Also, Elon OPENLY wants a New World Order. The rest of the tech bros do, too. They just won't call it that. They're all gonna get cozy with Trump bc he doesn't worry about those pesky little ethics concerns and industry monopolies that hold them back from the race to a Trillion.
People in the US are (understandably) focused on the domestic implications but Musk has been on a tweet rampage which has become hybrid warfare to destabilise multiple European countries. Currently trying to overthrow UK govt, incite stochastic violence, openly supporting German neo-nazis etc
The trap that Musk's hubris may have blinded him to is that he's isolating himself - burning-up allies (Bannon & Maga believers) and creating new enemies (Euro leaders who would have kept quiet otherwise).
He's creating a coalition of convenience who are only united in their need to take him down.
I've been trying to figure out his end game for destabilizing multiple gvts. For shits and giggles? Bc he can? Bc he wants to be in charge of everything? He's a narcissist with too much money and time on his hands.
Yep. The MAGA crowd already believes anything told to them and now you'll have so many others falling for the okie doke. Its gonna be a shitshow when it comes to information and "alternative facts".
This isn't surprising. Zuck's been wanting to do whatever TF he wants to do on FB for years and has been mad when told he can't. FB is also damn near single-handedly responsible for the rapid spread of far right disinformation over the last decade +
I feel like you've paid zero attention to Mark's moves prior to this, bc none of this is new. The biggest change is him now *looking* like a Tate stanboy, but his take on policy is wholly unsurprising. He doesn't need subsidies; removing restraints on how he earns money is enough.
They don't really have guiding principles that they've voiced (or really espoused) other than, "I'd like to do what I want and I should be allowed to do it because... I guess I don't eat babies and intentionally maim people. Also I really don't want to pay taxes"
I think in many ways Zuck is worse than Musk. He has more social media platforms & he pretended to be a SiliconValley Liberal under Biden. Musk’s lunacy was always priced in from the start. Zuck is just a cowardly turn-coat,Trump toady.
Girl. I am fighting for my life trying to tell people that teachers in NJ still have to pass basic skills tests. Why do they think otherwise? A musky biotch.
Huh? See now this is EXACTLY what I do not miss! I deleted FB last month. I’ve realized I specifically DO NOT MISS the uninformed FB takes on what teachers do/do not do!!!
People making uninformed proclamations! They got rid of the Praxis 1, meanwhile folks still need to pass the Praxis 2.
I did this last month in time for the new year.
Saved photos on thumb drives.
Emailed friends their wedding/babies pics.
Printed a photo book of my fave/big moments and people of the last 20 years on Shutterfly as a Christmas gift to self.
Hard Delete on Dec 3rd. Should’ve taken effect this week.
It’s hard because we all joined for the connections with friends and family. I still think like… hey. What about that cousin? I hope he’s okay. But ultimately, we need to find ways to connect without the apps.
Funny thing. I'm a grandma and my daughter is much more freaked out about the porn than me. Everything here is interesting. Even how people choose to present themselves. Social media is like an adventure into anthropology.
All the techbros care about is keeping their wealth and power maintaining their monopolies and kicking the ladder away for new competition. That has been it for the past 15+yrs.
There is no real tech innovation anymore - just hype.
Democracy was seen as a threat to their power.
Trumpism is not.
History will note, if even accurate by then, how the government failed at regulating tech and social media until it was too late. It's not just "free press." It's a medium to manipulate using codes and algorithms. It is not the same.
Zuck less vocal and visible than Elon, but they're closer in ethos than not. Zuck's just owned facebook so long he's been hauled into court multiple times.
And that is the part I still struggle with…
Cause I hard deleted Twitter and Facebook…
but still active on IG.
One step at a time.
But I need to get the steppin’!
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And we're fcked, bc way too many Americans still don't realize we've been frogs in pots for a solid decade now.
He's creating a coalition of convenience who are only united in their need to take him down.
https://bsky.app/profile/hardeepmatharu.bsky.social/post/3lf33qi46dk2a
This some sad shit
Is he another example of money doesn't change who you, just magnifies who you were already?
TY for keeping me in the know
People making uninformed proclamations! They got rid of the Praxis 1, meanwhile folks still need to pass the Praxis 2.
Saved photos on thumb drives.
Emailed friends their wedding/babies pics.
Printed a photo book of my fave/big moments and people of the last 20 years on Shutterfly as a Christmas gift to self.
Hard Delete on Dec 3rd. Should’ve taken effect this week.
Good luck Zuck on that advertising revenue 😆👍
Their revenue is 1/₁₀₀₀ of advertising dollars Facebook gets.
Zuck is not going to balance books with this shadow surveillance hustle, nevermind turn profit.
There is no real tech innovation anymore - just hype.
Democracy was seen as a threat to their power.
Trumpism is not.
Zuck doesn't have any Teslas or Starlinks, just couple 3D googles.
Cause I hard deleted Twitter and Facebook…
but still active on IG.
One step at a time.
But I need to get the steppin’!
https://www.lifewire.com/signal-vs-whatsapp-7970940