Jeffrey BelkDec 18, 2022
Ed Bott

One of the greatest "How it started/how it's going" examples, EVER.

(via Peter Kafka)

Dec 18, 2022 at 7:46pmWeb
Show threadEd BottDec 18, 2022
Oh. My. God.
Show threadEd BottDec 18, 2022
How it's going RIGHT NOW ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️
Show threadmary angela perna✅Dec 18, 2022
@edbott I keep saying that we’re gonna get to the point where we realize that Elon musk is just another Elizabeth Holmes. A liar, charlatan & fraud lmao
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Dec 19, 2022
@maryangelaperna1 @edbott You are right of course. That's if Elizabeth Holmes had been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. I have more respect for her grift because she started with less help. Oh, and that apsrtheid angle of Elons is a little messy.
Show threadMichael MartinezDec 18, 2022
@edbott Join us for the epic conclusion of, "Let's give him a chance!"
Show threadEd BottDec 18, 2022
@michaelmartinez LOLOLOL
Show threadBethanDec 18, 2022
@edbott also a great example of someone I’m unlikely to ever follow 🙂
Show threadTarkusDec 18, 2022
@edbott Remarkable.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDDec 18, 2022
@edbott Disappointing. I used to consider Graham smart and perceptive. Now I am not even tempted to search for his Johnny handle.
Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Dec 19, 2022
@martinvermeer @edbott omg Johnny handle 💀
Show threadPhil NelsonDec 18, 2022
@edbott @will 😂
Show threadGlenn FleishmanDec 18, 2022
@edbott He’s always my example of the least-tolerant person who believes he’s absolutely tolerant; somebody who likes to claim he can’t have biases when exhibiting them. So this is, oh, beyond perfection.
Show threadkurtshDec 18, 2022
@glennf @edbott 💯! Oh my God, Glenn put into words exactly the problem with this clown before I could even reply. <stands and applauds>
Show threadEugeneDec 18, 2022
@glennf @edbott an expert who KNOWS they’re immune to Dunning-Kruger.
Show threadUmaisDec 19, 2022
@glennf @edbott Do you have any examples of PG doing that?
Show threadJoeChipDec 18, 2022
@edbott
It's now becoming apparent that Musk didn't actually run these companies. Management assembled whole teams to run interference against EM's more irrational and hare-brained schemes, much as Trump's henchmen did. Musk's real talent lay in arbitraging regulatory agencies, playing to Congress, and clawing govt contracts.
Show threadkurtshDec 18, 2022
@JoeChip @edbott Pardon me, but Elmo's image was known to be a fraud well before (esp. by anyone that's worked with/under him)...
...but all that was sadly drowned out / shouted down by social fanboi-ism, EV fanatics & ignorant armchair libertarians.
...Elmo thought he could control perception like a dictator, so he bought Twitter. 😢
Show threadscott fDec 19, 2022
@kurtsh can you link the creator of this video?
Show threadkurtshDec 19, 2022
@scott Sorry, I don't know who it is. It was passed on to me from someone on TikTok a bit ago & I don't use TikTok so...
Show threadNastyyyDec 19, 2022
@kurtsh Have you worked for him? It’s really lame that it seems like everyone’s focus is on Elon Musk and/or Twitter. Everyone who left Twitter and joined Mastodon did so because they were tired of him. Yet here we are wasting time and energy talking about both. Everyone needs to just move on, the market has provided an alternative so enjoy it. It kind of gives me the vibe of Reddit & Twitter had a baby and Mastodon was born.
Show threadkurtshDec 19, 2022
@Nastyyy Mastodon empowers you to filter hashtags & keywords like "Elon Musk" or "# Twitter" for just this scenario. Here's a pointer to help you out... enjoy Mastodon! 😁 https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moderating/
Dealing with unwanted content - Mastodon documentation

Control what you see, for a more comfortable social media experience.

