Twitter fallout

[Being]

Why would you remind people of the time you posted that? If I'd posted that, it would become one of those memories of embarrassing moments that pop in your brain at like 2am when you're trying to sleep.

It is not at all embarrassing to point out the danger of an elite sociopath. In this context he is an international arms dealer acting with impunity. I just hope Putin takes it to him personally and leaves the rest of the US out of it.

You wake up often at 2am?

[Steely Glint]

It is not at all embarrassing to point out the danger of an elite sociopath. In this context he is an international arms dealer acting with impunity. I just hope Putin takes it to him personally and leaves the rest of the US out of it.

If you want to point out the danger of an elite sociopath, you should point out something actually dangerous that he did.

[Being]

If you want to point out the danger of an elite sociopath, you should point out something actually dangerous that he did.

Okay, the fact that there exist people who do not see any danger here is, well, dangerous. Will it be an international incident when Putin starts knocking starlink satellites out of orbit? Would you consider that dangerous?

[Steely Glint]

Will it be an international incident when Putin starts knocking starlink satellites out of orbit? Would you consider that dangerous?

Firstly, I seriously doubt a single starlink satellite is worth spending an ABM on. You could certainly buy at least a dozen of them for the cost of a single RIM-161 (the US missile that can do the same thing), and knocking out one or two isn't really going to disrupt the overall network that much.

But putting that aside, and pretending that attacking the starlink constellation is something that can be done cost-effectively, I don't understand why you're so fixated on this as a possibility that you've brought it up twice now. Why do you think this would be something Putin would do?

[Being]

Firstly, I seriously doubt a single starlink satellite is worth spending an ABM on. You could certainly buy at least a dozen of them for the cost of a single RIM-161 (the US missile that can do the same thing), and knocking out one or two isn't really going to disrupt the overall network that much.

But putting that aside, and pretending that attacking the starlink constellation is something that can be done cost-effectively, I don't understand why you're so fixated on this as a possibility that you've brought it up twice now. Why do you think this would be something Putin would do?

Worth?? Do you believe Putin is rational enough to concern himself with calculations like this?

[Steely Glint]

I'm still not hearing why, specifically, you think Putin is going to do this.

[Being]

I'm still not hearing why, specifically, you think Putin is going to do this.

Musk was given this opportunity to showcase starlink when Putin targeted Ukraine's telecom infrastructure because Putin thought it would help his war effort. I can't speak to Putin's reasoning as to how taking out Ukraine's telecom infrastructure will help his war effort. But why would anyone be so certain Putin won't target starlink for the same reason?

[LittleFuzzy]

He'd have done it already if he was going to. There's not much point in such disruption with the operational situation as it stands nor in any direction it might move into. Putin already ceded the local information war and it's not relevant to military or political communication.

[Being]

He'd have done it already if he was going to. There's not much point in such disruption with the operational situation as it stands nor in any direction it might move into. Putin already ceded the local information war and it's not relevant to military or political communication.

I believe you are correct but Steely was referring to when I first posted the possibility of danger.

[Steely Glint]

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he's a free speech absolutist

[Lewkowski]

The fuck is he thinking?

[LittleFuzzy]

I believe you are correct but Steely was referring to when I first posted the possibility of danger.

Actually, Steely was pointing out that you were trumpeting about how you ranted a demonstrably wrong prediction as if it had come true, which made no sense to him whatsoever.

[Ominous Gamer]

He left off OF.

[LittleFuzzy]

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he's a free speech absolutist

I find it interesting that Onlyfans did not make the list. Nor Tiktok. Are they being considered content-creation platforms rather than social media platforms? Or is he just recognizing that removing them will be shooting themselves in the foot, unlike removing something like Facebook?

I'm kinda confused though. How do you cross-post your content without linking to the other platform?

[Steely Glint]

The fuck is he thinking?

You've been around the Internets long enough - never seen a mod meltdown?

[Ominous Gamer]

I'm surprised he didn't target imgur. They're social and large enough that when reddit split from being dependent on them they actually grew.

