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> If Haraldur intended to bait him, it was a near-flawless execution. I'm sure there are countless labor, disability, and health info privacy lawyers lining up

> If Haraldur intended to bait him, it was a near-flawless execution. I'm sure there are countless labor, disability, and health info privacy lawyers lining up in Halli's DMs. Considering there were entire articles by news outlets like the BBC just queued up and ready to go. My sense is this was premeditated. Elon is such an easy target.

johneth 4y ago
> Elon is such an easy target. A richly deserving target, too.
enragedcacti 4y ago
> considering there were entire articles by news outlets like the BBC just queued up and ready to go. My sense is this was premeditated. Excessively conspiratorial imo, it isn't difficult to slap together an article about a series of tweets and the BBC article wasn't posted until about 8 hours after the first tweet and 3.5 hours after the last tweet from Elon in the original thread. http://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64871183 http://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.bbc.c... https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1632843191773716481 https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1632843191773716481 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632916854657396736 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632916854657396736
- wpietri 4y ago
  Exactly. I have no idea how an HN user can see this site, which is filled with rapid-response prose to emerging events, and imagine that it's impossible for a professional journalist to quickly write a 600-word summary of a Twitter discussion.
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
> Considering there were entire articles by news outlets like the BBC just queued up and ready to go. Are you implying that journalists conspired with this guy to bait Elon into responding in a terrible manner and they pre-wrote articles about it? Journalists use Twitter, too. They can write and publish articles quickly. There’s no conspiracy here. News articles appearing several hours after a story unfolds entirely within public Tweets is both common and normal.

johneth 4y ago

> Elon is such an easy target. A richly deserving target, too.

enragedcacti 4y ago

> considering there were entire articles by news outlets like the BBC just queued up and ready to go. My sense is this was premeditated. Excessively conspiratorial imo, it isn't difficult to slap together an article about a series of tweets and the BBC article wasn't posted until about 8 hours after the first tweet and 3.5 hours after the last tweet from Elon in the original thread. http://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64871183 http://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.bbc.c... https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1632843191773716481 https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1632843191773716481 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632916854657396736 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632916854657396736

wpietri 4y ago
Exactly. I have no idea how an HN user can see this site, which is filled with rapid-response prose to emerging events, and imagine that it's impossible for a professional journalist to quickly write a 600-word summary of a Twitter discussion.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

> Considering there were entire articles by news outlets like the BBC just queued up and ready to go. Are you implying that journalists conspired with this guy to bait Elon into responding in a terrible manner and they pre-wrote articles about it? Journalists use Twitter, too. They can write and publish articles quickly. There’s no conspiracy here. News articles appearing several hours after a story unfolds entirely within public Tweets is both common and normal.