Show threadNastyyyDec 20, 2022
@kurtsh I understand that but that was not my point at all. I don’t have an issue. I’m just watching others have an issue(s). It’s just really silly.
Show threadCris FrancoDec 18, 2022
@edbott lol it’s so entertaining to watch
Show threadxcudDec 18, 2022
@edbott For the curious: @paulg
Show threadHalf Cocked LawDec 18, 2022
@xcud @edbott @paulg thanks, now I can mute him before I see another dumb post.
Show threadConstantine ☑️Dec 18, 2022
@edbott he’s been given too much credit for nothing 😉
Show threadRumblestiltskinDec 18, 2022
@edbott
Even with this original comment I hope he starts commenting here. I like a lot of his ideas.
Show threadAndy SmithDec 18, 2022
@edbott Incredibly rare in the wild example of Paul Graham Fucking Around then accepting that he has Found Out.
Show threadJohn R Smith JnrDec 18, 2022
@edbott
*ultimate-chefs-kiss.gif*
Show threadEmDec 18, 2022
@edbott one month!
Show threadChris BrownDec 18, 2022
@edbott #ThisAgedWell #LeopardsAteTheirFace Have to love it when the reap what they sow.
Akkoma

Show threadTobias KremkauDec 18, 2022
@paulg This is for you. 😘
Show threadRynoldaDec 18, 2022
@edbott unreal
Show threadstndrdnicknameDec 18, 2022
@edbott "I give up" lmao
Show threadJ.H.NoyesDec 18, 2022
@edbott
At least he came to his senses.
Show threadEd BottDec 18, 2022
@noyes Yes, although it's not exactly like he's joined the resistance.
Show threadBob MorrisDec 18, 2022
@edbott Twitter could end up like Tumblr did. Nearly destroyed by idiots. Then WordPress bought it for $3 million, and revived it.
Show threadMissPlacedDec 18, 2022
@edbott hahahaha
Show threaddr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧Dec 18, 2022
@edbott Twitter is the first company he's actually run.
Show threadBlakeDDec 18, 2022
@edbott wow. I was sure the Silicon Valley VCs would blame users versus Elon for the Twitter collapse…
Show threadLydiaemilyDec 18, 2022
@edbott 😂
Show threadBenj EdwardsDec 18, 2022
@edbott Delicious
Show threadMicahDec 18, 2022
@edbott still suspending disbelief I see
Btw this is what quote tweets were invented for
https://mas.to/@paulg/109536542792559441
Paul Graham (@[email protected])

I haven't "left Twitter." I just don't want to keep using it while it's banning links to other sites. Plus given the way things are going, it seemed like a good time to learn more about Mastodon.

mas.to
Show threadVelvetAlexDec 18, 2022
@edbott He's a fickle white dude bro. They're almost always hypocritical.
Show threadhoaxDec 18, 2022
@edbott A month, yikes. There's a few pro-twitter people who were dumping on Mastodon here now. Humble pie is the dish of the day.
Show threadkurtshDec 18, 2022
@edbott HAHAHA
"Blahblahfingerwagpompousbothsidestalkyouguysthinkyouknowbetterthan... OMGWTFBBQSAUUUCETORCHESANDPITCHFOLKSIMOUTTAHERE!"
...the best hypocrisy is condesending hypocrisy.
Show threadPeerfanDec 18, 2022
@edbott 😂
Show threadNafiul IslamDec 18, 2022
@edbott he took long enough.
Show threadVysogotaDec 18, 2022
@edbott btw it's @[email protected], remind him of this
Show threadKarl StanleyDec 18, 2022
@edbott I’ve been in tech since the 90s and have been following Paul Graham for much of it. He very cleverly worked out how to sell shovels in a gold rush, but he is wrong way more often than he is right (of course, this isn’t a problem in VC as long as you manage your ticket size well). I’m not surprised he was bamboozled by Elmo - these guys have been breathing each others farts for years.
Show threadImogen ArmadaDec 18, 2022
@edbott 😂
Show threadChiselerNeilDec 18, 2022
@edbott
So sad that @[email protected] isn't a thing.
...
(It isn't, is it?)
Show threadmaggie_pdxDec 18, 2022
@edbott and scene...
Show threadbdonnellyDec 18, 2022
@edbott LOL
Show threadHelen KennedyDec 18, 2022
@edbott the update is even more 😚 👌
Show threadLydiaSniderDec 18, 2022
@edbott the final installment -- he's been suspended
Show threadspider623 Dec 18, 2022

@edbott

@Chris

he what? he fired the ones that led Tesla, can't make new car models, let alone a robot, he NEVER led space X, the times he did the rockets broke...

Show threadChris ColemanDec 18, 2022
@edbott @cmscy Paul Graham is a notorious tool. This is simply highlighting that fact.
Show threadDave 🧱 Dec 18, 2022
@edbott with a u-turn like that Paul should become a uk politician 😂