[Aimless]

He left off OF.

I find it interesting that Onlyfans did not make the list. Nor Tiktok. Are they being considered content-creation platforms rather than social media platforms? Or is he just recognizing that removing them will be shooting themselves in the foot, unlike removing something like Facebook?

I'm kinda confused though. How do you cross-post your content without linking to the other platform?

I'm surprised he didn't target imgur. They're social and large enough that when reddit split from being dependent on them they actually grew.

He doesn't want to jeopardize his business in China, so Tik Tok gets a pass. OF and imgur are generally not regarded (by normal people) as social media, and are certainly not likely to be interesting alternatives for normal Twitter users seeking a safe haven. Truth Social is on the list because Trump keeps humiliating him and he wants to ingratiate himself with DeSantis. Gab is not on the list because he's a little groyper.

[Steely Glint]

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if you have a twitter, you need to step up. the time is now.

[Being]

Great, voted out and now he will concentrate on destroying Tesla.

[LittleFuzzy]

I love how he warned any CEO was in for a terrible time since the company has been going bankrupt since May. When he forced that offer on them back at the beginning of April

[LittleFuzzy]

He doesn't want to jeopardize his business in China, so Tik Tok gets a pass. OF and imgur are generally not regarded (by normal people) as social media, and are certainly not likely to be interesting alternatives for normal Twitter users seeking a safe haven. Truth Social is on the list because Trump keeps humiliating him and he wants to ingratiate himself with DeSantis. Gab is not on the list because he's a little groyper.

And they've already abandoned it. Poor Elon, constantly foiled by things like laws against anti-competitive behavior, or his own past self.

[Being]

Well, according to Musk, this poll was stolen and he has the uncounted ballots to prove it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...ae256be7cc7c38

[LittleFuzzy]

I'd say he at least learned a lesson, but you'd think he'd have already learned that the Twitterverse isn't going to just automatically do the thing he wants it to do from the original blue-checkmark fiasco.

It's true that one would have to be insane to want the job. Even if he steps down as CEO, he still owns the company and we all know he would be a very active and interventionist owner. Keeping the company alive from that precarious position would indeed be a very difficult task

[Being]

I'd say he at least learned a lesson, but you'd think he'd have already learned that the Twitterverse isn't going to just automatically do the thing he wants it to do from the original blue-checkmark fiasco.

It's true that one would have to be insane to want the job. Even if he steps down as CEO, he still owns the company and we all know he would be a very active and interventionist owner. Keeping the company alive from that precarious position would indeed be a very difficult task

Learned a lesson? Sure he did, that's why he established a poll tax on the twits. You must be a check mark owner to vote in twit-polls now.

[Dreadnaught]

I mean I've always thought Twitter got more attention than was merited based on its user count, but I guess the media elite really sucked Musk into this swamp.

He knew Twitter was a bad business going into the thing, but he thought he could gut the place and turn it around? I suppose the game isn't over yet and I can only hope he's successful for the sake of not dumping money, time and people's careers down the toilet.

[Steely Glint]

I guess the media elite really sucked Musk into this swamp.

*makes the dumbest decision you've ever seen in your entire life*

'the media elites sucked me into this'

[Loki]

I mean I've always thought Twitter got more attention than was merited based on its user count, but I guess the media elite really sucked Musk into this swamp.

He knew Twitter was a bad business going into the thing, but he thought he could gut the place and turn it around? I suppose the game isn't over yet and I can only hope he's successful for the sake of not dumping money, time and people's careers down the toilet.

Yeah, it definitely wasn't his narcissism and his army of sycophants.

[Being]

...but I guess the media elite really sucked Musk into this swamp.

That's a joke, right? Musk sucked himself into this with one tweet. One that he didn't want ending up like this...

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-219

[Steely Glint]

They have changed the twitter icon on the site to a doge.

[Lewkowski]

They have changed the twitter icon on the site to a doge.

Promises made, promises kept.