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The article gives business reasons in addition to the political entanglement. People in CA were plenty upset at his Twitter takeover and trashing of employees.
by k310 2y ago
The article gives business reasons in addition to the political entanglement.
People in CA were plenty upset at his Twitter takeover and trashing of employees.
It has been said that the laws of physics limit his wild excursions in product businesses, whereas the "social media" business is largely the wild west thanks to Section 230 carried to extremes, and the capitalist dream of "self regulation", which never works.
In the unbridled worlds of social media and politics, the worst tendencies come out, such as racism [0] and unintended "move fast and break things" consequences, such as not knowing that that DOE cuts affect the nuclear stockpile [1]
[0] The Shadow of Apartheid South Africa in America. (FT)
https://archive.is/Y1Uz9 https://archive.is/Y1Uz9
[1] Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-...