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I am beyond tired of billionaires, who get to treat companies, public sentiment, and politics, and thus a fair portion of government and policy, as their person

by bmitc 5y ago

I am beyond tired of billionaires, who get to treat companies, public sentiment, and politics, and thus a fair portion of government and policy, as their personal sandbox. Greed and oligarchy are ruining America.

snarf21 5y ago
Agreed but I'm not sure how we can change it at this point. Our lives in the US are way too good for revolution. This move by him is strictly about not letting Twitter ever block his accounts. He can pump & dump and mislead investors for billions that will make him a lot more money than his Twitter stake cost.
- rhacker 5y ago
  I don't know. They haven't finished the homeless count for 2022. I suspect they are scared to announce it. People are probably dropping off from housed to unhoused at unprecidented levels. I wouldn't say our lives are way to good right now.
  - ralusek 5y ago
    Very, very few homeless people are homeless because they simply can't afford housing.
    - skulk 5y ago
      To see why you're wrong, all you have to do is look up a survey: From Maricopa county (Phoenix): https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-homelessness-on-the-rise-in-the-valley https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-... That's 2,239 people (16 percent of all surveyed shelter-visitors) that cited "economic reasons" as the cause of their homelessness, and there's a separate entry for unemployment.
- sorry_outta_gas 5y ago
  > . Our lives in the US are way too good for revolution. lol, maybe for "us" they are most people have serious trouble just living and near zero retirement funds
ambrozk 5y ago
Who do you think owned the Twitter shares before Elon bought them? The dispossessed working classes?
- bmitc 5y ago
  Can you explain what your point is?
  - ambrozk 5y ago
    When Elon buys an ownership stake in Twitter, he's taking an ownership stake from other billionaires, so it doesn't make sense to think of it as an example of billionaires increasing their power in society.
- nebula8804 5y ago
  They were and are still to an extent institutional investors no? Aren't those public funds?
drstewart 5y ago
What specifically has Elon buying shares in Twitter done to use it as his personal sandbox that has ruined America? Give examples. I'm beyond tired of the hyperbole and hysteria any time <personal internet doesn't like> <does thing>. And I can back my assertion up with an example: you.
- beeboop 5y ago
  He tweeted a mean thing once to a guy /s

by bmitc 5y ago

snarf21 5y ago

Agreed but I'm not sure how we can change it at this point. Our lives in the US are way too good for revolution. This move by him is strictly about not letting Twitter ever block his accounts. He can pump & dump and mislead investors for billions that will make him a lot more money than his Twitter stake cost.

rhacker 5y ago
I don't know. They haven't finished the homeless count for 2022. I suspect they are scared to announce it. People are probably dropping off from housed to unhoused at unprecidented levels. I wouldn't say our lives are way to good right now.
- ralusek 5y ago
  Very, very few homeless people are homeless because they simply can't afford housing.
  - skulk 5y ago
    To see why you're wrong, all you have to do is look up a survey: From Maricopa county (Phoenix): https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-homelessness-on-the-rise-in-the-valley https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-... That's 2,239 people (16 percent of all surveyed shelter-visitors) that cited "economic reasons" as the cause of their homelessness, and there's a separate entry for unemployment.
sorry_outta_gas 5y ago
> . Our lives in the US are way too good for revolution. lol, maybe for "us" they are most people have serious trouble just living and near zero retirement funds

ambrozk 5y ago

Who do you think owned the Twitter shares before Elon bought them? The dispossessed working classes?

bmitc 5y ago
Can you explain what your point is?
- ambrozk 5y ago
  When Elon buys an ownership stake in Twitter, he's taking an ownership stake from other billionaires, so it doesn't make sense to think of it as an example of billionaires increasing their power in society.
nebula8804 5y ago
They were and are still to an extent institutional investors no? Aren't those public funds?

drstewart 5y ago

What specifically has Elon buying shares in Twitter done to use it as his personal sandbox that has ruined America? Give examples. I'm beyond tired of the hyperbole and hysteria any time <personal internet doesn't like> <does thing>. And I can back my assertion up with an example: you.

beeboop 5y ago
He tweeted a mean thing once to a guy /s