Elon Musk: He only experiences Dunning-Krugerrand

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Should I step down as head of twitter This poll is closed.
Yes	420	4.43%
No	69	0.73%
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tight aspirations: Jul 13, 2009

Fouler with Crowder

# ? Feb 1, 2023 21:15

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 15:26

IBroughttheFunk: Sep 28, 2012

Just checked, and his tweets are still protected. Didn't he say he was planning on unlocking them this morning, or has he decided that he wants his stupid little experiment to go on a little further to show his rightwing pals that he's hard at work trying to help their precious engagement?

In the meantime, the silence is quite nice.

# ? Feb 1, 2023 21:26

No. 6: Jun 30, 2002

Sucking chowder from Crowder

# ? Feb 1, 2023 21:33

Songbearer: Jul 12, 2007; Fuck you say?

Prowler of Crowder

seek seek lest

# ? Feb 1, 2023 21:35

Lazy_Liberal: Sep 17, 2005; These stones are precious

that mustache guy looks like a sex freak

# ? Feb 1, 2023 22:51

Cool Kids Club Soda: Aug 20, 2010; 😎❄️🌃🥤🧋🍹👌💯

Lazy_Liberal posted:

that mustache guy looks like a sex freak

Turn on your monitor

# ? Feb 1, 2023 22:55

Gnomocide: Oct 9, 2012

MrQwerty posted:

ftfy

lol the right wing doing what the right wing does when they think they gained power, infighting and purges

unlike the left wing, we don't even need power before we start infighting and purging :awesomelon:

Decon posted:

I'm having trouble finding it funny

Oh it's funny. you knowww it's funny, follow your heart of lols and don't let guilt stop you from laughing clearly

learnincurve posted:

no one should have a twitter account

It's true now and always was; you sad remaining twitter goons listen please, you can be free!

At the very least you lose all twitter joke-making privilege by staying. For every twitter joke you would make, instead you can write "thanks elon"

Gnomocide fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Feb 1, 2023

# ? Feb 1, 2023 22:57

Agents are GO!: Dec 29, 2004

armpit_enjoyer posted:

Sex workers also rely on Twitter to find their audience, as it's the only social media site that hasn't yet banned explicit content. Saying "nobody should have a Twitter" kinda glosses over the fact that in some jobs, you can't afford to not be on the only platform that provides you visibility.

I think the "if you use Twitter you're complicit" position ignores (willfully, at this point) the fact that Twitter isn't like other companies anymore. There are none of the typical pressure points. There's no board of directors, there's effectively no shareholders, there's no advertisers, and there's nobody but yes-men left in Elons circle. If Elon cared about or could even comprehend the outcry over his management style, literally none of this would be happening.

There is no Dana, there is only ~~Zuul~~ Elon.

The only thing you can do to cause Musk any discomfort, at this point, is cost Elon money by using Twitter to call him a dipshit to his face. Bravely ceding the space to the chuds, as alluringly noble and moral an option that a pants-making GBS threads retreat might seem, accomplishes nothing at this point.

Honestly, at least in the case of learnincurve et al, it seems like the smug axe-grinding of the old man yelling at clouds finally getting ahold of that cumulo-nimbus rear end in a top hat.

Old Twitter had a lot of problems, but it was great for a number of more or less niche purposes, and the "Oh well guess you can't earn a living anymore :smug:

" poo poo sucks.

# ? Feb 1, 2023 23:06

sugar free jazz: Mar 5, 2008

Twitter is dying and I�m glad of it

# ? Feb 1, 2023 23:30

Gnomocide: Oct 9, 2012

Agents are GO! posted:

I think the "if you use Twitter you're complicit" position ignores (willfully, at this point) the fact that Twitter isn't like other companies anymore. There are none of the typical pressure points. There's no board of directors, there's effectively no shareholders, there's no advertisers, and there's nobody but yes-men left in Elons circle. If Elon cared about or could even comprehend the outcry over his management style, literally none of this would be happening.

There is no Dana, there is only ~~Zuul~~ Elon.

