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What’s trolling about removing the government’s ability to censor political opponents, reverting the heavy handed censorship that Dorsey regretted but could no

What’s trolling about removing the government’s ability to censor political opponents, reverting the heavy handed censorship that Dorsey regretted but could no longer prevent and open sourcing the algorithm? I think if anyone but Elon did this, we’d all be praising it. It’s amazing what a steady stream of clickbait can do to otherwise rational brains

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jjulius 4y ago
Did I claim that those handful of examples, out of the countless other actions he's taken during his tenure at Twitter, were examples of him trolling? Was it not obvious that the latter part of that sentence, about fundamentally changing the way Twitter operates, could be considered separate from some of the "lighter weight" trolling he's done? Is it possible that you're too heated for this discussion for you to be able to think about this subject objectively?
- v0idzer0 4y ago
  Those are the major actions taken that affect the platform, so it’s not at all unreasonable to assume those are the actions you’re referring to. Why don’t you just share what you’re referring to?
  - jjulius 4y ago
    I'll pass, but thank you. I was simply answering someone's question about why we're seeing a lot of visceral reactions around this subject on HN and I attempted, at least, to provide a general answer without seeming biased about the subject one way or the other (hence the phrase, "agree with him or not"). Perhaps I failed there, but hey, at least I tried. C'est la vie. Your responses, however, appear to want me to push beyond what I was answering and start arguing in defense of whatever words you tried putting into my mouth with your last response. Not only is that not at all what I set out to do[1], but it's also a bad faith argument on your part. That's not the kind of discussion I feel like having right now. Enjoy your day! :) [1]Edit: At the end of the day, my initial post in this thread can basically be summed up as, "One hotly debated subject married another hotly debated subject to become a single giant hotly debated subject". That's all.

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jjulius 4y ago

Did I claim that those handful of examples, out of the countless other actions he's taken during his tenure at Twitter, were examples of him trolling? Was it not obvious that the latter part of that sentence, about fundamentally changing the way Twitter operates, could be considered separate from some of the "lighter weight" trolling he's done? Is it possible that you're too heated for this discussion for you to be able to think about this subject objectively?

v0idzer0 4y ago
Those are the major actions taken that affect the platform, so it’s not at all unreasonable to assume those are the actions you’re referring to. Why don’t you just share what you’re referring to?
- jjulius 4y ago
  I'll pass, but thank you. I was simply answering someone's question about why we're seeing a lot of visceral reactions around this subject on HN and I attempted, at least, to provide a general answer without seeming biased about the subject one way or the other (hence the phrase, "agree with him or not"). Perhaps I failed there, but hey, at least I tried. C'est la vie. Your responses, however, appear to want me to push beyond what I was answering and start arguing in defense of whatever words you tried putting into my mouth with your last response. Not only is that not at all what I set out to do[1], but it's also a bad faith argument on your part. That's not the kind of discussion I feel like having right now. Enjoy your day! :) [1]Edit: At the end of the day, my initial post in this thread can basically be summed up as, "One hotly debated subject married another hotly debated subject to become a single giant hotly debated subject". That's all.