@davetroy There is the quip about libertarians being like cats: convinced to be independent but in reality fully dependent.

@jentaub Those billionaires prefer living in a decent country with the rule of law rather than at the mercy of a dictator.

@benjaminwittes is it too paranoid to hypothesize Mr. Musk was instructed to buy Twitter to deprive the forces of reason of a means of communication? It is at least a rational explanation for how bad he is running the company.

@JeremyNewberger G
Has a distinct Mel Brooks vibe to it.

@kairyssdal The Ponzi scheme is collapsing. The early ones made all the money, as usual.

@davetroy An interesting article. One problem the new media have facilitated is the very human tendency for confirmation bias and the aversion of admitting a mistake. It has become even easier to avoid unwanted truths, something that has contributed (imho) quite a lot to polarization and popularity of conspiracy theories or just outright falsehoods.

@JeremyNewberger You have a head start. You know, when Twitter disintegrates under the spoilt brat's mismanagement.