The only thing you can do to cause Musk any discomfort, at this point, is cost Elon money by using Twitter to call him a dipshit to his face. Bravely ceding the space to the chuds, as alluringly noble and moral an option that a pants-making GBS threads retreat might seem, accomplishes nothing at this point.

Honestly, at least in the case of learnincurve et al, it seems like the smug axe-grinding of the old man yelling at clouds finally getting ahold of that cumulo-nimbus rear end in a top hat.

Old Twitter had a lot of problems, but it was great for a number of more or less niche purposes, and the "Oh well guess you can't earn a living anymore " poo poo sucks.

For your next trick, explain how to destroy tesla by buying more teslas

# ? Feb 1, 2023 23:34

DRINK ME: Jul 31, 2006; i cant fix avs like this because idk the bbcode - HTML IS BS MAN

Having only learned of Eliza in the last few pages and articles, it definitely seems like she�s just making it up

# ? Feb 1, 2023 23:45

Agents are GO!: Dec 29, 2004

Gnomocide posted:

For your next trick, explain how to destroy tesla by buying more teslas

I'm not saying staying on Twitter is destroying it, I'm saying leaving Twitter isn't destroying it.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 00:42

Ape Has Killed Ape: Sep 15, 2005

There's a non zero chance you could make an account called @catturd3 and tell Elon that you were the real Catturd because ANTIFA super hackers stole your account and were posing as you, and he'd believe it.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 00:45

CharlestheHammer: Jun 26, 2011; YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

I mean people don�t want to boycott twitter to actually destroy it, they aren�t that stupid, they want to feel morally superior. Nothing more

# ? Feb 2, 2023 00:47

Serious_Cyclone: Oct 25, 2017; I appreciate your patience, this is a tricky maneuver

The whole "ceding territory" thing is so dumb to begin with. It's a website, not the sudetenland. Now it's a website mostly about Hunter Biden's hog and a guy named catshit who is upset nobody cares what he thinks. If someone shits in the pool, I'm not staying to prevent ceding the territory, and I'm not leaving to punish the person who poo poo in the pool. I'm leaving because it's literally a pool with a cloud of poo poo in it.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 00:59

Exodor: Oct 1, 2004

Agents are GO! posted:

The only thing you can do to cause Musk any discomfort, at this point, is cost Elon money by using Twitter to call him a dipshit to his face. Bravely ceding the space to the chuds, as alluringly noble and moral an option that a pants-making GBS threads retreat might seem, accomplishes nothing at this point.

Twitter's revenue comes from delivering advertising to users - if you want to cost Elon money the way to do so is by not using Twitter.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:04

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

Exodor posted:

Twitter's revenue comes from delivering advertising to users - if you want to cost Elon money the way to do so is by not using Twitter.

I've got good news about the ratio of advertising money to opex.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:23

My Spirit Otter: Jun 15, 2006; CANADA DOESN'T GET PENS LIKE THIS

SKILCRAFT KREW Reppin' Quality Blind Made American Products. Bitch.

Serious_Cyclone posted:

The whole "ceding territory" thing is so dumb to begin with. It's a website, not the sudetenland. Now it's a website mostly about Hunter Biden's hog and a guy named catshit who is upset nobody cares what he thinks. If someone shits in the pool, I'm not staying to prevent ceding the territory, and I'm not leaving to punish the person who poo poo in the pool. I'm leaving because it's literally a pool with a cloud of poo poo in it.

same, but i am leaving to punish the person who poo poo in the pool because gently caress musk

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:28

Agents are GO!: Dec 29, 2004

Exodor posted:

Twitter's revenue comes from delivering advertising to users - if you want to cost Elon money the way to do so is by not using Twitter.

No amount of revenue is going to cover Elons billions in loan payments. It's a bandaid on a cut jugular.
Advertising revenue is down 70% anyway.

Basically:

CharlestheHammer posted:

I mean people don’t want to boycott twitter to actually destroy it, they aren’t that stupid, they want to feel morally superior. Nothing more

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:33

My Spirit Otter: Jun 15, 2006; CANADA DOESN'T GET PENS LIKE THIS

SKILCRAFT KREW Reppin' Quality Blind Made American Products. Bitch.

i, for one, think it would be absolutely hilarious to be able to point to twitter when anyone says hes a genius. the only company he's in charge of where he actually does anything and the first thing he does is kill an incredibly popular website.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:39

The Saddest Rhino: Apr 29, 2009; Put it all together.
Solve the world.
One conversation at a time.

