[FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

This guy does what I think is a good job demonstrating that Elno's stated reasons (free speech, liberal bias, censorship) for buying Twitter were false: The Problem With Elon Musk https://youtu.be/WYQxG4KEzvo?si=oXumcC8aqsYMTzdC&t=1487 Sure, we can project whatever fantasies we want into the mi

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

My standard answer to this is -- given the neural reference frame of nihilism -- is why not try some grand social experiments. There is no Purpose, so causing harm in the short term, or for that matter long term, ultimately doesn't matter. -Original Message- From: Friam On Behalf Of

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

IDK. That sounds like you projecting onto Elno, rather than an explanation that relies on Elno's [hi]story. His narrative arc is (as Harris laid out in his video) is "the potential of humankind". And that doesn't seem nihilist to me. Maybe he's become one, of course. As Harris states in the vid

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

I was addressing Snyder's recommendation rather than the development of Elon's personality. Assuming the personality Elon presents is really his. I suspect it is, which would be kind of a disappointment. -Original Message- From: Friam On Behalf Of glen Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 11

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

I clearly don't understand. Snyder's explanation is that Elno is a god, and views himself as a god (or the weaker concept of a hero). So Elno is both building/burying his hoard so that it'll be available across the transition *and* Lying to his flock such that they sacrifice to him in order to

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

Perhaps realizing his interests require tapping government resources and many trillions of dollars. I could see that for that it might make sense to use Twitter to manipulate the media and create the political support for his agenda(s). Maybe it even makes sense to want Trump elected so that

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

Glen/Marcus - I really appreciate you both explicating your thoughts/opinions on this topic in "public" here.   I can't honestly engage in the logics you two are sharing in detail, it may be a Boomer v X thing, or maybe our cultural or even technological backgrounds. In any case, I think I tra

[FRIAM] Wolf, goat, cabbage variant on Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini

(Claude won) - On Claude . - On ChatGPT - On Gemini -- Russ Abbott Professor Emeritus,