Promotion of alternative social platforms policy

Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by drdaeman on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:20PM (#34040669)

Honestly, this. I wasn't expecting much but was hoping that at least Elon has some unorthodox idea to try. What he promised wasn't supposed to work, but no matter who he is and what he believes in, I had to give him some respect - dude had actually put his money (lawsuit or not) where his mouth was, and that's a commendable thing.

Except that... I really don't like roasting people - that's just faux pas, so I'll rather say that what he does makes no sense to me, and I fail to see the correspondence between Elon's past statements and current actions. Which makes me disappointed.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by guerrilla on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:41PM (#34041076)

> dude had actually put his money (lawsuit or not) where his mouth was, and that's a commendable thing.

No he didn't. He was forced to.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by KerrAvon on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:51PM (#34041231)

Nobody forced him into committing to buy Twitter in the first place. What they forced him to do was follow through on that commitment per the contract he signed.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by guerrilla on Sunday December 18, 2022 @02:14PM (#34041621)

Exactly, my point is he literally tried to refuse to put his money where his mouth was. He said some bullshit and tried to back out. This is nothing deserving of respect.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by cpsns on Sunday December 18, 2022 @02:38PM (#34041964)

Somehow people are still trying to convince themselves Musk is a good, virtuous guy. It probably has a lot to do with them not being able to admit they were wrong, or that they bought his PR bullshit.

The reality is he's an awful person who in this case is the proverbial dog that caught the car.

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by manderley on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:59PM (#34041380)

We have to "commend" him for saying that he wanted to buy Twitter and then (after some legal troubles) following through? Why?

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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by drdaeman on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:30AM (#34053199)

No, don't get me wrong please. I said that it is my personal belief that if someone puts their money where their mouth is, it's a commendable thing. Like, in general. But I haven't said that anyone else should hold this belief or specifically hold it towards Elon.

In his case, I totally agree that backpedaling hard doesn't really makes him look good. Still, personally, at the time, I was still thinking "well, okay, he paid for it, that's something I can respect, he told some intriguing promises, let's see what he does what he bought", giving him a benefit of doubt.

And then I've said that I fail to see any consistency between his words and actions. Basically, "I used to think he'd try something interesting and I'm disappointed that I don't see it".

That's about it. I most certainly did not mean to endorse him, or anything like that. Just echoed a disappointment and shared an anecdote - what I used to think and what I think today. Sorry if that sounded weird.

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