It’s getting really hard for Musk supporters to justify him.
> What do you all think would happen if you walked into Safeway parading around with a sign saying "Shop at Ralph's"?
It's honestly sad. It's like these people have nothing. Musk has taken advantage of that and given them meaning, but he is debasing and humiliating them in the process. And I assume he enjoys watching people still come to his defense despite nakedly lying to them and manipulating them.
I was (vaguely) in the former category until I saw his petty vengeance on people who he perceived to have wronged him. Eg. he had a Tesla event and arrived 2 hours late. Someone complained, and Musk had his Tesla order cancelled! However I only truly saw him for what he is when COVID hit and he laughed it away as a bad cold while people were dying.
That said, this has little to nothing to do with the subject at hand.
I don't think that's accurate, it's another example of human behavior and to what lengths zealots will go to support their idols in the face of increasing evidence their support should probably be withdrawn.
I’m in agreement with all of you.
This is some BS that goes against all the ideals of an open internet. He’s not just being petty by banning competitors, he’s banning link aggregators. A lot of them are used for organizing political movements or needed for running a business.
This move means he doesn’t understand social media. Banning PG without even a link? That’s just icing on an authoritarian cake.
Apparently all Elon cares about is usage so hopefully this policy causes a huge drop. I have hope that he’ll quickly reverse course.