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I don't know who Masnick is but the loaded headline tells me I shouldn't care. So, should I?

r721 3y ago
Tech/legal blogger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techdirt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techdirt https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-t... He's usually quite critical of Musk, so it's a newsworthy thing that he supported him in this case.
DashAnimal 3y ago
Mike Masnick is probably one of the most critical people of Elon. You've may have read one of his articles prior, perhaps in the early days when Elon bought Twitter. His analysis of Elon's obligations to purchase Twitter, criticism of Elon's approach to content moderation (and lack of understanding), it's all been pretty good and legally sound. The fact that he is praising Elon here says something.
- freejazz 3y ago
  Whether or not he's critical of Elon has no bearing on his legal analysis
  - MichaelDickens 3y ago
    In theory, where people are perfect reasoners, it doesn't. Realistically, people tend to form opinions that fit the narratives they want. If someone who normally takes one side of a politicized issue instead takes the other side, that suggests that the case for the other side is particularly compelling because it compelled this person to switch sides.
    - freejazz 3y ago
      I'm more interested in his qualifications in legal analysis to come to his conclusion that Musk's challenge is strong, and frankly, I don't really think his opinions on Musk have a strong bearing there. Especially given the fact that I don't think there is a reasonable legal basis to say the challenge is strong. So him being against Musk has gotten me nowhere in this.
shafyy 3y ago
Masnick is a long-time and respected tech blogger with a good legal knowledge as far as I can tell. He's article are usually pretty fact-based and well-informed. And as others have said, he's usually pretty critical about Musk. So yes, I think his opinion on this matter is to be taken seriously.

r721 3y ago

Tech/legal blogger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techdirt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techdirt https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-t... He's usually quite critical of Musk, so it's a newsworthy thing that he supported him in this case.

DashAnimal 3y ago

Mike Masnick is probably one of the most critical people of Elon. You've may have read one of his articles prior, perhaps in the early days when Elon bought Twitter. His analysis of Elon's obligations to purchase Twitter, criticism of Elon's approach to content moderation (and lack of understanding), it's all been pretty good and legally sound. The fact that he is praising Elon here says something.

freejazz 3y ago
Whether or not he's critical of Elon has no bearing on his legal analysis
- MichaelDickens 3y ago
  In theory, where people are perfect reasoners, it doesn't. Realistically, people tend to form opinions that fit the narratives they want. If someone who normally takes one side of a politicized issue instead takes the other side, that suggests that the case for the other side is particularly compelling because it compelled this person to switch sides.
  - freejazz 3y ago
    I'm more interested in his qualifications in legal analysis to come to his conclusion that Musk's challenge is strong, and frankly, I don't really think his opinions on Musk have a strong bearing there. Especially given the fact that I don't think there is a reasonable legal basis to say the challenge is strong. So him being against Musk has gotten me nowhere in this.

shafyy 3y ago

Masnick is a long-time and respected tech blogger with a good legal knowledge as far as I can tell. He's article are usually pretty fact-based and well-informed. And as others have said, he's usually pretty critical about Musk. So yes, I think his opinion on this matter is to be taken seriously.