Elon goes vatnik
Also, and this might be uncomfortable to know buta lot of people don't want to be bombarded with propaganda war on the internet. Most people browse internet to escape their hard reality. It makes perfect sense to decrease visibility if it is artificially being heightened.
But you are very right. This is totally the fault of social media companies but I am sure they are responding to market forces. It isn't that too far in past when I used to open facebook and see my friends' activities. Then they had advertisers, then they had activists shaming advertisers, then they had automatic filters.
My solution to this that I am sure eventually we will agree as a society, is to have a public list of filters and public list of algorithm applying that. It might even be regulated by government in future. But all that is too far in the future.
What I mean is that it’s OK to look at the totality of a person and not show gratitude for [Good Quality], especially when [Good Quality] enables [Bad Quality].
> Most people browse internet to escape their hard reality.
There are plenty of entertainment sites and subreddits to avoid reality if that’s your objective. But I don’t think people go to the “public square” to avoid harsh realities. In fact it’s the place we go when we want to hear any possible opinion.
> It makes perfect sense to decrease visibility if it is artificially being heightened.
What do you mean “artificially heightened”? War dominates headlines and people’s minds. The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated politics for decades and it was a key plank in Trump’s 2016 platform. Same with Vietnam. I’d be much more worried if an invasion by a major super power wasn’t at the top of the public discourse.
> artificially being heightened. I am not sure what's the confusion. There is propaganda, I guess to each on its own.
Starlink has been disabled on the frontline for now a few months. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-cu...
Basically, Starlink is now useful just for the residents living in areas where the infrastructure has been destroyed, but it's not helping anymore the Ukrainians to win the war.
"Russian propaganda accounts are now openly praising Elon Musk for blocking Ukrainians from Twitter" - https://twitter.com/Biz_Ukraine_Mag/status/16030704554847150...
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
- Maya Angelou
From the article:
> "Actually, I find their news quite entertaining," Musk continued, according to the filing. In a follow-up text, the world's richest man described Russian media as having a "lot of bullshit, but some good points too."
> "Free speech matters most when it's someone you hate spouting what you think is bullshit," Musk commented after Gracias agreed with his stance on free speech.
Spinning this as praise is borderline disinformation. But then again, spewing clickbaity BS is completely on brand for BI.
"Russia Praises Elon Musk For 'Very Positive' Tweets About Ukraine War" - https://www.ibtimes.com/russia-praises-elon-musk-very-positi...
"White House Freaked Out Over Elon Musk's Selfie With Top Russian Propagandist" - https://futurism.com/white-house-elon-musk-russian-selfie
"Elon Musk Fans Horrified as He Suggests Ukraine Give in to Putin's Demands" - https://futurism.com/elon-musk-fans-ukraine
The article is behind paywall, but the bit I could read says "The SpaceX Chief Executive Officer praised a snarky post by Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday about the UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, known for her tough stance against Russia’s"
Liz Truss is primarily known for being beaten by a Lettuce. Was that it?
> White House Freaked Out Over Elon Musk's Selfie With Top Russian Propagandist"
From the article itself: "As Bloomberg reports, there doesn't appear to have been much of an exchange between Musk and Russian TV personality Nailya Asker-Zade beyond the purportedly state-controlled journalist asking him for a photo at the World Cup in December." They admit there's nothing to it but still want to breathlessly report on.
As for the peace plan:
"Biden officials privately doubt that Ukraine can win back all of its territory" https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/white-house-ukra...
"U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show it’s open to negotiate with Russia": https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/05/...
"Elon Musk Praised by China for Suggesting Communists Exert Control in Taiwan" - https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-china-taiwan-communists-tesla-...
"Elon Musk Doubles Down On Jan. 6 Denial With Defense Of 'QAnon Shaman'" - https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-doubles-down-jan-0131079...