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We all know why he did it: because people wrote on and listened to twitter a lot, and he didn't like what they said. He wanted to control the conversation that

by rf15 7mo ago

We all know why he did it: because people wrote on and listened to twitter a lot, and he didn't like what they said. He wanted to control the conversation that was unfavourable to him.

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whamlastxmas 7mo ago
He wanted to control the conversation by... buying twitter and removing nearly all existing controls of conversation? How quickly we forget how censored twitter was before he bought it
- rf15 7mo ago
  You forgot the bit where he changed the algo to get his posts artificially boosted
- mcphage 7mo ago
  > How quickly we forget how censored twitter was before he bought it About as quickly as he forgot “comedy is legal again” when people started criticizing him.
overfeed 7mo ago
> He wanted to control the conversation that was unfavourable to him. Same thing Thiel is doing for political control: attempting to inherit the religious right from MAGA -perhaps on behalf of hos protegé. Thiel's plans will likely outlive the movement's leader and/or go beyond 2028, it's a race against time to establish his bona fides while the sun shines
tim-tday 7mo ago
^ that was always my impression