Market research, which I doubt Musk uses:
I think I know who the one “very positively” respondent was.
Well, that was … preachy.
Of course we can’t be perfect. I’m sure I engage every day with evil corporations. Hell, I drive an internal combustion car, which is pretty damn evil in my book. For me, what it comes down to is not so much, as @Measure_for_Measure would characterize it, “purity tests,” but a more nuanced set of metrics. Can I realistically withdraw from an entity/corporation that does bad things, as opposed to offering my endorsement, however unwitting?
To me, withdrawing from Twix is like participating in a boycott. There is little cost to me to show that I don’t support pretty much anything Elon does or says. I therefore choose not to engage. And I have no qualms about pressing people who still participate on exactly why they feel okay with it. Measure_for_Measure has explained his reasoning. I disagree, but I’m interested in his POV and glad he shared.
Also, I’d be really interested in AOC’s rationalization for continuing to engage with That Platform (I’m out of cute names, and X is stupid and Twitter is now wrong). If she’s explained it anywhere, I hope someone will post it here.
But you just said above you never used the account in the first place, so that’s a bit like giving up Brussels sprouts for Lent when you hated Brussels sprouts in the first place, isn’t it? You’re not really making much of a statement, though I agree with you not using Twitter (I don’t either, but I never much used it myself, either, so I’m not exactly making a principled stand here myself.)
How are these statements inconsistent?
TBH, I pretty much “prepaid” my protests of a lot of social media, by not engaging if possible, or engaging only because I had to. I had a Twitter account because I was running the communications division of a $50million aid project - on leaving that position I gratefully began ignoring Twitter. (Similar stories for FB and Instagram).
So I don’t have the option of making a huge sacrifice here, though I would if I could. And I do when I can.
I’m kind of in the same boat.
I don’t really use Twitter, but I never used it either. I think I’ve made maybe a dozen tweets ever. Mostly just responding to the Twitter account of a video game company who is creating an MMORPG that I supported in Kickstarter.
…not as preachy as this nonsense.
Okay. If you want to hold a preach-off, I’ll sign up as one of the contestants. Could be fun.
“Xeeters never prosper.”
This is demonstrably not true. I follow a number of people on Twitter who are the polar opposite of that, also Larry the Cat (No. 10 Downing Street cat), Lake Superior, many more who still post worthwhile content untainted by Musk and his despicable buddies.
I’ve joined up on all four of those, and while they have their good sides, none of them offer the same look and feel and ease of finding and following worthwhile members as Twitter does. It’s a damned shame the bird is being gnawed away by the rat within.
I’ve known a few cats in my time, and they can definitely be child molesters.
But can they be Nazis?
Yes you do
I have one cat that has a habit of scratching one “elbow”, and when he does it looks just like he is giving a Nazi salute.
I’ve heard X-cretions suggested.
I was replying to a preachy, self-righteous set of posts. I was calling someone out for a bit of trolling. So I was disinclined to pull my punches.
I don’t have any problem with the rest of your post. I just am confused, since you don’t seem to be disagreeing with me, nor do you seem to be agreeing with or defending the guy I called out.
What we need in this thread is some freeze preach.
Twitter has been completely banned on the law subreddit after that CSAM mess (child sexual abuse material-a new acronym I just learned), and the fact that Musk fired the person who scanned for it-not a job I’d ever want-which is interesting. I didn’t directly link to it because I assumed that was frowned upon?