Elon Musk Buys Twitter

[Endus]

Well, they complained about DEI. And that is their way of saying because she is a woman, first off, and gay, second off, that everything else doesn't matter. Because women cannot succeed at anything that would even be remotely a physical job. Because women are weak. Or some nonsense bullshit.

/s

Any and all complaints about "DEI" boil down to "how could <insert identity group here> possibly earn the job on merit? They're inherently inferior to <arbitrary identity group bigoted shithead saying this belongs to>."

That's the entire argument, with no additional nuance to be included. They just get mad when you point it out at them, because they're insecure and pathetic pieces of shit who can't even take the heat for their own expressed views.

See also complaints about CRT, BLM, "Wokeness", any of this. It's all new buzzwords for the same bigoted bullshit. They may as well just have the gonads to use the n-word with a hard R like they want to (or whatever other equivalent slurs for whichever identity group), but they won't, because they're chickenshit. Every single person expressing these complaints are cowards and bigots (and let me be clear; cowards that are also bigots, the Venn diagram is a single circle). Without any exception whatsoever.

[Doomcookie]

I look forward to people applying the same standard to short videos posted by Donald Trump on X. But I'm gathering that you're really just upset about Elon Musk, and liked seeing him get rebuffed live on video. That's fine for you, by the way.

But launching into diatribes about the lack of personal character of anonymous people posting on the internet is strange.

You lied for a rapist. Correction, you lied for multiple rapists.

The lack of personal character is pretty clear.

Don't you think that's strange?

[postman1782]

Nah, Bloomberg reported it came from the Chinese Gove and everyone ran with it. Elon did not say nothing, Bytedance said they will not comment on fiction. Since it looks like they are going to have to sell would not surprise me if Elon does buy it

No it didn't. Literally no other source says this.

[Surfd]

Alright, I find it applicable to someone like Elon who has undoubtably been posting stuff about DEI and water like pithy comments........... So an Elon briefing on flow rate for Palisades wouldn't include details on the emptying of the smaller million-gallon tanks and the pump status. An future independent inquiry might answer some of that, and I hope it occurs and gets linked on this forum.

I'm happy that you're happy about Elon receiving this briefing.

See, here's the thing: Elon has absolutely fucking zero reason to be there. None. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Zip. He has no authority to be questioning these people. He has no justification for questioning these people.

In a just and proper world, as soon as he showed up there, several burly firefighters should have grabbed him, drug him out behind a fire truck, punched him repeatedly in the dick, and told him to fuck off and stop wasting their time in the middle of a state wide crisis before stuffing him back in his cybertruck and setting the auto pilot to plot a course to the nearest cliff.

The fact that this self absorbed shithead manchild was even given a chance to waste 2 minutes of their time is a travesty in and of itself.

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You didn't like how I addressed the content.

Dude, this entire little recent back and forth exchange was sparked entirely because you spouted off a random bullshit response to a video you didn't even bother to watch and you got called on it. You straight up failed to even engage in the content you were responding to, let alone address it. So yes, "we didn't like how you addressed the content" because you simply didn't, and then tried to gasslight us about it would be a pretty good summary.

[Flarelaine]

Na i mean, who caused him to start faking his ability at video games. Like this dude really only does anything as a reaction to something happening to him and making him insecure.

He is seeking validation wherever he can find it. For the techbro identity he has built, gamers are a logical audience, not the least because gamers unfortunately demonstrate quite an overlap with incels and other misogynists.

[tehdang]

See, here's the thing: Elon has absolutely fucking zero reason to be there. None. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Zip. He has no authority to be questioning these people. He has no justification for questioning these people.

In fact, billionaires that have a social media company and contrarian/knee-jerk social positions need it the most. The power only comes when public servants act like nobody is good enough to question them. Which thankfully didn't happen.

In a just and proper world, as soon as he showed up there, several burly firefighters should have grabbed him, drug him out behind a fire truck, punched him repeatedly in the dick, and told him to fuck off and stop wasting their time in the middle of a state wide crisis before stuffing him back in his cybertruck and setting the auto pilot to plot a course to the nearest cliff.

A little violent authoritarianism for you right there. Keep your dick-punching fantasies in whatever venue encourages such behavior.

