Elon Musk begging users to like advertiser's tweets

[simonize]

@anothernewbbaccount

I tried. As a Brit fan of the original UK version. I lasted 5 mins. A ‘pale shadow’ would be kind, a ‘desecration’, true.

Probably not as awful as the American attempt to remake Fawlty Towers with Harvey Korman.

"Snavely" full unsold pilot episode for US Fawlty Towers remake

[ObeyMyBrain]

Wait, so he’s saying that I shouldn’t be blocking every ad I see?

[gracchus]

@Knackfloh

where does this label come from? Just conflating awful people or is there any real connection?

Many of the “weird nerds” who regularly jump to his defense at the slightest criticism of their God-emperor identify as incels who admire him as an aspirational figure. He’s leaned into it now and then.

'World's richest incel': Elon Musk roasted after lamenting that he hasn't has...

[anon65652885]

@simonize

the American attempt to remake Fawlty Towers with Harvey Korman.

[smulder]

… Marlon Brando as Basil Fawlty

[anon65652885]

[Knackfloh]

Ah thanks. I wouldn’t take his word even in this case. So he has an incel fanbase, but is he driving trollies them or catering to their opinions? Do i really care?

Edit: “driving trollies”

i didn’t write that. i did write driving trollies and when i edit this post it still shows “driving trollies”

Does BoingBoing has a stealth autocorrect? Oh it happens again. i guess i stumbled over a ■■■■■ word

[VeronicaConnor]

@gatto

space x does

That’s weird. Their only customer is the US government, so they have zero reason to advertise. What an obvious sleeze move to prop up one of his companies with another one.

[Grey_Devil]

Obviously they’re advertising that Elon can funnel money from tax payers over to Twitter

[sqlrob]

@VeronicaConnor

That’s weird. Their only customer is the US government, so they have zero reason to advertise

Starlink is part of SpaceX

[TornPaperNapkin]

To me the bigger problem and the reason I don’t really like to see incel used this way is that it’s become shorthand for misogyny which is ultimately just continuing the false narrative that the underlying problem here is that men are not getting enough sex out of women. Especially when this term is applied to a man who basically treats women like incubators and probably has done much much worse. Just call them misogynists. That’s what they actually are.

[FlyerJack]

@Stripes

it does make one wonder why he wanted to own a company that mostly only makes money by being an advertising destination

I think Elon buying Twitter started as a stunt, developed into a contract, and by the time he scrambled to back out of the deal, Twitter had a strong case to enforce the deal. Elon’s been floundering ever since.

[MJones524]

Coming soon -

“Pardon me sir, have you seen this ad from one of our sponsors? It’s really interesting. Would you kindly this for me? Thanks so much!”

[VeronicaConnor]

Ah okay. That makes some sense, then.

[Gyrofrog]

@VeronicaConnor

That’s weird. Their only customer is the US government, so they have zero reason to advertise

I haven’t figured that out (well, like you say, in this case it might just be assholery). The D.C. area news radio station (at least, when I had a substantial commute) used to run ads for the F-35 and whatever was supposed to replace the KC-135. Like the average commuter is going to think, “well shucks, I sure could use an airborne tanker!”

And…

Major advertisers are fleeing Twitter, says Washington Post

Same with the company I work for. They do gov’t contracts, they don’t sell software nor produce physical objects etc. But they’ve bought a slew of ads on public transportation. Unless someone is the contract manager at a gov’t agency (& they’re supposed to be neutral about it anyway) it’s not like someone stuck behind a bus is going to see the ad and have a “eureka!” epiphany.

[VeronicaConnor]

@Gyrofrog

The D.C. area news radio station (at least, when I had a substantial commute) used to run ads for the F-35

I guess I would assume that’s the usual defence contractor PR drivel. Trying to manage their public image. Like when oil companies run TV ads that talk only about how they’re an “energy company” and show little white girls planting flowers on a summer day.

[sqlrob]

@Gyrofrog

F-35 and whatever was supposed to replace the KC-135. Like the average commuter is going to think, “well shucks, I sure could use an airborne tanker!”

Well, given the gun culture, the average commuter is waay more likely to want the F-35

[GagHalfrunt]

In DC the audience for defence contractor ads is surely politicians. They want to remind the Congresscritters of the thousands of jobs that they create, which will disappear if the Pentagon doesn’t buy the (insert name of tank/missile/fighter/whatever).

[gracchus]

Definitely. That’s also why the advertisements on the Sunday morning politics shows are mainly feel-good lobbying spots from the defense contractors, the fossil fuel industry, agribusiness, and big pharma.

[Doctor_Faustus]

@Gyrofrog

The D.C. area news radio station (at least, when I had a substantial commute) used to run ads for the F-35 and whatever was supposed to replace the KC-135. Like the average commuter is going to think, “well shucks, I sure could use an airborne tanker!”

I guess that’s the same principle as the “for your consideration” movie billboards in LA. Scatter them widely enough and you’re going to consciously or unconsciously influence a few members of the academy/pentagon decision makers.