Virtuous Activism Resolution List for Year 2023

1. ~~Delete my twitter account~~
2. Post in succ zone

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:39

Steadiman: Jan 31, 2006; Hey...what kind of party is this? there's no booze and only one hooker!

_{silly sevens}

Agents are GO! posted:

No amount of revenue is going to cover Elons billions in loan payments. It's a bandaid on a cut jugular.

Advertising revenue is down 70% anyway.

Basically:

Oh I dunno, Anya Taylor Joy�s advertising campaign to sell 10 MacBooks seems to be going swimmingly after over a day!
https://twitter.com/legotrillermoth/status/1620593690489294849?s=46&t=uDufEHSpsRCIUnmbtep4kA
Seems like something Elon and his team might want to look at but I get he has to prioritize and currently Ian Miles Cheong and Catturd2�s engagements are more important because I guess they bring in the really big money

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:49

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

The Saddest Rhino posted:

Virtuous Activism Resolution List for Year 2023

1. ~~Delete my twitter account~~
2. Post in succ zone

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:58

kazil: Jul 24, 2005; Derpmph trial star reporter!

Steadiman posted:

Oh I dunno, Anya Taylor Joy�s advertising campaign to sell 10 MacBooks seems to be going swimmingly after over a day!
https://twitter.com/legotrillermoth/status/1620593690489294849?s=46&t=uDufEHSpsRCIUnmbtep4kA
Seems like something Elon and his team might want to look at but I get he has to prioritize and currently Ian Miles Cheong and Catturd2�s engagements are more important because I guess they bring in the really big money

If the algorithms weren't suppressing her she could have sold all 10 mac books by now

thankfully Elon is on the case

# ? Feb 2, 2023 01:59

Crow Buddy: Oct 30, 2019; Guillotines?!? We don't need no stinking guillotines!

Smart enough to hack a Twitter account. Not smart enough to know to set it Private for more reach on your scam.

smdh

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:01

sporkstand: Jun 15, 2021

Hi I'm Egon Tweet. You can call me Mr. Tweet if you'd like

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:02

nullEntityRNG: Jun 23, 2010; Mostly pseudo-random.

drat I'm an idiot posting from 5 pages back. Like elon musk himself.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:02

nine-gear crow: Aug 10, 2013

sporkstand posted:

Hi I'm Egon Tweet. You can call me Mr. Tweet if you'd like

Egonge, no one is liking any of my tweets, what should I, and by that I mean YOU do about it?

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:05

Steadiman: Jan 31, 2006; Hey...what kind of party is this? there's no booze and only one hooker!

_{silly sevens}

nullEntityRNG posted:

drat I'm an idiot posting from 5 pages back. Like elon musk himself.

Your posts aren�t set to private so you missed all the engagement

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:07

Propaganda Hour: Aug 25, 2008; after editing wikipedia as a joke for 16 years, i ve convinced myself that homer simpson's japanese name translates to the "The beer goblin"

If Anya really wants to move those MacBooks then she should at least fart on them

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:17

sporkstand: Jun 15, 2021

nine-gear crow posted:

Egonge, no one is liking any of my tweets, what should I, and by that I mean YOU do about it?

Wow, this is really concerning

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:22

Outrail: Jan 4, 2009; www.sapphicrobotica.com

Serious_Cyclone posted:

The whole "ceding territory" thing is so dumb to begin with. It's a website, not the sudetenland. Now it's a website mostly about Hunter Biden's hog and a guy named catshit who is upset nobody cares what he thinks. If someone shits in the pool, I'm not staying to prevent ceding the territory, and I'm not leaving to punish the person who poo poo in the pool. I'm leaving because it's literally a pool with a cloud of poo poo in it.

