Over on the disinformation platform, its owner Elon Musk claims “Hitler was a socialist, therefore all socialists are Hitler”.

This post got 111 million views and apart from his claim being factually incorrect, it also shows that politicians of the remaining free countries should not support his social medium by posting there, because it is not about promoting free and informed dialogue — it is about spreading false myths using an algorithm design by Elon Musk to benefit Elon Musk.

@randahl

a good example of a totalitarian nightmare country is the *democratic* people's *republic* of korea. the DPRK. north korea

therefore all *democracies* and *republics* are totalitarian nightmare countries

how am i doing?

it's got "democratic" and "republic" right there in the name of the country

i mean, screw critical thinking skills and realizing words can be lies or twisted aspects of historical change

(i joke, but there are millions who "think" on this level of "analysis")

@benroyce
The latter is sadly true, but do we really think Musk is stupid enough to be among these?
Granted he's deluded, but he's mostly evil.
@randahl

@Eetschrijver @randahl

it's the same formulation when you see that reply guy make that sort of comment we all know and "love":

is this person a fucking idiot? or do they think they're a clever troll?

same with musk/ thiel/ trump/ putin/ etc:

is he stupid? or is he evil?

i've come to realize that it does not matter, and we should stop trying to figure it out. we treat them the same way either way

@benroyce
I definitely agree it makes no difference for the result. However, it could require a different strategy when fighting this poison. But my take is that Musk isn't stupid -- he's banking on the Twatter community being pretty obtuse on average, and rightly so.
@randahl

@Eetschrijver @randahl

and thus

we are here on mastodon

away from the zombie cesspit

@benroyce @Eetschrijver @randahl

Musk calling May day
Zombies thrash in the cesspit
Mastodon's better

There. Now it's a Haiku

@rozeboosje
From chagrin great poetry is born.

There. Now it's an aphorism.
@benroyce @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

"helaas pindakaas"
said the american fool
the dutchman grimaced

@benroyce
I was wondering
When this would show up again
The wait was not long
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

good conversation?
yes, that is nice. however
annoyance is fun!

@benroyce
Getting in the mood
You might think this is a good thing
But it's for bloodshed
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

De arme trol stond
met open mond. "Ik dacht dat
dit een feestje was."

@benroyce
Perplexity struck.
Dutch phrase without pindakaas:
Was this really Ben?
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

Batavia, yes?
That is a one hour drive
From me in New York

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia,_New_York

Batavia, New York - Wikipedia

@benroyce
Crowds were gathering.
This was quite the novelty:
A haiku battle!
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

Eurovision? Ha!
Mastodon Haiku battle?
Now we are jamming!

@benroyce
"America douze points"
Enthusiasm gripped the crowds:
No room for boycotts.
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

The Dutch in Japan:
Centuries of key status
Yet their Haiku sucks

@benroyce
Syllables went astray
The blow below the belt
Hit hard as intended
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

americans are jerks
dutch haiku is rich like a...
bad yankee diet

🤭

https://thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/items/show/776

@benroyce
It went unnoticed:
The number of the beast was
Just a lost scansion
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver @rozeboosje @randahl

dutchman uses hard
english words. american
instruction failed me

@benroyce
Icecream! Soda pops!
Was this the intermission?
Time really does fly.
@rozeboosje @randahl

@Eetschrijver
This whole thread started
With a mad quote from Elon
Now it’s much better 😀

@benroyce @rozeboosje @randahl

@mkoek
A random thought here :
Is haiku stronger than musk ?
Hope springs eternal.
@benroyce @rozeboosje @randahl