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Elon Cleaning House

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by gatormonk, Oct 27, 2022.

  1. citygator

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    Common tactic when you don’t know what to do is to create a problem so you can solve it. Great work Elon, you put out the fire you started.
     
  2. citygator

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    I wonder about Tesla’s viability. Chick fil a never trolled it’s liberal customers it simply is straight up about it’s mission - I respect that. Tesla probably has an outsized liberal customer base since conservatives hate anything that doesn’t burn coal or oil and it’s CEO loves to troll that market segment. I would not buy a Tesla and would rather buy a Toyota for instance and I’m likely to get an EV soon for fun in next few years.
     
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  3. okeechobee

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    It’s possible he could have been working from his phone, sure. But still quite impressive him answering users and questions on Thanksgiving. Given the detail of some of the answers, it felt like full work mode to me.
     
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  4. Sohogator

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    Felt a thrill going up your leg?
     
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  5. tampagtr

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    I will just say that of November 25, I have Elon fatigue. I think this is an important issue, but I can no longer muster the emotional energy to deal with him and his neediness
     
  6. rivergator

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    I see that two of the six top stories on the Fox website are about Musk:
    - ‘triggering’ the liberal media
    - ‘shredding’ the liberal media.

    because there’s no possible way they could be combined into one story. It’s certainly gone all-in for Musk
     
  7. okeechobee

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    Neither headline is wrong, but if you’re looking to Fox News to bury this story, I think you probably know better than that. They are going to milk this for all it’s worth.
     
  8. rivergator

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    “Trigger” and “shreds” are loaded opinions that belong more on a message board than they do in a headline on an alleged news site.
    Actually, I tend to dismiss them whoever I see them on a message board, too.

    note that Cnn currently has two stories about some responding negatively to someone else. The verbs in the headlines are “reacts” and “responds.”
    No shredding.
     
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  9. Sohogator

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    Too be fair to Fox News they haven’t yet run a “Musk is Awesome” headline.
     
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  10. okeechobee

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    I suppose if it bothers you that much, you could simply not view Fox News, right?
     
  11. dangolegators

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    Not on twitter. I've never had any use for it.
     
  12. okeechobee

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    Doing some further reading of his tweets today and I think the check mark thing has a lot to do with bot control. Apparently, he intends to have Twitter manually verify even the people who pay $8 for the blue check. That tells me they don't even trust paid accounts not to be bots. They will also be hunting down impersonation accounts and banning. I'm not familiar with the ins and outs and how much damage bots do to an interface like Twitter, but for whatever reason, Musk seems genuinely hellbent on eradicating the bots.
     
  13. duggers_dad

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    Liberals watch FOX NEws more than conservatives do. So as to rage and shake a fist at the TV.

    Odd thing: FOX not that much different than network news on most issues.
     
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  14. okeechobee

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    Elon living rent-free in people's heads who don't even use Twitter...
     
  15. dangolegators

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    One doesn't have to use twitter to be affected by it. Twitter impacts our society. Musk is making it worse.
     
  16. okeechobee

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    Elon living rent-free in people's heads who don't even use Twitter...
     
  17. dangolegators

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    A quick search shows that I've posted 7 times in this thread and you've posted more than 70 times. You are clearly very attracted to Elon. Is it sexual?
     
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  18. okeechobee

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    Another homophobic attack from the board's lovable left. Flattered you counted my posts in the thread, sweetie. That took some effort. Looks like both Elon and I now own separate penthouses in your head.
     
  19. Sohogator

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    sweetie? Sounds like a homophonic attack!