I think he comes pre-folded when it comes to right wing authoritarians.
After India and Turkey, they all know that Musk will bend the knee for right-wing authoritarians.
Twitterâs going to be a major dungheap in the 2024 election season.
Nah. Yglesias is, in the end, just a deeply annoying policy trolley. But his positions if you look at them instead of the clickbait, could be much worse and he doesnât have very much power. Musk is an all world piece of shit. Face on Mt. Shitmore type stuff.
Edit: when I edit it says trolley, but when I post it says trolley. Did I miss some word sub shenanigans in one of my long absences?
⌠we canât say â â â â â either
i donât know that itâs so much bend the knee as happy to support his fellow fascists
heâs the worldâs richest man who can get top page coverage for whatever dumb idea stikes his fancy after all. he could wage all out war with erdogan if he wanted, grab the ear of every government and media outlet, and even blanket tĂźrkiye with uncensored starlink internet
he simply doesnât want to
Dear Scientists,
Leave Twitter.
Now.
Sincerely,
A Friend
Say âbait fisherâ instead. After all, the term Tango Romeo Oscar double-Lima comes from the angling method of dragging baited lines and seeing who bites. Not from the monster who lives under a bridge.
So instead of âignore the troâŚâ what we should say is âdonât take the baitâ or âavoid the lureâ.
Which all ties back to Phony Stark and his desire for adulation-fueled dopamine hits making him a commercial fisher of reactions.
I thought that ElMuskerino valued free speech above all, say it ainât so Elno.
This happened in Bergen, Norway two days ago. Yes, this is a Tesla taxi accelerating out of control and with the brake lights on across a square that at another time would be crowded with passers-by. I have often walked just there.
It hasnât even made international news afaik
I thought that was trawling?
Trawling is with a net, tro- er, the other one, is with a line that has hooks all along it, each hook baited. Thus the metaphor of tossing something juicy out there to see who bites.
The guy this thread is about is addicted to this form of interaction, and so uses his wealth to throw out baited lines on an industrial scale.
Bet itâd be trivial to bait him into violating this. Thereâs no way he could resist. Itâs along the lines of all the top secret info ending up in game forums.
Ah ha! Thanks for hipping me.
That does sound disgustingly appropriate.