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Elon Musk takes over Twitter

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Alma, Apr 25, 2022.

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  1. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    It’s the same thing the media did for trump for decades. Every ridiculous statement was treated as truth and never brought up afterward.
     
    cyclingwriter2, Aug 17, 2022
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  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Nobody treated it as truth.

    If anything, it was quite the opposite. The general tenor of the coverage has been, "Oh, the huckster is at it again."
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 17, 2022
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  3. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    Next, somebody will probably try to claim that Musk’s plans to augment the team’s roster with Russian bots also is untrue.
     
    Oggiedoggie, Aug 17, 2022
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  4. OscarMadison

    OscarMadison Well-Known Member

    Damn. I woke up in the stupid timeline again. Wake me up when Elon Musk is upselling large fries in Branson MO.

    Seriously, it seems like we've regressed to some feudal ideal where the wealthiest is the worthiest of attention.

    I blame Mark Burnett.

    Edited to add: Rich Fulcher is funnier than Elon Musk.
     
    OscarMadison, Aug 17, 2022
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  5. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Outside of New York, not so much.
     
    wicked, Aug 17, 2022
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  6. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Fair. I should probably clarify that the reason trump became seen as a shrewd businessman was because many people who read the stories didn’t get the sarcasm or read past the headlines. “Trump wrote a book, it must be good.” “They made a board game!” “He owns an airline!” “He was on Oprah!” Plus, he was always able to find some reporter who would give him inches or airtime. He pretty much roamed lower Manhattan after 9-11, trying to be interviewed.

    It’s becoming the same thing with musk.
     
    cyclingwriter2, Aug 17, 2022
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  7. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    If wouldn’t wish that Mark Burnett gets pancreatic cancer, but if he did, I wouldn’t not smile
     
    heyabbott, Aug 17, 2022
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  8. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Maybe the financial press felt compelled to write a story, but that doesn’t mean sportswriters not working for clickbait sites had to play along with such transparent bullshit.
     
    dixiehack, Aug 17, 2022
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  9. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    garrow, Aug 18, 2022
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  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Inky_Wretch, Aug 18, 2022
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  11. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

     
    Neutral Corner, Aug 23, 2022
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    No thanks.

    At some point "national security" became an all-inclusive, go-to rationale for people who constantly want to restrict the free flow of information (and tangible things too, actually).

    And no, Twitter isn't a threat to democracy. People's stupidity is maybe a threat to democracy, although that isn't new. Democracy is difficult to maintain.

    Even if Twitter can be used to disseminate lies and propaganda, the actual threat to democracy is a person who wants to use the ability to spread lies and propaganda on Twitter as a rationale to try to control or regulate the flow of information.

    Lies and propaganda are ideas. Try to counter ideas you don't like with. ... better ideas. That is how democracy actually thrives.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 23, 2022
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