Musk's goal is to turn Twitter into a right-wing propaganda machine presumably on the theory that the way to earn money is to operate a right-wing propaganda machine.
What looks to people like Musk tanking his investment is Musk taking steps to create his propaganda machine.
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I'm sure he knows savvy Twitter users and power users to work their way around this (through lists, and notification buttons, etc.)
Savvy Twitter users and power users aren't the potential victims. We are his potential helpers.
But when he says how profitable he expects Twitter to become, what he means is that his expectation is that the way to become profitable is for it to become an effective propaganda machine.
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Everyone knows where this is all heading, right?
He controls the codes.
You can say, "For You reccomendations are useless anyway" and then tomorrow there will be another squeeze. Slowly boiling the frog.
The goal is to turn Twitter into a right-wing propaganda machine. Elon has enough money to keep it going. Lots of people will buy the check mark, including right-wingers who want to see him succeed.
For my weekend blog post, some thoughts on what appears to be Trump's upcoming arrest/indictment in Manhattan
Also, a free novel.
Until an indictment is actually filed and Trump is arrested, all we can do is engage in speculation . . . terikanefield.com/trump-arrested…
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Speculation before we have facts is tiring and unproductive.
I therefore suggest grabbing a Sunday morning beverage and relaxing with a good book (or if you can't find one, read the one I'm offering) terikanefield.com/trump-arrested…
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You'll never guess what inspired the story. Ha!
I guess you have to scroll down for the reading assignment.
I'm surprised at how well people are taking this.
One thing that sets Mastodon apart is that are no algorithms. I notice people are not trying to monetize, so they really don't care how many followers they have. "Likes" do nothing and hardly even show up.
One bonus to reading this week's blog post is you'll understand why I throw a nutty when people resent the appeals process and say the system is broken because bad people "abuse the system" by bringing lots of appeals.
I had a list of "legal scholars." Click. I could see what all my favorites were saying.
I had another list of journalists who covered government and law. Click. There it was. . .
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I knew what was happening right then, in court or the halls of Congress, before it made the headlines.
I was ruthless with my lists, which I kept private. If a smart lawyer started spouting nonsense, I took them off my list. I didn't unfollow so they never knew.
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Now it's splintered. My legal list has been mostly replaced with a whole bunch of newsletter subscriptions.
I figured out how to set up an RSS feed, so there I have my breaking news.
I use Mastodon for conversations and answering questions because it works well for that.
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