[Doomcookie]

In fact, billionaires that have a social media company and contrarian/knee-jerk social positions need it the most. The power only comes when public servants act like nobody is good enough to question them. Which thankfully didn't happen.

A little violent authoritarianism for you right there. Keep your dick-punching fantasies in whatever venue encourages such behavior.

You have literal rape fantasies. Look at your avatar.

[Edge-]

A little violent authoritarianism for you right there. Keep your dick-punching fantasies in whatever venue encourages such behavior.

Authoritarianism? And here I thought conservatives were clutching pearls about words being used carelessly.

That's just the very real bullying Leon needs to hopefully snap him out of his self-prescribed drug-induced haze and, hopefully, back to reality.

[Jastall]

In fact, billionaires that have a social media company and contrarian/knee-jerk social positions need it the most. The power only comes when public servants act like nobody is good enough to question them. Which thankfully didn't happen.

Boy is your civil society in fucking tatters if the people most qualified to question authorities about regulating fires should be billionaire narcissists who have no knowledge of the subject whatsoever, on top of a history of spouting self-serving bullshit and a tendency to whine loudly about any and all regulation they happen to not like. Elon is doing it for attention, much like 95% of his public appearances. He's not interested in the actual problem in the least.

[tehdang]

Boy is your civil society in fucking tatters if the people most qualified to question authorities about regulating fires should be billionaire narcissists who have no knowledge of the subject whatsoever, on top of a history of spouting self-serving bullshit and a tendency to whine loudly about any and all regulation they happen to not like. Elon is doing it for attention, much like 95% of his public appearances. He's not interested in the actual problem in the least.

I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants. You can criticize Elon all you want, but I think you're actively being worse than Elon if your takeaway is that public servants cannot be questioned // certain people aren't allowed or authorized to question them.

Authoritarianism? And here I thought conservatives were clutching pearls about words being used carelessly.

That's just the very real bullying Leon needs to hopefully snap him out of his self-prescribed drug-induced haze and, hopefully, back to reality.

I did not have "EdgE thinks the prospect of several burly firefighters should have grabbed him, drug him out behind a fire truck, punched him repeatedly in the dick, and told him to fuck off is not an example of authoritarianism" on my bingo card today, but it has been a strange day.

[Edge-]

I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants.

While I generally agree, I don't think that "in the middle of an ongoing disaster where fire resources are needed to fight the fire" is a good time to be asking fire officials the same questions that he could have gotten answered via a quick web search. To me that seems like an incredible waste of limited resources.

You can criticize Elon all you want, but I think you're actively being worse than Elon if your takeaway is that public servants cannot be questioned // certain people aren't allowed or authorized to question them.

It's a good thing I don't think a single person has that takeaway and it only exists in your mind. I'll let others confirm for themselves, but I've seen no indication of this sentiment.

It's weird how you read things that nobody else does while also missing very obvious and explicit points that other people have no issues understanding.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

In fact, billionaires that have a social media company and contrarian/knee-jerk social positions need it the most. The power only comes when public servants act like nobody is good enough to question them. Which thankfully didn't happen.

If the billionaire with a social media company and contrarian/knee-jerk social position was there to actually find solutions to prevent such tragedies from occuring again...you would have a point. But he isn't interested in finding solutions... he went there to push an agenda. Fortunately, all he managed to do was trip over his own dick. But nothing of any real value came out of him going there.

[Dontrike]

I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants. You can criticize Elon all you want, but I think you're actively being worse than Elon if your takeaway is that public servants cannot be questioned // certain people aren't allowed or authorized to question them.

That is literally all you do when it comes to the rapists you support. You hate when they're questioned.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants. You can criticize Elon all you want, but I think you're actively being worse than Elon if your takeaway is that public servants cannot be questioned // certain people aren't allowed or authorized to question them.

I wish to live in a society where billionaires don't waste the time of public servants to try and force their bullshit political agenda. As I said before, if Elon actually had a genuine interest in finding solutions to prevent this type of thing in the future...you would have something of a point. But he doesn't. He used this tragedy as an excuse to push his bullshit "DEI" narrative.

