Let that SINK IN!

[Mifune]

Let that SINK IN...

[enjoythemusic]

Epic!

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[superdog]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Epic!

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Loved this movie.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by superdog

Loved this movie.

Me too. Must say the world is a faaaaaar better place with Elon in it

Occupy Mars

[THC]

Popcorn time

[superdog]

Should be interesting.

[GradyPhilpott]

Can someone translate that for me.

I couldn't understand a word.

My hearing is failing and without closed-captions, I'm lost.

[GradyPhilpott]

Okay, I can see that Musk is carrying a sink and that he must have said something to the effect of, "Let that sink in."

Is there more?

[Chewbacca]

He’s trolling Twitter employees. Upset he’s being held to the agreement he signed. Will get revenge and help finance the deal by firing 75% of employees. Dumpster fire ensues. Popcorn stocks and corn futures skyrocket.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

He’s trolling Twitter employees. Upset he’s being held to the agreement he signed. Will get revenge and help finance the deal by firing 75% of employees. Dumpster fire ensues. Popcorn stocks and corn futures skyrocket.

Thanks!

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

He’s trolling Twitter employees. Upset he’s being held to the agreement he signed. Will get revenge and help finance the deal by firing 75% of employees. Dumpster fire ensues. Popcorn stocks and corn futures skyrocket.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

He’s trolling Twitter employees. Upset he’s being held to the agreement he signed. Will get revenge and help finance the deal by firing 75% of employees. Dumpster fire ensues. Popcorn stocks and corn futures skyrocket.

He’s hot mess with way too much money and influence for his own good.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by dddrees

He’s hot mess with way too much money and influence for his own good.

You know, I can’t decide. There are times when I feel the same way you do, and other times I think he is pure genius.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by brandrea

You know, I can’t decide. There are times when I feel the same way you do, and other times I think he is pure genius.

I am with you on this one.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by brandrea

You know, I can’t decide. There are times when I feel the same way you do, and other times I think he is pure genius.

Just because you get one thing right doesn’t mean that’s true for each and every stupid little thing you can possibly can come up with.

[OYptL]

Originally Posted by dddrees

Just because you get one thing right doesn’t mean that’s true for each and every stupid little thing you can possibly can come up with.

He’s gotten more than one thing right.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by dddrees

Just because you get one thing right doesn’t mean that’s true for each and every stupid little thing you can possibly can come up with.

I'm not disagreeing with you.

Although I think he's gotten to where is is, by making more than one thing right

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[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by brandrea

You know, I can’t decide. There are times when I feel the same way you do, and other times I think he is pure genius.

Agree. For better or worse. My opinion: similar to Steve Jobs, but not as focused. And less disciplined with impulse control and speach.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by mountainjogger

Agree. For better or worse. My opinion: similar to Steve Jobs, but not as focused. And less disciplined with impulse control and speach.

great comment. agreed.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by dddrees

He’s hot mess with way too much money and influence for his own good.

Yup. Dangerous. Too much money and influence.

His cheerleaders seem to be people who want/need autocrats.

It's all fun and games until it isn't.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Yup. Dangerous. Too much money and influence.

His cheerleaders seem to be people who want/need autocrats.

It's all fun and games until it isn't.

What people tend to fail to understand is there is only one winner in that case and that is the head autocrat.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by dddrees

What people tend to fail to understand is there is only one winner in that case and that is the head autocrat.

One only has to understand the truism that power corrupts. It's a cornerstone of human existence. Always has and always will.

And another quirk of our existence is that a lot of people are always looking for a "savior", a leader, a guru, a king, a daddy figure to make everything ok, which creates a vacuum for the power hungry to flourish.

The concept of democracy was to remove these people seeking power and replace it with a consensus.

We are at time now when some people are again forsaking democracy and looking for 'saviors' again and mistaking the luck or ability to make vast sums of money, as someone who will be that person.

It never ends well.

[DocHorton]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Yup. Dangerous. Too much money and influence.

His cheerleaders seem to be people who want/need autocrats.

It's all fun and games until it isn't.

No, his cheerleaders are those who are tired of the biased one-sided influence that pervades U.S. media and tech.

