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This comment is completely in bad faith. You are literally saying that anyone criticizing this new policy -- which directly contradicts what Elon has promised i

This comment is completely in bad faith. You are literally saying that anyone criticizing this new policy -- which directly contradicts what Elon has promised in the past in regards to free speech in general and this account in particular -- is doing so only because they think Elon Musk is evil. This is clearly a self-serving action that is hypocritical on the part of the new owner of Twitter. Please engage this story on its own merits, and not based on your own assumptions of the HN audience.

runarberg 4y ago
To be fair, a lot of us do actually believe Elon is evil. However one can still have valid criticisms of someone (or something) despite firmly believing that this someone (or something) is evil.
fleddr 4y ago
Except that I literally did not say that as that's not what the word literally means. Further, Musk has never promised absolute free speech at Twitter, nor is this even feasible or legal. You're hearing random echos from random interviews and then parrot them into a wildly different contexts. You're all over the place. Is it a self-serving action? Possibly, maybe even likely. And if it is, can you explain the problem with wanting to protect the safety of yourself and your family? Is wanting to live out of fashion these days? To end, my point wasn't that you can't criticize the policy. The point was that the policy was not criticized. Musk was criticized. Had somebody else come up with the policy, people would be clapping.
- mlyle 4y ago
  > in general and this account in particular He said: "My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456 Flipping around, without notice, a few weeks later... and banning all of the developer's accounts, including personal ones and ones that track NASA aircraft... seems slightly hypocritical and lends credence to the belief that Elon's actions are capricious, arbitrary, and impulsive.

runarberg 4y ago

To be fair, a lot of us do actually believe Elon is evil. However one can still have valid criticisms of someone (or something) despite firmly believing that this someone (or something) is evil.

fleddr 4y ago

Except that I literally did not say that as that's not what the word literally means. Further, Musk has never promised absolute free speech at Twitter, nor is this even feasible or legal. You're hearing random echos from random interviews and then parrot them into a wildly different contexts. You're all over the place. Is it a self-serving action? Possibly, maybe even likely. And if it is, can you explain the problem with wanting to protect the safety of yourself and your family? Is wanting to live out of fashion these days? To end, my point wasn't that you can't criticize the policy. The point was that the policy was not criticized. Musk was criticized. Had somebody else come up with the policy, people would be clapping.

mlyle 4y ago
> in general and this account in particular He said: "My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456 Flipping around, without notice, a few weeks later... and banning all of the developer's accounts, including personal ones and ones that track NASA aircraft... seems slightly hypocritical and lends credence to the belief that Elon's actions are capricious, arbitrary, and impulsive.