The Musk Melt-down

[Revoltingest]

Random accusations of pedophilia & other goofy
public behavior were just the tip of the iceberg.
Then he spends $44,000,000,000 to buy Twitter,
only to completely **** it all up.

Tis as though he's trying to John Galt his new
business....
- Driving away advertisers by allowing Twitter to
become a hostile unmoderated environment.
- Charging for user verification, but without any
user verification.
- Loudly proclaiming freedom of speech, but
firing any who dare criticize him.
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees After Ordering Their Tweets and Messages Scoured for Criticism: Report

 

[Estro Felino]

From a juridical point of view, I haven't understood yet (I swear to God) what Anglo-Saxons mean by freedom of thought.
I haven't understood it yet, sorry.

I can show countless examples of jurisprudence about the freedom of speech in Italy (or in similar juridical systems like the French one), but Common Law is an unspeakable mystery to me.
What Common Law means by "freedom of speech".
If some good Samaritan can explain it to me, I will be grateful to them.

 

[Kenny]

Random accusations of pedophilia & other goofy
public behavior were just the tip of the iceberg.
Then he spends $44,000,000,000 to buy Twitter,
only to completely **** it all up.

Tis as though he's trying to John Galt his new
business....
- Driving away advertisers by allowing Twitter to
become a hostile unmoderated environment.
- Charging for user verification, but without any
user verification.
- Loudly proclaiming freedom of speech, but
firing any who dare criticize him.
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees After Ordering Their Tweets and Messages Scoured for Criticism: Report

I think it is more of a backlash of the change of direction than it is substantive in nature. But, at this point, I don't have much to go on so it is all speculative on both ends of the spectrum

 

[Subduction Zone]

From a juridical point of view, I haven't understood yet (I swear to God) what Anglo-Saxons mean by freedom of thought.
I haven't understood it yet, sorry.

I can show countless examples of jurisprudence about the freedom of speech in Italy (or in similar juridical systems like the French one), but Common Law is an unspeakable mystery to me.
What Common Law means by "freedom of speech".
If some good Samaritan can explain it to me, I will be grateful to them.

Freedom of speech limits the government. It does not limit private entities. Legally Twitter can say " You can't say that here". The government cannot say the same about citizens insulting the government.


That means Musk can legally ban people for making fun of him. But it is a very stupid thing to do in a business that one bought because they limited speech. His actions pegged quite a few irony meters.

 

[Estro Felino]

Freedom of speech limits the government. It does not limit private entities. Legally Twitter can say " You can't say that here". The government cannot say the same about citizens insulting the government.


That means Musk can legally ban people for making fun of him. But it is a very stupid thing to do in a business that one bought because they limited speech. His actions pegged quite a few irony meters.

I had figured that out, thank you.
I meant juridically, in abstract.
In everyday life, not on Twitter.

 

[Altfish]

He should run with the GOP for President - another failed businessman

 

[Subduction Zone]

He should run with the GOP for President - another failed businessman

He can't. He was not born a US citizen.

 

[Altfish]

He can't. He was not born a US citizen.

Fake News!

 

[Aupmanyav]

Are Americans thinking of electing Musk as President? Americans can do all kind of things.

 

[PureX]

Most billionaires know better than to become public personalities beyond carefully crafted spin. But some of them just can't resist it. And then we get to see what weak and flawed people they really are, and how undeserving and dangerous it is to put them in control of billions of dollars, and the lives of so many other people.

None of these people deserve the power they wield just because they've managed to amass so much wealth. Many of them just inherited it, or took it by hook or crook from someone else, anyway. Musk is a perfect example of the fundamental failure of capitalism's complete disregard for human worthiness. It just blindly rewards money with more money by giving those that already have too much of it control over the system (that they don't deserve and won't use for the collective well-being).

 

[Twilight Hue]

Random accusations of pedophilia & other goofy
public behavior were just the tip of the iceberg.
Then he spends $44,000,000,000 to buy Twitter,
only to completely **** it all up.

Tis as though he's trying to John Galt his new
business....
- Driving away advertisers by allowing Twitter to
become a hostile unmoderated environment.
- Charging for user verification, but without any
user verification.
- Loudly proclaiming freedom of speech, but
firing any who dare criticize him.
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees After Ordering Their Tweets and Messages Scoured for Criticism: Report

He basically, from what I hear, fired the people who initiated censorship on Twitter in the first place. Good riddance to those losers if it's true.

 

[Subduction Zone]

He basically, from what I hear, fired the people who initiated censorship on Twitter in the first place. Good riddance to those losers if it's true.

Really? Do you have a source for that? And you may not have noticed but Musk has been even more into censorship.

 

[Revoltingest]

He basically, from what I hear, fired the people who initiated censorship on Twitter in the first place. Good riddance to those losers if it's true.

And good riddance to any fool
who criticizes Musk too, eh.
Tis treason to insult the king.
Off with is head!

 

[Estro Felino]

He basically, from what I hear, fired the people who initiated censorship on Twitter in the first place. Good riddance to those losers if it's true.

So in other words, he fired those who wanted to silence twitter users.
Well...he did very well, then.

 

[Estro Felino]

And good riddance to any fool
who criticizes Musk too, eh.
Tis treason to insult the king.

I think that nobody criticizes their own employer. If someone doesn't like their own employer, they quit the job without saying anything, usually.

 

[Aštra’el]

Elon Musk is my favorite African American. Whatever his vision is for Twitter, I approve.

 

[Revoltingest]

I think that nobody criticizes their own employer. If someone doesn't like one's employer, they quit the job without saying anything, usually.

One can like the job,
but hate the owner.

 

[Stevicus]

Random accusations of pedophilia & other goofy
public behavior were just the tip of the iceberg.
Then he spends $44,000,000,000 to buy Twitter,
only to completely **** it all up.

Tis as though he's trying to John Galt his new
business....
- Driving away advertisers by allowing Twitter to
become a hostile unmoderated environment.
- Charging for user verification, but without any
user verification.
- Loudly proclaiming freedom of speech, but
firing any who dare criticize him.
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees After Ordering Their Tweets and Messages Scoured for Criticism: Report

Musk is a capitalist, isn't he?

 

[Revoltingest]

Musk is a capitalist, isn't he?

What do you think?

 

[Estro Felino]

One can like the job,
but hate the owner.

Why didn't they quit, then?