America - The Official Thread

[Blitz24]

Musk's take on it is unsurprisingly in-character.

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Confused if this is Musk or Trump because I could see BOTH of them making this statement.

 

[Obelisk]

Confused if this is Musk or Trump because I could see BOTH of them making this statement.

Trump would be using more nicknames, to be fair.

 

[Joey D]

You know, you'd think a "businessman" like Musk would understand capitalism and how it works, but I guess not.

 

[Brett]

Confused if this is Musk or Trump because I could see BOTH of them making this statement.

Trump would be using more nicknames, to be fair.

Also a bigly lack of yuge.

 

[Darla Starch]

Also a bigly lack of yuge.

SAD SLEEPY MUSK WITH NO STAMINA

 

[Danoff]

You know, you'd think a "businessman" like Musk would understand capitalism and how it works, but I guess not.

Agreed. And I second @Blitz24's statement above. Elon seems to have watched Trump go from sexually-harassing "billionaire" "genius" "businessman" to being a permanent grievance machine bent on controlling public discourse and living above the law and was like "I can do that better in every single way". I think he can.

 

[McLaren]

Musk's take on it is unsurprisingly in-character.

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This is a silly question but what exactly was this “everything” done to appease the activists? All this ding dong did was post more memes antagonizing the talking points against him.

No change in content moderation? That’s why the N-word usage went up, AOC said her account started losing access and people within Twitter apparently noted their moderation access was changed?

 

[FuriousDemon]

Agreed. And I second @Blitz24's statement above. Elon seems to have watched Trump go from sexually-harassing "billionaire" "genius" "businessman" to being a permanent grievance machine bent on controlling public discourse and living above the law and was like "I can do that better in every single way". I think he can.

This guy sure seems like Trump 2.0. A smarter, more likeable (if you can call it that) version, that could definitely make a run for president and win given where things currently stand.

 

[Scaff]

This guy sure seems like Trump 2.0. A smarter, more likeable (if you can call it that) version, that could definitely make a run for president and win given where things currently stand.

Thankfully not, born in South Africa, so he's not eligible.

 

[McLaren]

Thankfully not, born in South Africa, so he's not eligible.

I’m sure some of the Republicans have had it cross their minds to want that changed for obviously bad reasons.

 

[Scaff]

I’m sure some of the Republicans have had it cross their minds to want that changed for obviously bad reasons.

After the Obama nonsense, of course they would, nothing like a bit of peak hypocrisy.

 

[FuriousDemon]

Thankfully not, born in South Africa, so he's not eligible.

Yeah, that's the only issue right now, although if Republicans controlled everything and put enough people in the right places, you never know if an exception could be made.

 

[Joey D]

Yeah, that's the only issue right now, although if Republicans controlled everything and put enough people in the right places, you never know if an exception could be made.

It would still be extremely difficult though since it would require a Constitutional Amendment. Even with a 2/3rd's majority, I can't see every Republican wanting to allow non-natural-born citizens to be president since that would really cut into the whole "America first" mindset.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Famine]

I missed this:



"Subscribers would not need their identities authenticated to get the check mark".

 

[FuriousDemon]

It would still be extremely difficult though since it would require a Constitutional Amendment. Even with a 2/3rd's majority, I can't see every Republican wanting to allow non-natural-born citizens to be president since that would really cut into the whole "America first" mindset.

If they word it right and specify very narrow set of requirements like having some kind of major contributions to American economy and long term residency requirements, it probably could fly. Still, not very likely, and I don't think they are that desperate for a candidate, especially if Biden decides to run again.

 

[Danoff]

I missed this:



"Subscribers would not need their identities authenticated to get the check mark".

So what exactly do you get for your $8 then? Just a badge that says you paid $8?

 

[dylansan]

Musk's take on it is unsurprisingly in-character.

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Readers have now added some context...

 

[Danoff]

I missed this:



"Subscribers would not need their identities authenticated to get the check mark".

Ok, hang on. So if you subscribe you get your free speech ranked ahead of other peoples' free speech? How is that free speech?

 

[UKMikey]

Readers have now added some context...

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Hope whoever was doing their job and added that correction isn't making any plans for a big Christmas blowout this year.

Ok, hang on. So if you subscribe you get your free speech ranked ahead of other peoples' free speech? How is that free speech?

It's $8/month speech.

[EDIT] Aaaand the warning's disappeared. Probably along with whoever or whatever was responsible for adding it. Maybe you have to pay a monthly fee to see it.

 

[Famine]

Ok, hang on. So if you subscribe you get your free speech ranked ahead of other peoples' free speech? How is that free speech?

And half the number of ads. Not no ads, half (although half of none because the advertisers all pulled out except the pillow guy is indeed none).

The current system, which verifies accounts according to notability (influencers, celebrities) and public interest (organisations, journalists) gave trust that the person you were talking to was the person you think they are. The new one, which verifies accounts according to a payment of $20 $8 a month does not.

But it's the verified-real-people system that creates "lords and peasants". Apparently.

 

[McLaren]

Gonna pay $8 to verify myself to say I’m @ therealElon69 and these changes are dumb.

 

[Liquid]

Change your usernames and @s to Elon Is A Paedo and get yourself verified. Wonder how long you'll stay "free".

 

[UKMikey]

Gonna pay $8 to verify myself to say I’m @ therealElon69 and these changes are dumb.

Were it not for the extortionate Starbucks-level monthly fee I could easily see a Spartacus-like situation developing with the other 68.

"I'm the real Elon Musk, and so is my wife!"

 

[Joey D]

Will the real Elon Musk please stand up?
I repeat, will the real Elon Muskl please stand up?
We're gonna have a problem here...

 

[UKMikey]

Will the real Elon Musk please stand up?
I repeat, will the real Elon Muskl please stand up?
We're gonna have a problem here...

He's not slim but he's definitely shady.

Those nodding Elonem stans hanging on his every word are on point btw.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Ok, hang on. So if you subscribe you get your free speech ranked ahead of other peoples' free speech? How is that free speech?

It's free market speech. You have more money to spend, so clearly you are more important and deserve to be heard over the filthy plebians.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Truth social and some of the other conservative twitter clones have not faced any legal consequences related to intellectual property, right? Wouldn't that mean that Jack Dorsey could just build a new version of Twitter that would mirror the pre-Elon version? I don't have much of a horse in this race, but the thought did occur to me.

 

[TexRex]

Truth social and some of the other conservative twitter clones have not faced any legal consequences related to intellectual property, right? Wouldn't that mean that Jack Dorsey could just build a new version of Twitter that would mirror the pre-Elon version? I don't have much of a horse in this race, but the thought did occur to me.

I gather what Twitter ended up being didn't exactly reflect Dorsey's desires. I absolutely think someone else could--and maybe should--but I don't imagine Dorsey has the appetite.

There's been talk of ousted product managers and engineers and any supposed non-competes still in effect, alluding to them doing their own thing, but it seems to be purely speculative on the part of those with no intimate knowledge.

 

[FuriousDemon]

Don't know if Dorsey plans to make it similar to twitter, but it's going to be some kind of social media.

Bluesky

Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.

bsky.app

Would be kind of funny if all the employees quit Twitter and went to bluesky though.