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| james_s:
--- Quote from: Buriedcode on December 11, 2022, 01:05:23 am ---As he's such a divisive figure, it was pretty clear from the outset that the posters here will either defend him regardless of what he's done, or criticise him (for the obvious things he's done). Those who don't care either way just don't post. I'm still unsure why so many see him as an "engineer" or "inventor". I'm unaware of any actual technical achievements or decisions he has made - he's a businessman. --- End quote --- I don't really feel strongly about him one way or another. I do think he's intelligent and he has certainly made some great accomplishments, whether by developing anything himself, or just having a vision and being skilled as a salesman. I wouldn't personally want to work for him but I don't think he's as great or as terrible as a lot of people think. |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: Buriedcode on December 11, 2022, 01:05:23 am --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on December 08, 2022, 06:58:58 pm --- --- Quote from: Siwastaja on December 08, 2022, 01:13:45 pm ---Note that assburger was the trend diagnosis of late 1990's and early 2000's, AFAIK it has been completely removed from official use as a diagnosis everywhere. (Wikipedia says retired as diagnosis in 2013.) It was always quite iffy as a diagnosis, being some kind of "Autism Lite 2000TM". Many people are like me, they tick quite a few boxes out of assburger diagnosis but not enough to get it. It makes little sense to diagnose people like that, when most of the criteria are more like personality traits everyone has, just more focused and stronger in some. --- End quote --- Yep. Anyway. Now Musk has a mental condition that would expain his very nasty behavior. Is this where the thread is heading? Next step should be to claim that he has a cancer, which would explain everything. :-DD --- End quote --- As he's such a divisive figure, it was pretty clear from the outset that the posters here will either defend him regardless of what he's done, or criticise him (for the obvious things he's done). Those who don't care either way just don't post. I'm still unsure why so many see him as an "engineer" or "inventor". I'm unaware of any actual technical achievements or decisions he has made - he's a businessman. --- End quote --- I hope you know it's possible to agree with a person on some things, yet disagree with them on others. Elon reducing censorship and clamping down of child porn on Twitter is great, but that doesn't mean I agree with him on everything. |
| Ranayna:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on December 11, 2022, 11:05:43 am ---Elon reducing censorship and clamping down of child porn on Twitter is great --- End quote --- I heard this claim often here in this thread, and also elsewhere. But always unsourced. So: What are credible sources to this alleged clamping down? |
| tom66:
Well, he's definitely reduced censorship by sacking off most of the moderation teams, and all(?) of the "Trust & Safety" team (whether you agree on that being 'good' or 'bad' is another matter) |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: Ranayna on December 11, 2022, 12:16:59 pm --- --- Quote from: Zero999 on December 11, 2022, 11:05:43 am ---Elon reducing censorship and clamping down of child porn on Twitter is great --- End quote --- I heard this claim often here in this thread, and also elsewhere. But always unsourced. So: What are credible sources to this alleged clamping down? --- End quote --- Yep. I made your argument, too. Apparently, his promises to do more than the (obviously) insufficient response from pre-Elon Twitter is enough to garner adulation, regardless of what they actually end up doing. --- Quote from: tom66 on December 11, 2022, 12:23:15 pm ---Well, he's definitely reduced censorship by sacking off most of the moderation teams, and all(?) of the "Trust & Safety" team (whether you agree on that being 'good' or 'bad' is another matter) --- End quote --- Yeah, I said that too, and was admonished that it’s supposedly a different team… ::) |
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