To understand Elon Musk, many have suggested he was either bullied in high school or, alternatively, not bullied enough.
Either way, he doesn't know how to handle it. https://veryfineday.substack.com/p/elon-musk-cannot-handle-bullies
NEW: Global emissions are actually getting a lot worse.
• There is a 50 percent chance that planet Earth could warm by 1.5º celsius within the next nine years.
• If humanity were to even consider a life beyond the next decade or so, scientists say it would have to be one without coal and gas
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7z5zz/global-emissions-are-actually-getting-a-lot-worse
Kinda romantic, in a way, that Twitter - a platform built by the media - would go out the same way so many media brands have already: a private equity dude rocking up, stripping for parts, and pushing for the leanest, monetizable version of things.
To hell with quality.
#TwitterMigration #internetculture #technology #news #Twitter
This was sent to all #twitter staff by an outgoing member of the legal / privacy team. WILD.
“Elon has shown that his only priority with twitter users is how to monetize them.”
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451198/twitter-ftc-elon-musk-lawyer-changes-fine-warning
This type of rampant impersonation and misinfo on the primary social platform for news is not going to end well.
#technology #tech #twitter #twittermigration #elon #TwitterMigrate #news #journalist
HERE IS MY NEWSLETTER IT IS ABOUT LIVING ON THE INTERNET (MOSTLY BAD).