""We had a very good meeting. We talked about Buffalo — Tesla has a large plant in Buffalo. And we talked about AI." - Senator Chuck Schumer is really feeling the urgency to fight fascist billionaires.
If you are looking for examples how the elite Democratic Leadership in DC continue to fail to meet the moment. #Musk#UsPol
Alright, I don't really care for this dril guy, he'd do more good if he'd just bring his 1.8M followers over to the fediverse and start a "weird Mastodon" trend, or whatever, but him getting rid of the enforced blue check by simply changing his name (one of the conditions for not losing it) is just too funny.
And will hopefully finally put to rest any of the "is Musk secretly a genius" fan theories.
@stefan
I used to follow @dril when #twitter was still good and #weirdtwitter was a thing.
I even remember livereading the tweet when @dril said that while his avatar resembled Jack Nicholson, it was really him.
His potential takedown of the #Musk phenomenon in Musk's own house, on the platform he bought for $54 billion and now owns, is perhaps the coup de théâtre fėted by his birthright as the total anti-Musk
Der durch #ChatGPT losgetretene #AI Hype bricht alle Rekorde. Ist es da wirklich ein Wunder, dass nicht auch #ElonMusk ein Stueck vom Kuchen abhaben will?
Falls ihr uebrigens Feedback geben wollt... Mich wuerde eure Meinung zu der #TruthGPT Ankuendigung von #ElonMusk wirklich interessieren.
Einfach hier 👉 https://t.ly/hallo klicken und mir eine kurze Sprachnachricht hinterlassen... Ich verarbeite diese dann in der kommenden #MeTacheles Ausgabe.
Yo no he podido entender la teoría de la #Matrix que defiende #Musk. Si la realidad es solo un niño jugando #SimEarth ¿Para qué llegar a otros planetas si eso es verdad? De seguro ese es de los objetivos de la simulación y apenas se cumpla se acabará, como en ese juego o en #Civilization.
En cambio, lo largoplacistamente responsable sería mantener la vida en la tierra lo máximo posible (al menos hasta saber si se puede trascender la simulación). https://www.abc.es/ciencia/abci-elon-musk-esta-convencido-vivimos-matrix-201809110239_noticia.html
3/ More:"Q: $ thing…won’t advertisers balk at potential chaos & won’t #Twitter business model suffer?
A: #Musk & ppl backing this are more interstd in reshaping global order than earning fake “fiat currency.” Real goal=usher in “hard currency” & re-base global currencies arnd scarcity & phys assets. So no it rly doesn’t matter much what happens to Twitter’s ad model in meantime. It will prob do alright & they can prob find other ways to make $ like adding in payments & weird Dogecoin schemes"
The death of MySpace just kind of happened as if it was in an internet hospice. It held on but one day it was just dead.
The death of Twitter is happening in an ICU/ER critical care unit, in full code blue, excuse the pun, with the entire internet in the observation booth watching, some rooting for life, many rooting for death but most recognizing it is currently brain dead due to injuries already sustained.
"Elon’s loyal following of right-wingers and shitposters have embraced #TwitterBlue with open arms. But they’re not happy that others have not: Several of #Musk fans and far-right public figures have tweeted at and about celebrities to complain about their refusal to fork over money for Twitter Blue."
To anyone who defends #SpaceX on the basis of space exploration/colonisation being vital for humanity’s ongoing survival: if you are not similarly defensive of our natural environment on earth (on which we depend and that #Musk and his ilk are all too eager to destroy for profit) and of the right for every person to experience health, happiness, and dignity, your professed concern for humanity’s survival rings hollow and you have nothing to say to me that I consider worth listening to.
Agree. Losing #Twitter is not only a sad thing, it's a serious thing.
And this is exactly the way Musk wants it. He's Trump, only actually rich.
Via Scott Hechinger:
Scott Hechinger:
None of this is funny. #Musk has purposefully destroyed one of the most effective tools of local movements & advocates to be heard & connect with journalists, decision makers, & those with power to amplify critical messages and perspectives.
Day 177 and #Twitter users are surprised that #ElonMusk’s decision to remove #bluecheck validation is causing chaos and the creation of impersonation accounts. That could never have been predicted?
#Decentralized#SocialMedia is the solution for exposure to willful and arbitrary behavior by egomaniacal billionaires
/2 Day 179 some #Twitter users are attempting to sabotage the #ElonMusk’s #BlueCheck program. A lot of users not happy, trying to bend #Musk to their will rather than leave and migrate to #Mastodon
/5 - Day 183 - The elimination of the #BlueCheck has degraded #Twitter’s utility as a #news source. The new implementation has nothing to do with authentication and verification, if anything it is a propagandist’s delight. In #Musk’s conception of #SocialMedia, truth, veracity and honesty are of little value
I gave up over a 150,000 followers on Twitter to be on Mastodon full time. Yes, the engagement and reach is a lot less, but I'll build it back up and it will be worth it. I hate to see people run back to Twitter because of friends or careers or whatever. You know what changes that? Being on Mastodon and bring those people here. Musk is a horrible person, don't be one of his enablers.
@grumpygamer As an #adventuregame nerd I am happy to see you around here. I've not been on #twitter very long. I joined a couple of months before #musk took over and left few weeks later. Things became more and more awkward up to the point I couldn't stand it any more. The folks here on #Mastodon seem to be much more #respect|ful, even when we disagree. I hope that won't stay too soon.