I keep reading more and more bad news about Twitter. Elon took over with, apparently, no other aim than destroying it. He claimed he wanted to make it ground zero for Free Speech™ but somehow failed to grasp that unrestrained free speech means that people are free to mock the shit out of him, his fellow right wing, greedheaded and soullessly incompetent biz and political buddies. It was never, ever gonna be just asswipian, dead-toad-brained incels shrieking the n word and praising the orange obscenity 24/7.
Poor little steaming pile of Muskox poo—he didn't realize that liberals can be incisively, acerbically funny and quick on the draw.
I'm not alone here at home—Ten, Jen, Oni and the cats are all fab company (and Hillel and I often text back and forth) but I so enjoy the bird convos (even if I'm not active participant). I like meeting new people and, right now, I can only do that online.
Yeah sure there are other, similar apps BUT that means starting over. Puts in mind my childhood where I was always the new kid at school. This time though, we're all the new kid. A lot of my fellow twits (is that what people who tweet are known as?) are headed over to Mastodon. I've attempted to join but haven't succeeded yet. The site's set up is more complicated and I'm, at the mo, lacking the bandwidth to deal with it.
In the grand scheme of things, this is so NOT a big deal. Also, it's great to see a shitheel publicly exposed as the dimbulbed, spoiled rich boy he is. Too bad 45 didn't buy Twitter before running for prez—if he had, maybe he wouldn't have 'won' the election and hundreds of thousands would still be alive.
More on Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
- Targeting Critics: After laying off nearly half the company, Elon Musk has continued cutting Twitter’s work force by firing employees who had criticized him.
- Musk’s Tweeting Spree: Under tremendous scrutiny since buying Twitter, Mr. Musk is using the platform to push back, spar and justify his actions.
- Users’ Confessions: Sensing that Twitter’s days might be numbered, users are disclosing long-ago indiscretions, making pleas for money and revealing silly quirks.
- ‘Hard Fork’: In an episode of The Times’s tech podcast, two Twitter employees described the atmosphere inside the company. (source)
Is "Lone Skum" tanking Twitter on purpose or was he too high on DMT when he rashly made an offer for Twitter and now is well over his Fashy head?
ReplyDeleteHe has earned every bit of the uproar and scrutiny. The 4,000+ employees/families whose employment and stability he has swept off the table with his tantrums and edicts are the real victims. Sadly, he will likely have to put the company into Chapter 11, leaving even more victims in his wake. What a jackass.
ReplyDeleteThe only good bit about his catastrophic mismanagement is how he’s been so publicly exposed. The myth of his biz brilliance can die. At this point, he’s just a rich joke (one who’s left wide swaths of destruction in his wake but still…).
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