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1. X is not, and has never been, "the press". 2. If you were to have categorized them this way previously, botting and pay-for-reach have made it definitely not

1. X is not, and has never been, "the press". 2. If you were to have categorized them this way previously, botting and pay-for-reach have made it definitely not that way now. 3. It is bad when any individual can shift the politics of the entire globe simply because they have enough money. Feel free to insert your most hated left-wing billionaire instead of Elon, I still believe the same thing.

terminalshort 8mo ago
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- femiagbabiaka 8mo ago
  > I believe this because it is his fundamental right as a citizen of the republic. This is kind of exactly my point though. Citizen of what republic? Soros and Elon are both wealthier than most states and affect politics globally. They literally cannot be prosecuted, they are barely accountable to any legal bodies.
  - terminalshort 8mo ago
    Citizens of this one. And they can be prosecuted. You just are not comfortable with the fact that they haven't really committed any crimes. Epstein was a billionaire too.
    - esseph 8mo ago
      It's far easier for a billionaire to get away with a crime than to prosecute it. You would think that would be common sense, but I guess not. How many crimes do you think Putin has done? I mean Trump has 33 or 34 felonies on record, does it matter? What about Saudi princes?
      - whattheheckheck 8mo ago
        Tech bros just love to play devils advocate because they get paid off with 3 to 10x median wage by them to enable the Billionaires crimes
    - whattheheckheck 8mo ago
      By who? Another Billionaires personal attorney and acting attorney general Pam bondi?
- computably 8mo ago
  As a non-communist non-billionaire, I couldn't disagree more! :) The abuse of absurd levels of wealth to advance one's own agenda is little more than bribery. When targeted towards those poor enough to worry about basic needs, it is effectively coercion, equally unethical as violence. (Not to mention such wealth is inevitably built on top of a a violent, exploitative system.)

terminalshort 8mo ago

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femiagbabiaka 8mo ago
> I believe this because it is his fundamental right as a citizen of the republic. This is kind of exactly my point though. Citizen of what republic? Soros and Elon are both wealthier than most states and affect politics globally. They literally cannot be prosecuted, they are barely accountable to any legal bodies.
- terminalshort 8mo ago
  Citizens of this one. And they can be prosecuted. You just are not comfortable with the fact that they haven't really committed any crimes. Epstein was a billionaire too.
  - esseph 8mo ago
    It's far easier for a billionaire to get away with a crime than to prosecute it. You would think that would be common sense, but I guess not. How many crimes do you think Putin has done? I mean Trump has 33 or 34 felonies on record, does it matter? What about Saudi princes?
    - whattheheckheck 8mo ago
      Tech bros just love to play devils advocate because they get paid off with 3 to 10x median wage by them to enable the Billionaires crimes
  - whattheheckheck 8mo ago
    By who? Another Billionaires personal attorney and acting attorney general Pam bondi?
computably 8mo ago
As a non-communist non-billionaire, I couldn't disagree more! :) The abuse of absurd levels of wealth to advance one's own agenda is little more than bribery. When targeted towards those poor enough to worry about basic needs, it is effectively coercion, equally unethical as violence. (Not to mention such wealth is inevitably built on top of a a violent, exploitative system.)