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I don't know. With Jack confidently predicting a conspiracy theorist will win the presidency, it tells me Bluesky isn't going to be my destination. In fact I'm

I don't know. With Jack confidently predicting a conspiracy theorist will win the presidency, it tells me Bluesky isn't going to be my destination. In fact I'm at a stage in my life where the idea of social media participation just isn't appealing any more.

TheAceOfHearts 3y ago
Not only predicting the presidency, but explicitly providing endorsement for them!
- hackernewds 3y ago
  Delusions of grandeur when tech executives have begun to believe, and pursue that their followers develop them a cult of personality and subvert the Democratic process.
KptMarchewa 3y ago
Maybe, but Dorsey's political opinions didn't influence Twitter's operations that much, at least compared to current owner's ones.
- EA-3167 3y ago
  This is the key. People and companies aren't fleeing Twitter because of what Musk believes, they're fleeing because of what he does.
  - rsynnott 3y ago
    People sometimes compare Musk to Howard Hughes. This is unfair, on Hughes; as far as I know, if you bought a plane from him he rarely showed up at your house to insist that you not eat large peas. Musk, by contrast, tends to inflict his neuroses on his user base. (Also, Hughes largely stayed out of direct running of his important businesses when he was in his pea-sizing phase, as far as I know)
rcme 3y ago
What candidate is Dorsey endorsing and what conspiracies does this candidate believe in?
- strict9 3y ago
  RFK Jr, presumably because he likes bitcoin.
  - rcme 3y ago
    What is the conspiracy theory?
    - arp242 3y ago
      Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been anti-vaxx for many years. When COVID started he went full in on the "5G Bill Gates microchips!!!" stuff and the craziest of the craziest of COVID-related nonsense.
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    - b0sk 3y ago
      RFK Jr doesn't believe in any vaccine, often citing the debunked paper that links autism with vaccines. Yea not even vaccines for polio, mmr etc.
    - psychlops 3y ago
mandeepj 3y ago
> With Jack confidently predicting a conspiracy theorist will win the presidency 2016 can't be repeated, people have learnt that hard way
- ehutch79 3y ago
  If you think people 'learn', you're going to be sorely disappointed

TheAceOfHearts 3y ago

Not only predicting the presidency, but explicitly providing endorsement for them!

hackernewds 3y ago
Delusions of grandeur when tech executives have begun to believe, and pursue that their followers develop them a cult of personality and subvert the Democratic process.

KptMarchewa 3y ago

Maybe, but Dorsey's political opinions didn't influence Twitter's operations that much, at least compared to current owner's ones.

EA-3167 3y ago
This is the key. People and companies aren't fleeing Twitter because of what Musk believes, they're fleeing because of what he does.
- rsynnott 3y ago
  People sometimes compare Musk to Howard Hughes. This is unfair, on Hughes; as far as I know, if you bought a plane from him he rarely showed up at your house to insist that you not eat large peas. Musk, by contrast, tends to inflict his neuroses on his user base. (Also, Hughes largely stayed out of direct running of his important businesses when he was in his pea-sizing phase, as far as I know)

rcme 3y ago

What candidate is Dorsey endorsing and what conspiracies does this candidate believe in?

strict9 3y ago
RFK Jr, presumably because he likes bitcoin.
- rcme 3y ago
  What is the conspiracy theory?
  - arp242 3y ago
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been anti-vaxx for many years. When COVID started he went full in on the "5G Bill Gates microchips!!!" stuff and the craziest of the craziest of COVID-related nonsense.
    - InTheirOwnWords 3y ago
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  - b0sk 3y ago
    RFK Jr doesn't believe in any vaccine, often citing the debunked paper that links autism with vaccines. Yea not even vaccines for polio, mmr etc.
  - psychlops 3y ago

mandeepj 3y ago

> With Jack confidently predicting a conspiracy theorist will win the presidency 2016 can't be repeated, people have learnt that hard way

ehutch79 3y ago
If you think people 'learn', you're going to be sorely disappointed