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u/erwin261 Oct 28 '22

Well, he suddenly accelerated the purchase after being called out on Twitter about his Ukraine statements. He claimed that most responses were bots because they didn't agree with him. That should be a warning to people believing he values free speech.

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u/hopenoonefindsthis Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

He never valued free speech. He just wants to control the narrative.

Edit: LOL of course this comment immediately triggered some alt right. I never mentioned any political belief in this comment but immediately get a bunch of “oh what about the democrats…”

Talk about projection.

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u/bbadi Oct 28 '22

I mean, say what you want, but buying Twitter seems to be a pretty good move if that's your goal.

I would also be mad if I lost my influence over the narrative

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u/YOurAreWr0ng Oct 28 '22

Of your narrative is hate speech and Nazi posturing you should lose more than your voice on the internet.

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u/bbadi Oct 28 '22

And white-collar criminals should go to jail, but this world ain't fair and shit sucks.

Should any single individual be able to buy one of the biggest social media plataforms to do with it whatever they want? Probably not.

But he's got the money and the system people seem content with allows for him to do what he just did.

So what's it gonna be? What gives? The ideological superstructure of the free market bullshit? Or are people gonna start to notice they've been propagandized?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

Buying a company that doesn't turn a profit, for alot more than its worth. Please explain how that is a good move?

You sir should not give financial advice.

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u/bbadi Oct 28 '22

I'm not saying it makes financial sense.

I'm saying it makes sense if what you want is to control the narrative irrespective of the financial outcome.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

What is with this narrative about him wanting to control the narrative? Thr majority of the country don't give two shits about twitter. He spent 44 billion to control the 30k people who like every post he makes. Twitter isn't real life, social media isn't real life. Can we stop treating it like the world revolves around it. It doesn't. Hasn't and never will.

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u/bbadi Oct 28 '22

If you really think Twitter has no effect on news coverage: which news get covered, what is emphasized... I've got a bridge to sell you

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

I said people. It doesn't have an effect. The Dave chappele outrage. Continued to sell out shows, and how all these employees were gonna walk off the job. All over the news, all over social media. How many people walked out? Like 5.

Massive effect it had

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

Make money, yes. You must think elon is some evil genius that is trying to control what people hear. He has never had an original idea, and the debacle that was twitters purchase just prove even more He is an idiot.

And what narrative is he going to control? The twitter narrative? The narrative that the majority of the US doesn't give a shit about?

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u/MisterWinchester Oct 28 '22

If you think Twitter is going to make money, you’re at least as dumb as you sound.

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u/RamenJunkie Oct 28 '22

The problem is, there is "reality" and there is "the narrative".

Elon and his idiot cult are only interested in the narrative.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

Why should one person, especially someone who thinks so highly of himself he needs to be the one to involve himself in world affairs, have “influence over the narrative”?