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There is no credible accusation that X itself is tricking people here, so your comment is a non sequitur. If particular accounts are posting fraudulent informat

by nradov 2y ago

There is no credible accusation that X itself is tricking people here, so your comment is a non sequitur. If particular accounts are posting fraudulent information, then go after those through regular legal channels. The platform is not the problem here.

polygamous_bat 2y ago
> There is no credible accusation that X itself is tricking people here. That is a purely subjective opinion, since I have talked to elderly people who assumed “blue checkmark = celebrity” and was therefore confused why there are so many such interactions on trivial posts.
- nradov 2y ago
  Ignorant people sometimes have stupid thoughts. This is not an actual problem, or anything that governments or media companies need to fix. Even under previous Twitter management, there were a lot of verified accounts who weren't celebrities by any reasonable definition. So only a moron would have ever believed that "blue checkmark = celebrity". We can't protect morons from themselves and it's pointless to even try.
  - nozzlegear 2y ago
    > Ignorant people sometimes have stupid thoughts. This is not an actual problem, or anything that governments or media companies need to fix. The European Union thinks that it is an actual problem though, one that governments or media companies need to fix.
  - happytoexplain 2y ago
    Calling people stupid is a common and low-quality excuse to not regulate. It's part of how societies start to fail. If some percentage of people are mistaken about something, the reality of that is all that matters, regardless of how stupid you personally think those people are.
    - nradov 2y ago
      Nah. There's no evidence to support your claim. You're just making things up to try to find a plausible, friendly sounding excuse to justify government censorship. Citation needed. Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid. Government regulation can never change that reality.
      - Vilian 2y ago
        >government censorship If I trick someone I get a fine, if a multi billion company do that is censorship?
        nradov 2y ago
        The multi billion company hasn't tricked anyone here so your comment makes no sense.
- p3rls 2y ago
  Whoa, there's nothing trivial about ten thousand mechanical turks wishing each other good morning on a loop bub

by nradov 2y ago

polygamous_bat 2y ago

> There is no credible accusation that X itself is tricking people here. That is a purely subjective opinion, since I have talked to elderly people who assumed “blue checkmark = celebrity” and was therefore confused why there are so many such interactions on trivial posts.

nradov 2y ago
Ignorant people sometimes have stupid thoughts. This is not an actual problem, or anything that governments or media companies need to fix. Even under previous Twitter management, there were a lot of verified accounts who weren't celebrities by any reasonable definition. So only a moron would have ever believed that "blue checkmark = celebrity". We can't protect morons from themselves and it's pointless to even try.
- nozzlegear 2y ago
  > Ignorant people sometimes have stupid thoughts. This is not an actual problem, or anything that governments or media companies need to fix. The European Union thinks that it is an actual problem though, one that governments or media companies need to fix.
- happytoexplain 2y ago
  Calling people stupid is a common and low-quality excuse to not regulate. It's part of how societies start to fail. If some percentage of people are mistaken about something, the reality of that is all that matters, regardless of how stupid you personally think those people are.
  - nradov 2y ago
    Nah. There's no evidence to support your claim. You're just making things up to try to find a plausible, friendly sounding excuse to justify government censorship. Citation needed. Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid. Government regulation can never change that reality.
    - Vilian 2y ago
      >government censorship If I trick someone I get a fine, if a multi billion company do that is censorship?
      - nradov 2y ago
        The multi billion company hasn't tricked anyone here so your comment makes no sense.
p3rls 2y ago
Whoa, there's nothing trivial about ten thousand mechanical turks wishing each other good morning on a loop bub