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That's exactly the kind of thing I'm criticizing him for. Musk posted an obviously satirical deepfake of Harris. It was clownish. It was unprofessional. Jack wo

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm criticizing him for. Musk posted an obviously satirical deepfake of Harris. It was clownish. It was unprofessional. Jack wouldn't have done that. And yet, the response to this from liberals wasn't to chide him on that alone, which would have been plenty enough. It was to pretend that this wasn't obvious satire, that it was an attempt at spreading misinformation. The reaction was far more disingenuous than the bad joke.

ruthmarx 2y ago
FFS buddy, it *was* an attempt at spreading misinformation, there was no warning it was a deepfake or a parody. Stop trying to make excuses and apologize for his conduct, it doesn't make you look good let alone 'fair' like you probably think you're being.
- valval 2y ago
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  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    It wasn't clearly marked as a joke or fake, which is why many people took it as serious. They probably voted based on it too. Musk helped sway the election by taking advantage of such idiots.
    - pixxel 2y ago
      You’ll never get it, Marx.
      - ruthmarx 2y ago
        It's not about 'getting' it, it's about the damage that was done.
- GloomyBoots 2y ago
  No it wasn’t. The video didn’t make any attempt at believability, and Musk posted it with the text “this is awesome” followed by laughing emojis. The joke could not have been more telegraphed. You may as well complain that SNL is misleading voters. I don’t care about looking fair. I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team.
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    > The joke could not have been more telegraphed. See, when you're apologizing and defending this behavior, you're already in the wrong. He violated his own platforms policies requiring such videos to be labeled. If you don't think that was deliberate to mislead people, you're incredibly naive. It's hardly the first time he's done that sort of thing. > I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team. I care about being honest, you clearly don't since you champion liars. god this country is so screwed lol.

ruthmarx 2y ago

FFS buddy, it *was* an attempt at spreading misinformation, there was no warning it was a deepfake or a parody. Stop trying to make excuses and apologize for his conduct, it doesn't make you look good let alone 'fair' like you probably think you're being.

valval 2y ago
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- ruthmarx 2y ago
  It wasn't clearly marked as a joke or fake, which is why many people took it as serious. They probably voted based on it too. Musk helped sway the election by taking advantage of such idiots.
  - pixxel 2y ago
    You’ll never get it, Marx.
    - ruthmarx 2y ago
      It's not about 'getting' it, it's about the damage that was done.
GloomyBoots 2y ago
No it wasn’t. The video didn’t make any attempt at believability, and Musk posted it with the text “this is awesome” followed by laughing emojis. The joke could not have been more telegraphed. You may as well complain that SNL is misleading voters. I don’t care about looking fair. I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team.
- ruthmarx 2y ago
  > The joke could not have been more telegraphed. See, when you're apologizing and defending this behavior, you're already in the wrong. He violated his own platforms policies requiring such videos to be labeled. If you don't think that was deliberate to mislead people, you're incredibly naive. It's hardly the first time he's done that sort of thing. > I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team. I care about being honest, you clearly don't since you champion liars. god this country is so screwed lol.