So "X" - nothing to see here. Elon's in control - Part XXX

Must have tapped out the suckers on truth social.

Not only that, it seems to push news tweets to android UI about 24 hours after the event. I don't really use the app anymore, so it pushes random crap at this stage. I would say my personal usage and tweeting have dropped off a cliff since they started modifying the algorithm. Similar for my general friends group.

Just noticed a new "report illegal EU content" option on the app

He said what???

Wow!

They can indeed do what they want (within the law which twitter seems unsure on). I can point out the flaws in what they are doing and pointing out cases of hypocrisy such as claiming it is now about free speech. Generally I have not seen anyone say that twitter can't have blue ticks or whatever, just pointing out that it won't have the effect many claimed beforehand and pointing out it is not neutral. They have the right to be the next Truth Social but claiming they are neutral now is silly.

Plus the cult of personality around Elon is an interesting effect worthy of discussion.

Musk is making piles of cash from Twitter?

Firstly, it generally took some pretty atrocious behaviour to get banned from Twitter. Personally, I do think it's a little bit sad how crap it's become as a platform. Just cause I found it to be a useful resource over the years.

Outside of that, I couldn't care less what Musk does with the site beyond the entertainment value of him fecking up on a consistent basis. It's also done a fine job of exposing the fact people will justify batshit insane things if it supposedly "owns the libs".

So nope, not imploding or getting particularly upset over the takeover. I'm pretty sure that's how most posters are viewing it.

It's just an image - a curated image.

Both SpaceX and Tesla get subsidies.

I notice many people who dislike Musk will produce apologia for celebrity billionaires from the same class, as long as those other billionaires put on a good show of being prim and serious left-leaning responsible technocrats.

But hey whatever.

He used to have a pretty positive image in the past. Flash forward to now and I haven't come across anyone I know, colleague, friend, family member who doesn't think he's a twat. Buying Twitter seems to have been one of the key turning points, the mask came right off.

I think the "pedo guy" stuff is a quite useful prism for observing Musk fanboys in general.

If you've the type of intellect that thinks calling someone a "pedo" is a wonderful risposte to a perceived slight, then the odds are that you're quite likely to hero-worship Musk as well.

That assumes that all the moneys went to the sacked employees, and that it went to them (more or less) equally. But also it won't be unheard of that someone who's on 100k a year tech job to get 100k in redundancy payments, depending on time served.

Mad really that at one time a mid life crisis for millionaires with small penises was to buy an overly expensive sports car now it’s to go to space or buy your own social media company to get the internet fan boy support to reassure you that you don’t have a small penis.

Do you get a free Blue Tick if you buy a Tesla and have the X app forced on your car screen?

what could possibly go wrong.... https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kdvp/elon-musk-stops-self-driving-tesla-from-lurching-into-intersection-in-demo-musk-fans-cheer