There's a strange disconnect with reality on the part of almost everyone I see commenting on this particular issue, and with Twitter and Elon in general. That is, they've already decided who is "good" and who is "bad" and then just come up with some argumentation that appears to fit it. Done and dusted.
But I mean, if we all back up a step, people seem to be desperately worried about the tyrannical forces of a man running an Internet service. The most pertinent aspects here, though, are that the service can generally be used for free (or at a moderate cost that isn't changing anyone's lifestyle), and you can simply decline to participate or even access it any time.
Many would define freedom most simply as "the right to be left alone". Well, everyone's free to leave Twitter and all of Elon's other doings alone at any time. Nor are any of them going to come knocking at anyone's door. But somehow all these doings are--in some Escher-esque way--perceived as clear and present dangers to freedom.
It's all bizarre, is it not? Everyone seems to have a dog in the fight, but no one seems to have bothered keeping track of what the fight is about.
The one big problem with Twitter previously was that it was used as a tool of cognitive warfare to shape public perception. Bans, shadowbans, "algos" of various types, bots and shills, etc., were all used to make "public opinion" appear other than it was, and thus to shape it in reality.
That's mostly gone away. No one bothers talking about it any more. That's a sure sign the Elites just took a big "L". Whenever that happens, They never talk about the subject again and it slides by itself down the memory hole.
See how that in itself has an impact on the public perception? Are we all starting to see how this works? I know I'm trying, but I always wonder to what extent other people are doing the same.
There's a strange disconnect with reality on the part of almost everyone I see commenting on this particular issue, and with Twitter and Elon in general. That is, they've already decided who is "good" and who is "bad" and then just come up with some argumentation that appears to fit it. Done and dusted.
But I mean, if we all back up a step, people seem to be desperately worried about the tyrannical forces of a man running an Internet service. The most pertinent aspects here, though, are that the service can generally be used for free (or at a moderate cost that isn't changing anyone's lifestyle), and you can simply decline to participate or even access it any time.
Many would define freedom most simply as "the right to be left alone". Well, everyone's free to leave Twitter and all of Elon's other doings alone at any time. Nor are any of them going to come knocking at anyone's door. But somehow all these doings are--in some Escher-esque way--perceived as clear and present dangers to freedom.
It's all bizarre, is it not? Everyone seems to have a dog in the fight, but no one seems to have bothered keeping track of what the fight is about.
The one big problem with Twitter previously was that it was used as a tool of cognitive warfare to shape public perception. Bans, shadowbans, "algos" of various types, bots and shills, etc., were all used to make "public opinion" appear other than it was, and thus to shape it in reality.
That's mostly gone away. No one bothers talking about it any more. That's a sure sign the Elites just took a big "L". Whenever that happens, They never talk about the subject again and it slides by itself down the memory hole.
See how that in itself has an impact on the public perception? Are we all starting to see how this works? I know I'm trying, but I always wonder to what extent other people are doing the same.