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Elon Musk has no credibility here. He has a documented history (charitably) overly-optimistic claims and (accurately) lies. On multiple occasions, he (or an un

Elon Musk has no credibility here. He has a documented history (charitably) overly-optimistic claims and (accurately) lies. On multiple occasions, he (or an unnamed disgruntled employee who happens to share his exact views) has manipulated the output of his own chatbot to push particular political positions. He's very unlikely to actually do this, and if he did, it would not do what he describes.

rbanffy 1y ago
He has, in fact, negative credibility, if such a thing can even exist. The incentives are completely backwards in his case, and his history shows a blatant disregard for accuracy or responsible use of information.
jqpabc123 1y ago
He's very unlikely to actually do this All he would be doing is documenting the fact that right wing propaganda is poorly rooted in facts. But then again, a lot if what Musk does is the same. FSD is not really "full self driving". And he has filed a motion in federal court to keep crash data away from the public. So he may try to do this but he won't do it in the straightforward way you would expect. For example, he may combine this with using legal means to impede wikipedia.
- latexr 1y ago
  > All he would be doing is documenting the fact that right wing propaganda is poorly rooted in facts. Sadly, it has become abundantly clear that facts don’t matter when forming opinions.
  - jqpabc123 1y ago
    In other words, mushrooms live on BS.
billy99k 1y ago
How is this any different than platforms like Blue Sky? I've noticed that when the censorship happens silently from the left, most people either don't know it's happening or completely ignore it. I've compared the bias from X and other platforms and you generally get both sides of the argument. Blue sky bans anything not left-leaning. This is evident by first-hand accounts and the fact that you never see both sides of an argument.
- latexr 1y ago
  > I've compared the bias from X and other platforms Mind sharing your methodology? I doubt a single person could accurately determine this without a very well laid out process. Every study I’m finding, even when specifically searching for left biases, concludes Twitter is very right leaning. Which makes sense: Its owner is very openly right-wing, repeatedly posts right-wing-leaning fabrications, has shown to be thin-skinned and actively amplifies his own account and those who spout right-wing views, so it’s no wonder most who remain are those who agree.
- rsynnott 1y ago
  ... What's being censored on Bluesky, exactly? Like, are you complaining about the voluntary blocklists some users opt into? Bluesky is a _hostile environment_ for the far-right, in that people won't be nice to them, and might put them on blocklists, but they're absolutely allowed.
  - altrego99 1y ago
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    - rsynnott 1y ago
      There are blocklists for transphobes, but users are under no obligation to subscribe to one, and they’re not on by default. Personally I use one; I have seen enough of transphobes’ One Joke to last me a few lifetimes. Deeply tedious people. You’re not being censored, people are just opting to filter out your nonsense.

rbanffy 1y ago

He has, in fact, negative credibility, if such a thing can even exist. The incentives are completely backwards in his case, and his history shows a blatant disregard for accuracy or responsible use of information.

jqpabc123 1y ago

He's very unlikely to actually do this All he would be doing is documenting the fact that right wing propaganda is poorly rooted in facts. But then again, a lot if what Musk does is the same. FSD is not really "full self driving". And he has filed a motion in federal court to keep crash data away from the public. So he may try to do this but he won't do it in the straightforward way you would expect. For example, he may combine this with using legal means to impede wikipedia.

latexr 1y ago
> All he would be doing is documenting the fact that right wing propaganda is poorly rooted in facts. Sadly, it has become abundantly clear that facts don’t matter when forming opinions.
- jqpabc123 1y ago
  In other words, mushrooms live on BS.

billy99k 1y ago

How is this any different than platforms like Blue Sky? I've noticed that when the censorship happens silently from the left, most people either don't know it's happening or completely ignore it. I've compared the bias from X and other platforms and you generally get both sides of the argument. Blue sky bans anything not left-leaning. This is evident by first-hand accounts and the fact that you never see both sides of an argument.

latexr 1y ago
> I've compared the bias from X and other platforms Mind sharing your methodology? I doubt a single person could accurately determine this without a very well laid out process. Every study I’m finding, even when specifically searching for left biases, concludes Twitter is very right leaning. Which makes sense: Its owner is very openly right-wing, repeatedly posts right-wing-leaning fabrications, has shown to be thin-skinned and actively amplifies his own account and those who spout right-wing views, so it’s no wonder most who remain are those who agree.
rsynnott 1y ago
... What's being censored on Bluesky, exactly? Like, are you complaining about the voluntary blocklists some users opt into? Bluesky is a _hostile environment_ for the far-right, in that people won't be nice to them, and might put them on blocklists, but they're absolutely allowed.
- altrego99 1y ago
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  - rsynnott 1y ago
    There are blocklists for transphobes, but users are under no obligation to subscribe to one, and they’re not on by default. Personally I use one; I have seen enough of transphobes’ One Joke to last me a few lifetimes. Deeply tedious people. You’re not being censored, people are just opting to filter out your nonsense.