It seems like it's a septic tank now, so feel free to poo poo in the pool. The analogy may be breaking down

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:32

Fentry: Mar 7, 2003

Steadiman posted:

Oh I dunno, Anya Taylor Joy�s advertising campaign to sell 10 MacBooks seems to be going swimmingly after over a day!
https://twitter.com/legotrillermoth/status/1620593690489294849?s=46&t=uDufEHSpsRCIUnmbtep4kA

Maybe my favorite thing to come across on my timeline is posts by obviously hacked c-list comedian Bobby Lee

https://twitter.com/bobbyleelive/status/1620951788697559040

He has 335k followers and has been clearly hacked for like 4 months now constantly posting scam messages, great company

# ? Feb 2, 2023 02:32

Steadiman: Jan 31, 2006; Hey...what kind of party is this? there's no booze and only one hooker!

_{silly sevens}

Fentry posted:

Maybe my favorite thing to come across on my timeline is posts by obviously hacked c-list comedian Bobby Lee

https://twitter.com/bobbyleelive/status/1620951788697559040

He has 335k followers and has been clearly hacked for like 4 months now constantly posting scam messages, great company

The account at least seems to be private now, I assume to get more engagement. What in the world is Elon even doing anymore, obsessing over the imagined problems some small right wing grifter have, and ignoring actual problems that could cause celebrities to gently caress off. Remember one of the original big draws of Twitter was the celebrities you could interact with (even if only imagined interaction). And I�m pretty sure celebrities still draw bigger crowds than reporters or grifters or Twitter files. Twitter isn�t big enough to lose them.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 03:08

Lemniscate Blue: Apr 21, 2006; Here we go again.

IBroughttheFunk posted:

Just checked, and his tweets are still protected. Didn't he say he was planning on unlocking them this morning, or has he decided that he wants his stupid little experiment to go on a little further to show his rightwing pals that he's hard at work trying to help their precious engagement?

In the meantime, the silence is quite nice.

I wouldn't be surprised if he simply couldn't figure out how to un-protect his account.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 03:09

sugar free jazz: Mar 5, 2008

i delete them remake then delete twitter accounts endlessly to feel superior to others every time I delete the account I know I�m better and every time I make a new one I feel like a worm and jerk off

# ? Feb 2, 2023 03:18

Agents are GO!: Dec 29, 2004

The Saddest Rhino posted:

Virtuous Activism Resolution List for Year 2023

1. ~~Delete my twitter account~~
2. Post in succ zone

# ? Feb 2, 2023 03:35

grittyreboot: Oct 2, 2012

Did these guys maybe consider that their view counts are falling because Musk banned all those mid to large left wing accounts who were in their replies, bullying them? That's assuming their view counts are actually falling.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 04:56

Cable Guy: Jul 18, 2005; I don't expect any trouble, but we'll be handing these out later...; Slippery Tilde

There's talk of a cocktail recipe competition at a local bar so I've been working on a variation of the Flaming Lamborghini...

code:

Flaming Tesla

Ingredients:
1 shot (30ml) Amarula Cream
Dash of Raspberry cordial
2 shots (60ml) Everclear
1 Free range* egg yolk

Glass:
Re-usable condiment glass like a jam-jar, marmite 
or vegemite glass. 
The cheaper, the better

Method:
- Pour the shot of Amarula neatly into the glass.
- Drop the egg yolk in over a spoon so it stays whole.
- Gently add the dash of Raspberry cordial by using a 
spoon to drizzle over the egg yolk.
- Add the everclear over a spoon so it forms a layer over 
the egg yolk, cordial and Amarula

To serve:
- Light the everclear with a lit plastic straw.
- Add straw to glass and throw against the nearest wall. 
- Consume by licking from the floor.

* Egg should be Free-Range so there is a blood trace

# ? Feb 2, 2023 05:02

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 15:26

Steadiman: Jan 31, 2006; Hey...what kind of party is this? there's no booze and only one hooker!

_{silly sevens}

Cable Guy posted:

There's talk of a cocktail recipe competition at a local bar so I've been working on a variation of the Flaming Lamborghini...

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Can I have mine thrown at a kid instead of the wall? Love the drink

# ? Feb 2, 2023 05:19

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