• g0nz0li0@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Elon sees himself as a truth teller discovering and interpreting information that is outside the mainstream, using his deep and savvy knowledge of the world to understand what is and isn’t important or relevant and using his platform to promote it. He thinks he’s the only person with the courage to speak the truth.

    In reality he’s just the 2024 equivalent of a boomer forwarding stupid email chains from his inbox without the slightest inclination to confirm what he’s posting or ability to tell the real world from obvious fakery.

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      3 months ago

      without the slightest inclination to confirm what he’s posting or ability to tell the real world from obvious fakery.

      That’s not fair, they came with blue checkmarks!

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      3 months ago

      He changed the algorithm to boost far right trolls, and he gets tricked by it himself, repeatedly sharing obviously fake stories from obscure accounts.

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        3 months ago

        “Tricked” implies that he cares if it’s true or not.

        He’s not being tricked any more than Rupert Murdock is tricked by the stories his company promotes.

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      3 months ago

      Oh God you just made me realize that he’s not a boomer and a gen x like me. Flying spaghetti monster help our generation.

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      In reality he’s just the 2024 equivalent of a boomer forwarding stupid email chains from his inbox without the slightest inclination to confirm what he’s posting or ability to tell the real world from obvious fakery.

      Oh. Israel worship mail from my grandma. Actually a bit sad she stopped forwarding me those. I think I’ve commented on some of them without removing the CC, maybe that’s the reason.