People need to hold X to a higher standard. We should never settle. And no one should trust Elon or make him into a messiah. He is a flawed dude with his own self interests. I am certainly glad he bought Twitter. But now he needs to up his game and defend the first amendment.
"Narrative: “Entities are boycotting X. Therefore, X is a paragon of "free speech" supporting virtue.” "
What you have here is known as an 'appeal to adversity fallacy'.
The logic takes the form of: 'X is being opposed by Y; Y is nearly always wrong, so X is always right'.
It is nothing more than a re-hash of Duo-politics psychological warfare tactics. I swung by to give you a link to an article where I detail how it works:
I have not trusted X/Twitter in years and didn’t have an account. I have given it a bit of a chance after Musk purchased it and when he supposedly released the chains that bound it. Yet, I have learned that Musk is a rather sketchy character. So, X has had that little chance and lately I’ve felt it had run its course. I have been threatening to delete it for several days. It’s ironic that “Where are the numbers”, whom I follow, writes about shadow banning and then I read your comment and then your post. Both have convinced me that now is the time to delete my account and X for good. I feel a bit sad about it though because there are a lot of great voices there and wonderful religious leaders, clergy, and the like all lumped together in one place. But…I just don’t like X’s dirty underbelly.
Thanks for commenting. I can understand wanting to delete, or wanting to keep. My feeling is that as long as we don't let ourselves be beguiled into forgettng that X does censor, there is still value in having an address book of sorts which at least enables one to seek out and hear various accounts we value.
People need to hold X to a higher standard. We should never settle. And no one should trust Elon or make him into a messiah. He is a flawed dude with his own self interests. I am certainly glad he bought Twitter. But now he needs to up his game and defend the first amendment.
Precisely. And deliver on the transparency he promised with regard to which posts and which accounts are being suppressed.
Just found this C.J Hopkins essay talking about the delta between the claims and the reality back in August: https://cjhopkins.substack.com/p/the-free-speech-twitter-psyop
Great! Look forward to reviewing . . . .
"Narrative: “Entities are boycotting X. Therefore, X is a paragon of "free speech" supporting virtue.” "
What you have here is known as an 'appeal to adversity fallacy'.
The logic takes the form of: 'X is being opposed by Y; Y is nearly always wrong, so X is always right'.
It is nothing more than a re-hash of Duo-politics psychological warfare tactics. I swung by to give you a link to an article where I detail how it works:
https://thedailybeagle.substack.com/p/what-robbers-cave-can-teach-you-about
I'm extremely critical of Elon Mask and his cronyism.
I notice he's being pushed further and further back as we gain ground, however.
Very much appreciated that article. Thank you.
Insights on Twixter's speech/reach issue:
> https://workflowy.com/s/beyond-covid-19/SoQPdY75WJteLUYx#/e046639bae5a
More on Elon:
> https://workflowy.com/#/f75740326d3a
I have not trusted X/Twitter in years and didn’t have an account. I have given it a bit of a chance after Musk purchased it and when he supposedly released the chains that bound it. Yet, I have learned that Musk is a rather sketchy character. So, X has had that little chance and lately I’ve felt it had run its course. I have been threatening to delete it for several days. It’s ironic that “Where are the numbers”, whom I follow, writes about shadow banning and then I read your comment and then your post. Both have convinced me that now is the time to delete my account and X for good. I feel a bit sad about it though because there are a lot of great voices there and wonderful religious leaders, clergy, and the like all lumped together in one place. But…I just don’t like X’s dirty underbelly.
Thanks for your post.
Thanks for commenting. I can understand wanting to delete, or wanting to keep. My feeling is that as long as we don't let ourselves be beguiled into forgettng that X does censor, there is still value in having an address book of sorts which at least enables one to seek out and hear various accounts we value.
Good point! Thanks!