Randahl FinkFeb 23

In the age of disinformation, this is the most important episode of Last Week Tonight yet.

John Oliver uncovers how Elon Musk took over Twitter and began funding accounts who spread disinformation, creating movements that cause serious trouble in the real world based on Twitter falsehoods — even causing the Trump regime to launch security operations based on conspiracy theories invented by random Twitter users.

https://youtu.be/p7ZG_xWYLzI?si=h_sQbBJzmI7rTqXF

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Show threadFossThoughtFeb 23
@randahl This is how Elon's stumbling answer about "collective consciousness" struck me.
Just as 30-40 trillion cells all come together to create one human being, several billion people also can come together to create one "Earth-entity". Of course there are different kinds of cells: skin cells, blood cells, brain cells, etc.
He loves the idea of considering himself a brain cell because the brain controls the body. He thinks he should do the "thinking" for us.
He strives to answer non-arrogantly
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell

@FossThought @randahl

Star Trek next generation made the Borg much more appealing

YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED

Feb 23 at 5:32pmWeb
Show threadbrandoncareyFeb 23

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

Pros:
- free health care
- free living accomodations
- free nutrition
- automatic job placement

Cons:
- captain Janeway
- no upward mobility
- itchy rash from vinyl outfit