Indeed. But also, this is a strategy that implies more, not fewer, content moderators.
I’d argue that at least some of Twitter’s value proposition is technology. The scale and performance requirements for the pipelines are definitely non-trivial (to the point where I’ve attended talks about how they do it). It’s not flashy ML stuff, but it’s more than I would expect from a garage startup.
What makes the Musk Rat guard his Musk?
Oh, sure. That technology is valuable. But that isn’t the reason why Musk bought Twitter. He wasn’t thinking of leveraging their technology for other sites or anything. He wanted the Twitter userbase–the communities that it has build up.
Courage!
Click here to see what I consider the easiest to read screencap of Jacques’s posts (as you can just keep scrolling down). I actually hadn’t realized how many he made.
That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!!
Sometimes foolish pride.
Nah, that makes the flag on the mast to wave!
Musk tweets in favor of voting Republican. Seems he really, really wants to burn the current Twitter to the ground. Is he just tired of having lots of money, or deluded enough he thinks he’ll succeed on building a hugely profitable right wing twitter where gabber, getter, setter and truth have all failed?
Musk is running Twitter in precisely the way that I would expect octopus to run the straight dope message board.
Didn’t he already say he wanted to vote for Desantis in 2024 undermining that whole wanting shared power thing?
Nah he wants to claim a share of credit if/when what looks like the most likely outcome happens as expected.
I like the message.
Because nothing screams “independent-minded voter” more than conforming to some opinion you found on social media.
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A few companies overhired and are right-sizing. Some are freezing ancillary jobs like sales and marketing. Visa holders are sweating it. True, they won’t command the large wage premium they did last year, but overall demand is very strong. But actual techies authorized to work in the US will have no trouble at all finding new employment.
My company’s hiring, or at least my division is. We lost some of the frilliest perks, but eh, I’ve seen much leaner times.
Musk accidentally laid off people he later realized he needed. At least one says E refused to return.
So, one of the thinnest skinned humans alive has no idea what he is doing with his new multi-billion dollar toy?
ETA: How quick and how big is the buyers remorse going to be for this purchase?