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I think he reached peak ad hominem: "a prick" "Space Karen" "King Shithead" "shitty person" "arrogant bastard" "billionaire bozo" "a clown"

Ensorceled 4y ago
Insulting people who've done you harm is not an "ad hominem"; he's not debating Musk here.
tptacek 4y ago
None of these are ad hominem arguments.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  None of these are arguments.
  - tptacek 4y ago
    Yes, one of several reasons they can't be ad hominem arguments.
DonHopkins 4y ago
A billionaire attacking somebody else as "Pedo Guy" was peak hominem plus outrageous power imbalance, and the post you're replying to doesn't hold a candle to that. Plus Musk really is "a prick" "Space Karen" "King Shithead" "shitty person" "arrogant bastard" "billionaire bozo" "a clown". Truth is the best defense against libel.
- wyclif 4y ago
  Thing is, that level of invective just makes me think he's got politically motivated brainworms. In terms of performance and features, Twitter is better than it's ever been.
  - kccoder 4y ago
    Using "politically motivated brainworms" multiple times in this thread seems like a politically motivated brainworm. You don't have to be politically motivated to realize Elon is an ass.
  - vsl 4y ago
    Elon just killed a sizeable chunk of their business without a word of explanation, let alone at least heads up. He’s pissed, rightfully so - it’s “livelihood motivated”.
  - amitrip 4y ago
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freddyym 4y ago
It's admirable elegant variation. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_variation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_variation
- catach 4y ago
  Ah, much thanks for this. The concept has been with me for what seems like forever, but I'd never come across the term.
giantrobot 4y ago
It's not an ad hom if he's not claiming Musk is a shitty person therefore he's wrong about X. He's saying Musk is a shitty person and he's wrong. He's just using Musk's chosen pronouns.
tag2103 4y ago
I'll probably get severely downvoted for this but the whole tripe screamed nothing but narcissist who got his free toy taken away.

Ensorceled 4y ago

Insulting people who've done you harm is not an "ad hominem"; he's not debating Musk here.

tptacek 4y ago

None of these are ad hominem arguments.

pessimizer 4y ago
None of these are arguments.
- tptacek 4y ago
  Yes, one of several reasons they can't be ad hominem arguments.

DonHopkins 4y ago

A billionaire attacking somebody else as "Pedo Guy" was peak hominem plus outrageous power imbalance, and the post you're replying to doesn't hold a candle to that. Plus Musk really is "a prick" "Space Karen" "King Shithead" "shitty person" "arrogant bastard" "billionaire bozo" "a clown". Truth is the best defense against libel.

wyclif 4y ago
Thing is, that level of invective just makes me think he's got politically motivated brainworms. In terms of performance and features, Twitter is better than it's ever been.
- kccoder 4y ago
  Using "politically motivated brainworms" multiple times in this thread seems like a politically motivated brainworm. You don't have to be politically motivated to realize Elon is an ass.
- vsl 4y ago
  Elon just killed a sizeable chunk of their business without a word of explanation, let alone at least heads up. He’s pissed, rightfully so - it’s “livelihood motivated”.
- amitrip 4y ago
  [dead]

freddyym 4y ago

It's admirable elegant variation. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_variation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_variation

catach 4y ago
Ah, much thanks for this. The concept has been with me for what seems like forever, but I'd never come across the term.

giantrobot 4y ago

It's not an ad hom if he's not claiming Musk is a shitty person therefore he's wrong about X. He's saying Musk is a shitty person and he's wrong. He's just using Musk's chosen pronouns.

tag2103 4y ago

I'll probably get severely downvoted for this but the whole tripe screamed nothing but narcissist who got his free toy taken away.