LDSGator

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-actively-searching-for-a-new-twitter-ceo-sources-say.html The circus continues.

Sorry it’s happening bro. Remember that just because the ward is broken up doesn’t mean friendships have to end. I only say that because I’ve seen things like that happen in the church.

What do they call a pretty girl in Tallahassee? A tourist. 😉

I doubt that. I always thought I disappointed my old man because he was a good athlete when he was younger and I never had an once of athletic talent. When I told him that I thought I disappointed him he looked at me like I was crazy. Never crossed his mind.

I have never seen a CEO/business owner do this. I just can’t shake the feeling that he’s playing with people and laughing at how stupid we all are.

Thanks, I had no clue. I thought bad things only happened on the ground. 9/11? All made up. Korean Airline 007? Same thing. Now go tell that to the FAA. Who publishes this stuff. Which I’ve been watching all day off and on. It’s actually quite fascinating. And If he is so worried about his safety, maybe he shouldn’t post things like this: I’m not a personal security expert but announcing you won’t be leaving a non moving building for 24+ hours seems far more dangerous than some kid tracking your plane. Right, it's all about “privacy” and “doxxing.” He’s lying to you.

…and it looks like Musk has lifted the ban on the guy who “doxxed” him. https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-allows-return-of-some-suspended-twitter-accounts-who-allegedly-doxxed-his-location?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwAR3ne0kqpa_N_wUi6sYtYdOlC5I0NmXXQ3GT-dZQCE4ImlO7jo8J6ufCwPA

The doxxing issue is fascinating to me because I’m still not sure “releasing” something that is public record and easily accessible is considered “doxxing”. Also, with Musk being a celebrity it complicates it a little bit more. You can’t call for attention than hang up when you get attention you don’t like.

https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-twitter-suspends-another-195922824.html Now it seems he’s blocking people out of spite. Which is fine, it’s his platform. I’d do the same thing too. But don’t claim to be a free speech absolutist if you’ll do this. If George Soros bought Twitter and did this, I’m very skeptical that we’d all be this sympathetic.

Maybe, but I’m old school. It’s just more sad than anything else to see that family estrangement. I don’t care who began it. Really, really sad.

While I do understand your POV, and I don’t disagree with it….I’m not sure tracking a plane is “doxxing”. I am not in the ATC world but isn’t that stuff already public and easily accessible? I could be wrong. Like you I am uncomfortable with it though.

I’m sure it happens, but I don't think it happens as much as people think it does. I imagine it would take a lot for a parent to cut off communication with their child. That's harsh. Sometimes, it’s the choice of the adult offspring to cut ties with their parents instead. 😞

Fair enough. Some famous comedian (Don Rickles, Joan Rivers…) said in order to be a good insult comic, your first target has to be yourself.

No I wouldn’t. Oh, agree. Jokes about my beliefs aren’t funny, jokes about yours are fair game.

It’s a really light joke. You’ve got to be pretty thin skinned to take offense to it.

He even said that he wished his “fiercest critics” to remain on Twitter, then goes about banning them. You won’t like this @Godless, but he’s acting like a leftist here. They love to talk about “open debate” as long as you basically agree with them. Musk is doing exactly that. Debate is fine, as long as you agree with him. Just to be clear, there’s a huge difference between “leftist” and “liberal” and yes, the MAGA set acts the same way. They just scream in rage or use name calling. Like a leftist.

I understand that, and even though I’m sympathetic to that view, I do still see it differently. In a few years Tiktok will be totally normal, people will forget about the China thing, and they’ll move in to worrying about something else.

All great points.

If it works for someone, great-but I pray to God that I never end up a walking cliche like that.

I’m sorry, I just think it’s silliness. It’s human nature to get to a certain age, flip a switch and complain about things without self awareness or historical awareness. Are certain things gross and immoral? Of course, but it’s been that way since we crawled out of the primordial ooze 😉

You know that people have said that since the dawn of time right? https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/amp/

To be clear, they are certainly spying on us, just not your average American. This paranoia we have isn’t healthy.

1) welcome back my friend. We missed you here. 2) uh, no. My brother is literally in China right now. We’ve had long, in depth conversations over Facebook about Chinese politics, their Covid shutdowns, Taiwan, you name it. They aren't spying on him-an American in China. They aren’t spying on us either.

This might shatter some dreams, but virtually no one who uses Tiktok is interesting enough for China to spy on. Could they be spying on us? You betcha, but no in China cares about the 87.00$ in your checking account and the cat videos you share.