Musk says he’s unbothered by the criticism. “Frankly, I love the negative feedback on this platform,” he tweeted on July 22. “Vastly preferable to some sniffy censorship bureau!”
What
What censorship bureau is he talking about? A purely theoretical one (where is that coming from?) or one he’s actually had to deal with in the past?
And of course griping, powerless plebs are better than a “censorship bureau” that can presumably force you to do or not do things by penalty of law 🙄 tell me you’re rich and powerful without telling me you’re rich and powerful.
I would say “humiliation kink confirmed?” but this is just a guy enjoying being able to do things that other people don’t like, with no one to stop him.
The selective reasoning here amazes me to no end. It’s always Twitter bad, Elon bad, but nobody seems to care about the giant government-circlejerk (or reacharound if you prefer that image) that was uncovered via the Twitter files after Elon Musk took over.
So it’s okay to censor and lie doing the government’s bidding, sometimes even preemptively, but it’s not okay to rebrand your company after all this massive pile of shit was uncovered?
The “massive pile of shit” was Taibbi and Musk releasing curated documents that farm reactionary grievance.
And guess what? It was a garbage platform even before that. Like many others, it has a long history of amplifying conservative disinformation for ad revenue (hey, just like the “Twitter files” bullshit).
To be fair, this is how people tend to react to change, generally. I remember every time Facebook or YouTube did a site redesign in the early 2010s people were always up in arms.
Yeah I left yahoo when they changed their design. Never went back. Though rebranding Twitter seems a waste of money. He paid 44 billionm, a lot of it for the brand.
Sorta, but people didn’t originally sign up for his company. People joined and set up channels of communication and outlets of information on a platform that got bought out and rapidly changed in unexpected ways.
I can buy the Oreo brand and only sell toothpaste-flavored Oreos and I think people would rightfully be pissed off. The first buyers would get a nasty surprise. Competitors would take off over time, but the nostalgia and attachment to the original product would still be there. “Remember Oreos before they fuxkin’ sucked?”
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !technology@lemmy.world
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
That was fun
When I first heard about this I thoight it was from the onion.
What
What censorship bureau is he talking about? A purely theoretical one (where is that coming from?) or one he’s actually had to deal with in the past?
And of course griping, powerless plebs are better than a “censorship bureau” that can presumably force you to do or not do things by penalty of law 🙄 tell me you’re rich and powerful without telling me you’re rich and powerful.
I would say “humiliation kink confirmed?” but this is just a guy enjoying being able to do things that other people don’t like, with no one to stop him.
Users did not want the name change. Elon did because he thought it looked cool.
Had X arrived the same time as Twitter. Twitter would have won. Who the *uck wants to send an X?
douchebag edgelords who use the ‘X’ as a dog whistle for a swastika
ya, know, people like musk
Wait is that really a thing? They’ve already ruined my favorite number (8) and now my favorite letter too? Fucking nazis. >:(
U ok hun? x
Actually, Zuckerberg could probably claim ownership of that too…
deleted by creator
The selective reasoning here amazes me to no end. It’s always Twitter bad, Elon bad, but nobody seems to care about the giant government-circlejerk (or reacharound if you prefer that image) that was uncovered via the Twitter files after Elon Musk took over.
So it’s okay to censor and lie doing the government’s bidding, sometimes even preemptively, but it’s not okay to rebrand your company after all this massive pile of shit was uncovered?
Just LOL
deleted by creator
I’m gonna guess it’s a “Delicious Boot to Lick.”
Oh no, they took down pictures of Hunter Biden’s penis!
People have replied to you with unequivocal facts. What’s your take now? How selective is your reasoning?
The “massive pile of shit” was Taibbi and Musk releasing curated documents that farm reactionary grievance.
And guess what? It was a garbage platform even before that. Like many others, it has a long history of amplifying conservative disinformation for ad revenue (hey, just like the “Twitter files” bullshit).
And you fell for it. Congrats.
TAFKAT The App Formerly Known As Twitter
I’m sure he will be receptive to the input of his users
Maybe a little late to the party…
To be fair, this is how people tend to react to change, generally. I remember every time Facebook or YouTube did a site redesign in the early 2010s people were always up in arms.
Jake and Amir parodied this well in their “Facebook Redesign” episode.
that’s because the changes are usually for the worse, not even joking. I use Facebook for a part of my job and their tools are so garbage.
Yeah I left yahoo when they changed their design. Never went back. Though rebranding Twitter seems a waste of money. He paid 44 billionm, a lot of it for the brand.
Okay, so let’s go down the list. Musk has bought Twitter so he could:
It’s like New Coke, but even dumber.
removed by mod
It’s his company. He can do what he wants. Please let that sink in.
Sorta, but people didn’t originally sign up for his company. People joined and set up channels of communication and outlets of information on a platform that got bought out and rapidly changed in unexpected ways.
I can buy the Oreo brand and only sell toothpaste-flavored Oreos and I think people would rightfully be pissed off. The first buyers would get a nasty surprise. Competitors would take off over time, but the nostalgia and attachment to the original product would still be there. “Remember Oreos before they fuxkin’ sucked?”
There’s a not insignificant chance that it’ll be the secured creditors’ company soon 😂
And people can criticize it all they want
What’s the quote for Jurassic Park…oh yeah.
“They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”