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So, the guy who has blocked half of the Internet for having any kind of counter-argument whatsoever will become its new CEO? Context:https://twitter.com/search

So, the guy who has blocked half of the Internet for having any kind of counter-argument whatsoever will become its new CEO? Context:https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query&f=top https://twitter.com/search?q=%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=ty...

moneywoes 4y ago
Who has he blocked? Context?
- sytelus 4y ago
  He has blocked almost everyone. He has blocked extremely well respected researchers and academics at top institutes who don't even follow him or even haven't tweeted at him just because he disagrees with his views. He once blocked someone for praising danish pastry. https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20blocked%20%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20bl...
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    > just because he disagrees with his views He even blocked himself? Wow. But points for consistency, at least.
theGnuMe 4y ago
He wants to interview Putin to resolve the war by asking "hard" questions. He also wants to interview Trump for some reason. In over his head.
- tartoran 4y ago
  Lex is a kind hearted naive guy. Perfect target for manipulation.
- sytelus 4y ago
  That's what he says but then in his interview he just praises the person and then plays softball of same old questions like meaning of life, is universe simulation, what will AGI do etc. Few minutes in his interview of Kanya West was the only moment I recall he tried to diverge from this modus operandy.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago
  That guy hasn't asked a hard question in his life. He has guests spew obvious nonsense and then responds with IKR before lobbing his next softball. He would be a yes man to the people who report to him.
ThrowawayTestr 4y ago
One of the people complaining about being blocked mentions crypto or some other get rich quick scheme. I don't blame Lex for blocking annoying people.
- bowsamic 4y ago
  Lex has had major crypto guests on his podcast and supports it
wraptile 4y ago
In all fairness, that's the whole point of the block feature - to avoid interaction with people you don't want to interact. I'm definitely off an opinion that people should block and mute as much as possible to sanitize their social media exchanges. After all, how often do people turn around on strangers that were worthy of a block?
- bowsamic 4y ago
  I think people have a right to do it sure but I think it very quickly leads to a total insulation from opposing viewpoints
- sytelus 4y ago
  People who wants to create their bubble chamber shouldn’t be in open social networks, IMO. Sure, you can say that it’s personal preference. Block feature is like a knife and should be used responsibly when someone has malintent and harassment. It should not be used to suppress opposing argument in respectful debates. To add insult to injury, Lex continues to deceive the public that he is all about loving everyone and respects all sides of arguments. At least, this behavior is damaging if a person is influencer and can impact public policies. It definitely isn’t acceptable behavior from future Twitter CEO.
  - wraptile 4y ago
    I disagree, nobody is entitled to my time. I think exercising control over your social interaction is really the only way to stay healthy. If you plug into the matrix and just consume everything thrown at you, you'll surely be overwhelmed as attacks are ifninitely cheaper than rebutals. I think CEO that understand the importance of social sanitization would be a good thing.
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
Lex‘s subreddit (where he is a mod) is also famous for removing any posts that don’t enthusiastically agree with Lex. A lot of confused Lex fans are surprised to find themselves banned from his subreddit after making the mistake of questioning something he said. Podcast skills aside, this is not a guy with a track record of healthy social media engagement or moderation.
- jacquesm 4y ago
  He'll do just fine then. Compared to Musk, that is. In fact, I'd wager a crash test dummy would do fine, compared to Musk.
  - PragmaticPulp 4y ago
    I have no doubt he’d end up as a puppet for Musk’s whims. Perhaps a great fall guy if Musk wants to blend into the background without actually ceding control.
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      That looks to be the plan. Whoever takes this job at this point is setting themselves up for failure. Anybody smart enough to run Twitter will pass and anybody stupid enough to try will end up being blamed even though there isn't a thing they could do about it at this point. I'm open to being surprised. Plan 'C': Musk eats his loss, re-IPO's twitter at 10 cts on the dollar, prays the investors will cut him a deal and the new owners will do what they can to salvage the wreck. That would probably still be a dicey proposition. The cat is out of the bag now, Mastodon and a couple of others are now suffering growth pains for the first time in a long time and the most active users are all wondering if they should bail or have already done so. It's the biggest self-own in the history of tech. But hopefully it will result in centralized social media becoming a thing of the past. That at least would be one positive thing to come out of this.
- bowsamic 4y ago
  He hasn’t got podcast skills, just famous names. His questions are always extremely basic and naive

moneywoes 4y ago

Who has he blocked? Context?

