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Re:Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to 'blackmail' hi... by libraryatnight on Thursday November 30, 2023 @03:02AM (#38470938)
Oh is that simply what he is doing? This seems a charitable read given his confused comment about "blackmail"

He looks, sounds, and acts unwell. But even that doesn't really excuse his behavior, just explains it possibly.

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Re:Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to 'blackmail' hi... by xvector on Thursday November 30, 2023 @03:07AM (#38470977)
IMO you might be overindexing on the usage of that word. It is clearer what Musk means in context. Again, he is simply saying that he won't let advertisers pressure him into changing X. That is clearly all he means by "blackmail" even if the actual usage of the term is incorrect.

He is fine, his values simply don't align with most peoples'. He is acting quite consistently with his stance on how he wants to run X (eg profit is not the primary goal.)

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Re:Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to 'blackmail' hi... by libraryatnight on Thursday November 30, 2023 @03:20AM (#38471078)
Thank you for clarifying that. I was confused. All hail Musk.
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