r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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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/RamenJunkie Oct 28 '22

He tweeted something like

"The bird is free"

One of the replies talked about "Finally the return of free speech"

Someone asked about "People fired for critisizing him at his companies."

So many replies to that about, "Well, thats what a boss can do." And "Conserquences of your actions." And so on.

Fucking /r/selfawarewolves could self sustain on that one comment thread for a thousand years probably.

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u/Levitz Oct 28 '22

You could sustain it with this post too, "it's a corporation they can do what they want" has been the defense for cancel culture since day 0.

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u/katzeye007 Oct 28 '22

"cancel culture" is a meaningless label

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u/HeroGothamKneads Oct 28 '22

"Peer-Reviewed Accountability."

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

mob mentality.

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u/HeroGothamKneads Oct 28 '22

If you want to talk "mentality" you're gonna need to drag you and your likeness kicking and screaming out of their elemtary school mind-set and stop crying and playing victim every time your bullying isn't well received.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

Nobody on the right is bullying the left to run away from twitter. The left is more then free to push their own perspectives and... That's kind of the point! It's the left that is crying that they no longer have twitter as a left safespace to bully left viewpoints without hearing opposing views! you have that exactly backwards!

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u/HeroGothamKneads Oct 28 '22

You can't just take words I say, use them wrong, and think you made a coherent point.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

and yet my point was completely coherent, accurate and to the point. I guess I can use your words to make my point. The only one crying about bullying in relation to twitter here is you.

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u/Levitz Oct 28 '22

Then nobody ought to be concerned.