mean by "cancel on Twitter"? If, for example, you mean there won't be any more dog-piling or ironic racist tweets going viral and resulting in someone getting sacked, then I don't see any evidence that Musk is going to stop that. In fact, probably the opposite if you can say what you like on Twitter.
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25th April 2022, 05:09 PM	#30
sir drinks-a-lot Philosopher Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cole Valley, CA Posts: 5,250	Originally Posted by angrysoba I think this is one of those delusions that right-wing Musk fans have that somehow Musk is going to make everything okay. Then what you’re saying is that the progs who are getting upset are delusional.
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25th April 2022, 05:13 PM	#31
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 95,670	Originally Posted by Emily's Cat I have no idea what's going to happen with Musk in charge... but I do expect to be entertained by it. Here's another rare time I totally agree with you.

25th April 2022, 05:19 PM	#32
Norman Alexander Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dharug & Gundungurra Posts: 16,163	As soon as it starts costing him billions, he will on-sell it to the next sucker. ETA: Does this spell the sad, sad end of "Truth Social"?
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25th April 2022, 05:28 PM	#33
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 35,265	Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot Then what you’re saying is that the progs who are getting upset are delusional. Sure they might be. It depends. Can you post someone’s words and I will tell you if they are correct or delusional. It is one of my powers. Anyway, my point is that Musk will not be able to please everyone. Either he has ToS s or not. Either way will upset someone.
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25th April 2022, 05:30 PM	#34
Venom Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 6,299	Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot The progs are mad because they’re worried they won’t be able to cancel people on Twitter anymore. Nope that's not it.

25th April 2022, 05:39 PM	#35
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Antimemetics Division Posts: 67,154	Originally Posted by Venom Nope that's not it. Honestly I don't think even the progs really know why they're mad about this.
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