sytelus 4y ago
He has blocked almost everyone. He has blocked extremely well respected researchers and academics at top institutes who don't even follow him or even haven't tweeted at him just because he disagrees with his views. He once blocked someone for praising danish pastry. https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20blocked%20%22blocked%20by%20lex%22&src=typed_query https://mobile.twitter.com/search?f=top&q=lex%20fridman%20bl...
- jacquesm 4y ago
  > just because he disagrees with his views He even blocked himself? Wow. But points for consistency, at least.

theGnuMe 4y ago

He wants to interview Putin to resolve the war by asking "hard" questions. He also wants to interview Trump for some reason. In over his head.

tartoran 4y ago
Lex is a kind hearted naive guy. Perfect target for manipulation.
sytelus 4y ago
That's what he says but then in his interview he just praises the person and then plays softball of same old questions like meaning of life, is universe simulation, what will AGI do etc. Few minutes in his interview of Kanya West was the only moment I recall he tried to diverge from this modus operandy.
lern_too_spel 4y ago
That guy hasn't asked a hard question in his life. He has guests spew obvious nonsense and then responds with IKR before lobbing his next softball. He would be a yes man to the people who report to him.

ThrowawayTestr 4y ago

One of the people complaining about being blocked mentions crypto or some other get rich quick scheme. I don't blame Lex for blocking annoying people.

bowsamic 4y ago
Lex has had major crypto guests on his podcast and supports it

wraptile 4y ago

In all fairness, that's the whole point of the block feature - to avoid interaction with people you don't want to interact. I'm definitely off an opinion that people should block and mute as much as possible to sanitize their social media exchanges. After all, how often do people turn around on strangers that were worthy of a block?

bowsamic 4y ago
I think people have a right to do it sure but I think it very quickly leads to a total insulation from opposing viewpoints
sytelus 4y ago
People who wants to create their bubble chamber shouldn’t be in open social networks, IMO. Sure, you can say that it’s personal preference. Block feature is like a knife and should be used responsibly when someone has malintent and harassment. It should not be used to suppress opposing argument in respectful debates. To add insult to injury, Lex continues to deceive the public that he is all about loving everyone and respects all sides of arguments. At least, this behavior is damaging if a person is influencer and can impact public policies. It definitely isn’t acceptable behavior from future Twitter CEO.
- wraptile 4y ago
  I disagree, nobody is entitled to my time. I think exercising control over your social interaction is really the only way to stay healthy. If you plug into the matrix and just consume everything thrown at you, you'll surely be overwhelmed as attacks are ifninitely cheaper than rebutals. I think CEO that understand the importance of social sanitization would be a good thing.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

Lex‘s subreddit (where he is a mod) is also famous for removing any posts that don’t enthusiastically agree with Lex. A lot of confused Lex fans are surprised to find themselves banned from his subreddit after making the mistake of questioning something he said. Podcast skills aside, this is not a guy with a track record of healthy social media engagement or moderation.

jacquesm 4y ago
He'll do just fine then. Compared to Musk, that is. In fact, I'd wager a crash test dummy would do fine, compared to Musk.
- PragmaticPulp 4y ago
  I have no doubt he’d end up as a puppet for Musk’s whims. Perhaps a great fall guy if Musk wants to blend into the background without actually ceding control.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    That looks to be the plan. Whoever takes this job at this point is setting themselves up for failure. Anybody smart enough to run Twitter will pass and anybody stupid enough to try will end up being blamed even though there isn't a thing they could do about it at this point. I'm open to being surprised. Plan 'C': Musk eats his loss, re-IPO's twitter at 10 cts on the dollar, prays the investors will cut him a deal and the new owners will do what they can to salvage the wreck. That would probably still be a dicey proposition. The cat is out of the bag now, Mastodon and a couple of others are now suffering growth pains for the first time in a long time and the most active users are all wondering if they should bail or have already done so. It's the biggest self-own in the history of tech. But hopefully it will result in centralized social media becoming a thing of the past. That at least would be one positive thing to come out of this.
bowsamic 4y ago
He hasn’t got podcast skills, just famous names. His questions are always extremely basic and naive