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Wait, you guys know that was a joke, right? Is it okay to not do due diligence on claims because we don’t like a guy? (Which isn’t to say it makes the market f

Wait, you guys know that was a joke, right? Is it okay to not do due diligence on claims because we don’t like a guy? (Which isn’t to say it makes the market feel better, but come on…)

the_snooze 4y ago
If he wants to joke, he should give up the CEO's office for a clown gig.
- jacquesm 4y ago
  And then he can use as much drugs as he wants without it introducing new and interesting avenues for geopolitical instability.
  - Waterluvian 4y ago
    Yeah but Ambien tweeting is so much more thrilling when you’re a billionaire CEO. We’ve all been there.
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      You forgot to add the 'mic drop' ;)
    - sqlcommando 4y ago
      "Sleeping pills" is classic celebrity cover for harder stuff.
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lanternfish 4y ago
It's pretty clearly an attempt at humor, but there's still room for troubling conclusions within that framing. For one, the fact that Musk is even being recommended that kind of content is concerning. Twitters algorithm is set up in such a way that to get exposure to that kind of content, you have to be intentionally engaging with pretty delirious circles of narratives. Additionally, of all the possible jokes to make on all the possible pieces to riff off of, he chose a pretty mediocre joke on an almostly tepidly incoherent take - his joke isn't necessarily endorsement, but it's still an intentional choice that doesn't really signal the kind of responsibility investors are probably looking for.
Waterluvian 4y ago
Popehat’s Law of Goats applies. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Popehat%27s%20Law%20of%20Goats https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Popehat%27s%...
- zajio1am 4y ago
  Well, by Popehat's Law of Goats, Jonathan Swift is just cannibal apologist ...
  - krapp 4y ago
    No, because Jonathan Swift wasn't actually eating people in the service of satire. "Goat fuckers" actually fuck goats even when they do so "ironically." If you spread Russian propaganda for the lulz you're still spreading Russian propaganda.
    - Robotbeat 4y ago
      Are people who quote-tweet Musk tweets to dunk on them spreading Musk propaganda? “Satire is bad because it spreads the thing being satired” is a fun take, but no one in the media seriously believes it enough to be consistent about it.
      - krapp 4y ago
        Except we're talking about Twitter, which is designed to do exactly that, and Elon Musk, who should know by now that any thread he replies to will go viral. In this case, "satire" is bad because is spreads the thing being satirized, yes.
fundad 4y ago
It means as little as people joking about whether Tesla’s and Starlink antennas will get bricked if we don’t laugh at his jokes.
jp_nc 4y ago
The “Epic thread” post could easily be used as Russian propaganda as an endorsement. I tend to think someone with as much power as Elon has some duty to be serious when engaging in potentially dangerous geopolitical issues.

Wait, you guys know that was a joke, right? Is it okay to not do due diligence on claims because we don’t like a guy? (Which isn’t to say it makes the market feel better, but come on…)

the_snooze 4y ago

If he wants to joke, he should give up the CEO's office for a clown gig.

jacquesm 4y ago
And then he can use as much drugs as he wants without it introducing new and interesting avenues for geopolitical instability.
- Waterluvian 4y ago
  Yeah but Ambien tweeting is so much more thrilling when you’re a billionaire CEO. We’ve all been there.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    You forgot to add the 'mic drop' ;)
  - sqlcommando 4y ago
    "Sleeping pills" is classic celebrity cover for harder stuff.

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lanternfish 4y ago

It's pretty clearly an attempt at humor, but there's still room for troubling conclusions within that framing. For one, the fact that Musk is even being recommended that kind of content is concerning. Twitters algorithm is set up in such a way that to get exposure to that kind of content, you have to be intentionally engaging with pretty delirious circles of narratives. Additionally, of all the possible jokes to make on all the possible pieces to riff off of, he chose a pretty mediocre joke on an almostly tepidly incoherent take - his joke isn't necessarily endorsement, but it's still an intentional choice that doesn't really signal the kind of responsibility investors are probably looking for.

Waterluvian 4y ago

Popehat’s Law of Goats applies. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Popehat%27s%20Law%20of%20Goats https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Popehat%27s%...

zajio1am 4y ago
Well, by Popehat's Law of Goats, Jonathan Swift is just cannibal apologist ...
- krapp 4y ago
  No, because Jonathan Swift wasn't actually eating people in the service of satire. "Goat fuckers" actually fuck goats even when they do so "ironically." If you spread Russian propaganda for the lulz you're still spreading Russian propaganda.
  - Robotbeat 4y ago
    Are people who quote-tweet Musk tweets to dunk on them spreading Musk propaganda? “Satire is bad because it spreads the thing being satired” is a fun take, but no one in the media seriously believes it enough to be consistent about it.
    - krapp 4y ago
      Except we're talking about Twitter, which is designed to do exactly that, and Elon Musk, who should know by now that any thread he replies to will go viral. In this case, "satire" is bad because is spreads the thing being satirized, yes.

fundad 4y ago

It means as little as people joking about whether Tesla’s and Starlink antennas will get bricked if we don’t laugh at his jokes.

jp_nc 4y ago

The “Epic thread” post could easily be used as Russian propaganda as an endorsement. I tend to think someone with as much power as Elon has some duty to be serious when engaging in potentially dangerous geopolitical issues.