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Freexscsa t1_iy5mmf8 wrote

This is why there was so much authoritarian money in the Twitter deal is for exactly this to happen.

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pineconebasket t1_iy5pek4 wrote

Elon got played, or he was in on it for the same reasons.

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bel9708 t1_iy5twq9 wrote

Elon didn’t get played. He knew exactly how much power twitter had when he bought it. This is why he bought it. Now he can curry favors from authoritarians by helping them silence decent

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IKeepDoingItForFree t1_iy6uf7e wrote

This - why do like 6 or 7 billionaires/multi millionares own almost every paper in every country, and keep buying more and more local ones when able too - despite like 3 decades of the same news telling us "newpapers are dying we need bailouts and government funding" - its not about profit, its about controlling a narrative. Just look at Murdochs hold in Australia news and journalism in general- how he can basically set politicians that he backs up for success or have multiple papers run attack ads constantly against those he doesn't like.

Its the same thing, just running on the digital platform. Its also why Old Money Murdoch backed a bunch of bills to try and shut down linking to articles online, or having to pay to link (link tax) for YouTube descriptions because it means those who actually do independent reporting cant cite sources without paying him for using the URLs as citations. But that case, I also dont trust the other side either (twitter, youtube, FB, Google) - its a no win scenario for the average joe as either corporations get some more power, or murdoch and old money media threatened by new media upstarts and independents does.

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Mushroom_Tip t1_iy6550x wrote

Elon didn't get played.

The losers who thought a narcissistic billionaire cared about them got played.

You're spot on with your 2nd assessment though. The reason Elon came out of nowhere saying Taiwan should be part of China is because he wants to be in bed with authoritarians. As long as they have money. Chinese, Saudi. Elon is a slut for anyone with money right now.

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PuellaBona t1_iy77yoa wrote

Hey now. Sluts sell their bodies for money. Elon sold his soul.

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SnooCats373 t1_iy7waqa wrote

Too be fair, look at Elon's body.

Definitely not a seller's market for him.

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Airman4747 t1_iy5rbwy wrote

They all essentially payed very little to quiet their dissenters.

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