@stux

He certainly ruined twitter... not sure I'd agree he ruined tesla, they are doing way better now than when he came in.

But yea I agree, he himself is not particularly remarkable in any way other than perhaps being good at making money. How much of that has been luck till now I cant say.

@realcaseyrollins

I am not quite sure that he’s ruined #Twitter. He’s certainly ruined pretty much everyone’s preconceived notion of #Twitter, at least in mission, as pretty much everyone is recognizing that the platform is no longer a left-wing hugbox, whether for good (“yay, free speech” says the right) or ill (“oh no, hate speech” says the left).

My main issue with #ElonMusk rn is that he’s promising a free-speech utopia that he will never provide.

There’s always the chance that the platform falls apart eventually of course, but that hasn’t happened quite yet.

@realcaseyrollins @stux @freemo

Free speech? That's a PR statement. He cares about controlling the reach of YOUR speech. So he can shut you up. Along with anyone else he deems undesirable.

@ParanoidFactoid

Based on some examples i saw of posts about mastodon getting censored I tend to agree with you, he isnt free speech

@realcaseyrollins @stux

I’m sure they still do censorship, but probably far less than before.

In any case, #ElonMusk’s refusal to reinstate #AlexJones’ account proves that #Twitter’s free speech claim is, as you all say, a mere PR stunt.

@realcaseyrollins

well free speech doesnt extend to libel/slander. So legally speaking that would be a disaster

@ParanoidFactoid @stux

Ah that’s a good point since #AlexJones was found guilty on those counts, I suppose. And perhaps some of those statements were made on #Twitter.

@realcaseyrollins

Yea, Alex Jones doesnt fit the free speech formula really.

@ParanoidFactoid @stux

He certainly pushes the limits of what that term means

@realcaseyrollins @stux @freemo

Allow me to block you before we continue any further.

There!

Oh, the right wing kooks disappeared. Shrug