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I very much disagree that we should take what he says at face value. That has never been a good strategy for predicting his actions in the past. I'm also not s

I very much disagree that we should take what he says at face value. That has never been a good strategy for predicting his actions in the past. I'm also not sure what I think of the Twitter purchase. It's been good fun to gag people I don't agree with so I don't have to listen to them, but whenever I get into a (self?)uncensored space I feel the anger and resentment boiling over all around me. I'm pretty sure we can't keep the Overton Window closed this tight for long.

adastra22 4y ago
I block early, block often. Keeps my feed manageable. But that's an entirely different thing than the company itself deplatforming people based on supposed "misinformation." Twitter banned doctors who suggested COVID was airborne in 2021, and public health professionals who called for universal mask wearing in 2020. Being able to voice counter-narrative or non-mainstream opinions is exactly how science and society progress, and how we keep our elected governments in check. If Twitter is indeed the "new public square"[1] then I think Elon has a solid argument for keeping it open to all as a free speech platform. [1] I don't think this is true, btw. Twitter is a bubble, like Reddit and HN. It just happens to be a bubble that includes a bunch of politicians and world thought leaders. But only a quarter of US adults are on Twitter, and many of them use it for niche purposes too.