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Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia
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The "the US government/Soros/whatever is doing this on purpose to guide us" part may be more or less a conspiracy theory, but Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese etc bot farms are most definitely engaged in propaganda wars on twitter and meme sites to sow discord in the US and across Europe; that an ever-increasing amount of internet traffic is bot- and automation-driven is also an actual fact. I don't think the entire internet is dead or anything, but, erm, where do we draw the line between "conspiracy theory" and "worrisome evolution we can see that is backed up by the data"?Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia
Elon Musk's Brilliant New Idea: Charge an Annual "Fee" to Post on Twitter
In a supposed scheme to combat bot spam, Elon Musk has confirmed that he wants new users to pay a monthly fee to post on X, formerly Twitter.
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--Patrick
"it's only for three months"Brilliant! This man is a genius!Elon Musk's Brilliant New Idea: Charge an Annual "Fee" to Post on Twitter
In a supposed scheme to combat bot spam, Elon Musk has confirmed that he wants new users to pay a monthly fee to post on X, formerly Twitter.
--Patrick
OK, bots were already perfectly willing to pay for verification. Paying for three months will probably cost less. So now, like some other platforms, well just have 90- or 100-day old bout accounts instead of 1-day-old.... And honestly, almost no-one uses 1 day old bots anyway.
So what's the point other than trying to stop the bleeding by cutting out the wound?
figmentPez
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Tesla Cybertruck deliveries delayed due to safety concerns about the accelerator pedal.
The pedal can come loose and wedge into position accelerating the vehicle.
The pedal can come loose and wedge into position accelerating the vehicle.
January 25, 2023:
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May 4, 2024:
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May 25, 2022:
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EDIT: May 17, 2024 - NSFW (but heavily pixelated)
May 18, 2024:
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--Patrick
Nick Fuentes Twitter account suspended less than 24 hours after reinstatement
Twitter has suspended the account of white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes less than 24 hours after his reinstatement on the platform. Fuentes posted a picture of his suspended accoun…
thehill.com
May 4, 2024:
Elon Musk Says He'll Reinstate Twitter Account Of Hitler-Loving White Supremacist
Nick Fuentes, a virulent antisemite who also attended the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has called Adolf Hitler "really fucking cool."
WARNING: Gross - Nick Fuentes Caught Watching Tranny Porn, No Really - The Daily Rake
Little Juan has been going through new twitter accounts like Ethan Ralph goes through a box of donuts. And he’s done this to tinier and tinier audiences each time, to the point where I don’t think he’s hit 1,000 followers, or even 500, for his past dozen or so accounts. This one is older...
dailyrake.ca
EDIT: May 17, 2024 - NSFW (but heavily pixelated)
May 18, 2024:
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Look Nick, we all wish the IDF was spending their time trolling you, but I think they're too busy with other stuff right now to have time.
figmentPez
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Musk: I'm a free speech absolutist. If you don't like something, just don't read it, the law doesn't care about your feelings.
X-Employee: "We've found a user account named muskisadoodoohead
Musk: Ban his ip. Ban his whole domain!
Elon Musk confirms he diverted 12,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs from Tesla to X
On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Musk had diverted the 12,000 H100s from Tesla to X, citing a memo from Nvidia staff. The publication wrote that by allowing...
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figmentPez
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The mirror finish reflecting sunlight during the day & headlights at night also seems like potentially a very good way to blind other road users. Either way, please tell me this is a 'Shop?
figmentPez
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I was trying to figure out if it's a 'shop, and it gets worse:
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Holy shit, I was not expecting blackface. WTF?
"Waits estimated that the job took about a week and 120 hours of work with three other employees."
If it's a hoax, it's an elaborate one.
I think that's a case of them being covered in grime from the job of polishing the truck. If you look at the arms & hands of the guy on the left there's a clear dividing line where he would have been wearing gloves.
Still, while that's a valid explanation of why they looked like that in the moment it doesn't justify why no-one went "Hey, this probably isn't a good look for us to have in our publicity photos".
They really should be wearing ventilators or masks with that kind of grime flying around. But I think you’re right when I forget to clean my face after cleaning out a boiler it’s the same thing. Have gotten some real side eye.
figmentPez
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So, Twitter made Likes private (though it's not clear just how private they are).
There's a whole lotta dunking on Musk over this, and I'm really disappointed to see a whole bunch of people saying shit like "I'm not afraid of people looking at my likes, but I know the kind of person that is", and "i don't need this since i'm not a nazi trying to hide a CP addiction".
"If you're not a criminal you don't have anything to hide" is a fascist credo.
I'm certain that Musk hid Likes for the absolute worst of reasons. However, there's a wide range of motivations for people who would like to be able to interact with tweets privately. I imagine there's no shortage of teens growing up in conservative groups who are just testing the waters of disagreeing with the religion they grew up with, and being able to like something without it becoming youth group gossip would be a baby step towards building their own identity.
I'm really disappointed with a number of people I follow on Twitter right now.
There's a whole lotta dunking on Musk over this, and I'm really disappointed to see a whole bunch of people saying shit like "I'm not afraid of people looking at my likes, but I know the kind of person that is", and "i don't need this since i'm not a nazi trying to hide a CP addiction".
"If you're not a criminal you don't have anything to hide" is a fascist credo.
I'm certain that Musk hid Likes for the absolute worst of reasons. However, there's a wide range of motivations for people who would like to be able to interact with tweets privately. I imagine there's no shortage of teens growing up in conservative groups who are just testing the waters of disagreeing with the religion they grew up with, and being able to like something without it becoming youth group gossip would be a baby step towards building their own identity.
I'm really disappointed with a number of people I follow on Twitter right now.