[tehdang]

I wish to live in a society where billionaires don't waste the time of public servants to try and force their bullshit political agenda. As I said before, if Elon actually had a genunine interest in finding solutions to prevent this type of thing in the future...you would have something of a point. But he doesn't. He used this tragedy as an excuse to push his bullshit "DEI" narrative.

You and I have very different wishes for society. I don't think the identity of the questioner means that public servants can abandon their duty to serve the public.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

You and I have very different wishes for society. I don't think the identity of the questioner means that public servants can abandon their duty to serve the public.

I said nothing about his identity. I was talking about his agenda.

[Jastall]

I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants. You can criticize Elon all you want, but I think you're actively being worse than Elon if your takeaway is that public servants cannot be questioned // certain people aren't allowed or authorized to question them.

Your ability to read what you want to read out of people's posts so you can try to score cheap gotcha points continues to prove itself. Wherever have I even implied that public servants shouldn't be questioned except in the most warped possible interpretation of my post?

Elon can say whatever he likes on his social platform as befits free speech and all that, but that doesn't mean he should be celebrated actually going to firefighters handling a crisis and questioning their ability or methods when he doesn't have the beginning of a clue as to the subject. This isn't him bravely standing up to a rigid authority because (according to you at least) billionaires are the best placed to do so or whatever, it's him wanting to put the spotlight on himself to feed his main character syndrome. People have the right to call his visit useless at best, and it is only in your mind -or in the torturous reading of what people actually write that is required for you to claim moral victory- that this translates to wanting no accountability for public servants.

[Edge-]

You and I have very different wishes for society. I don't think the identity of the questioner means that public servants can abandon their duty to serve the public.

I think that the firefighters have a more important duty of fighting the fires and coordinating resources than debunking some easily debunked conspiracy theories for apartheid-man just because he apparently won't believe anyone else.

Just noting, again, that you zoom out to discuss the topic in the most vague, general terms possible while refusing to actually speak to the specifics of the topic in discussion.

Which is a pattern with conservatives, and you in particular. Because it seems that engaging with the subject matter proper is rarely a winning strategy for your position, and instead you zoom out to dishonestly re-frame the incident in question.

[tehdang]

I think that the firefighters have a more important duty of fighting the fires and coordinating resources than debunking some easily debunked conspiracy theories for apartheid-man just because he apparently won't believe anyone else.

Just noting, again, that you zoom out to discuss the topic in the most vague, general terms possible while refusing to actually speak to the specifics of the topic in discussion.

Which is a pattern with conservatives, and you in particular. Because it seems that engaging with the subject matter proper is rarely a winning strategy for your position, and instead you zoom out to dishonestly re-frame the incident in question.

You're aware the communicating with the public and fighting fires are two different roles for public servants? I thought it went without saying that I wasn't advocating for pulling firefighters off the line to inform citizens of what's going on.

Your ability to read what you want to read out of people's posts so you can try to score cheap gotcha points continues to prove itself. Wherever have I even implied that public servants shouldn't be questioned except in the most warped possible interpretation of my post?

You said, and I quote, "the people most qualified to question authorities about regulating fires." I happen to think no qualifications are necessary to question public servants that are funded by taxpayers.

You were attempting a gotcha by changing a post response that started with "He has no authority to be questioning these people" into thinking that I was asserting he was the "most qualified." So, for the record, what are the qualifications for questioning a public servant? If they don't exist, why did you include "most qualified?"

I said nothing about his identity. I was talking about his agenda.

Then let's back up. My post said, "I wish to live in a society where everyone can speak to public servants." Do you agree with me on that? I know you have some private wishes about how Elon spends his time, but there's other people in this forum that "In a just and proper world, as soon as he showed up there, several burly firefighters should have grabbed him, drug him out behind a fire truck, punched him repeatedly in the dick" before rebuking him on "his agenda." And since you haven't commented on that post or the subject of my response, I don't know how you feel about that. I do know how you feel about his agenda, as you interpret it.

[Doomcookie]

You and I have very different wishes for society. I don't think the identity of the questioner means that public servants can abandon their duty to serve the public.

You support an actual traitor.

How do you justify your support of someone who abandoned their duty to serve the public?