Only those who fear freedom and a more level playing field should be concerned.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by DocHorton

No, his cheerleaders are those who are tired of the biased one-sided influence that pervades U.S. media and tech.
Only those who fear freedom and a more level playing field should be concerned.

Yeah, leaders such as Putin are all about freedom.

[Mifune]

He had a billion dollar walk away... that certainly seems like the lessor of two evils and the +EV play for someone that really didn't want this corporation.

Elon has a vision, one that probably incorporates blockchain technology, and Jack Dorsey also has a vision... one that involves being able to take your immutable history along with your personal reputation and tipping/earning profile with you as you transition from platform to platform instead of being locked to a platform and weak from a security standpoint.

That's quite brilliant.

[joeychitwood]

I think Elon is one lightning bolt away from becoming a comic book super villain.

[enjoythemusic]

From Elon
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/...xhEaDjK8x9ClEQ


I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation in acquiring Twitter. There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong.

The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence. There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society.

In the relentless pursuit of clicks, much of traditional media has fueled and catered to those polarized extremes, as they believe that is what brings in the money, but, in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost.

That is why I bought Twitter. I didn't do it because it would be easy.

I didn't do it to make more money. I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love.

And I do so with humility, recognizing that failure in pursuing this goal, despite our best efforts, is a very real possibility.

That said, Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences!

In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warm and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences, just as you can choose, for example, to see movies or play video games ranging from all ages to mature.

I also very much believe that advertising, when done right, can delight, entertain and inform you; it can show you a service or product or medical treatment that you never knew existed, but is right for you.

For this to be true, it is essential to show Twitter users advertising that is as relevant as possible to their needs. Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!

Fundamentally, Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in the world that strengthens your brand and grows your enterprise.

To everyone who has partnered with us, I thank you. Let us build something extraordinary together.

[Star Ferry]

There are far less wealthy people with more influence than Elon. He gets dinged heavily for being an independent thinker with Asperger’s rather than a glad handing insider. The elite think he shares way too much information with the plebs. They just tried (and failed) to #MeToo him a few months back, and now his Twitter buy will be attacked on multiple fronts by entities private, public, foreign and domestic. He’s about to feel the full weight of the machine.

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

From Elon
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/...xhEaDjK8x9ClEQ


I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation in acquiring Twitter. There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong.

The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence. There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society.

In the relentless pursuit of clicks, much of traditional media has fueled and catered to those polarized extremes, as they believe that is what brings in the money, but, in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost.

That is why I bought Twitter. I didn't do it because it would be easy.

I didn't do it to make more money. I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love.

And I do so with humility, recognizing that failure in pursuing this goal, despite our best efforts, is a very real possibility.

That said, Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences!

In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warm and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences, just as you can choose, for example, to see movies or play video games ranging from all ages to mature.

I also very much believe that advertising, when done right, can delight, entertain and inform you; it can show you a service or product or medical treatment that you never knew existed, but is right for you.

For this to be true, it is essential to show Twitter users advertising that is as relevant as possible to their needs. Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!

Fundamentally, Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in the world that strengthens your brand and grows your enterprise.

To everyone who has partnered with us, I thank you. Let us build something extraordinary together.

Really, really now. He wants to save humanity for a digital town square. I think folks are so trapped by their thinking, they can't see its social medial that created the current polarized climate that we live in and that tech/social media/computers are not going to save the world indeed its tearing us apart in front of our very eyes.

[Andy0331]

Originally Posted by Chester01

RI think folks are so trapped by their thinking, they can't see its social medial that created the current polarized climate that we live in and that tech/social media/computers are not going to save the world indeed its tearing us apart in front of our very eyes.

Spot on! I think social media peaked with online forums (such as this one). They encouraged & allowed for actual discourse on topics and leave a lasting, searchable reference of the discussions "of the day". But, forums are a dying breed, as they aren't flashy, trendy, hard to "swipe" and fewer people have the attention span to read. They need it in pictures, or in 140 characters or less.

Modern, "swipeable" social media is basically cotton candy for your brain. It was designed to target/create a limited attention span, where you see as much as possible, without focusing on any of it. It's addictive. Yes, I still use some of them, but I don't post, nor do I really read the comments, as they aren't designed for actual discussion, just a quick "feel good" for the poster.