May 19, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said: Pretty naive to think the strong personal beliefs of a micromanager like Musk won't bleed into the way in which the company he owns is run. No different than people criticizing Zuckerberg for ardently keeping his personal life private and being irritable with journalists while running a company that exhaustively mines the personal data of all its users. I don't know that I'd characterize Musk as a micromanager. Sometimes he's meddlesome. But mostly he asks the possibles on the extremes of his subordinates and maintains those high expectations, welcoming people to walk if they can't take it. Radical candor as a way of life. I'm generally a fan.
May 19, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, 20dawk4life said: It’s a stretch that a guy wanting free speech on social media is going to silence just one side. Good try though. Well isn't that why people were all bent out of shape in the first place? Because Twitter wasn't politically neutral enough allegedly? If you're struggling with understanding my point, just imagine the optics if Jack Dorsey was saying what Musk is saying publicly.
May 19, 20223 yr Author 3 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Well isn't that why people were all bent out of shape in the first place? Because Twitter wasn't politically neutral enough? If you're struggling with understanding my point, just imagine if Jack Dorsey was saying Musk is saying publicly. No people were bent out of shape because Twitter was "censoring the right”. That is the neutrality I believe musk is stating he will bring.
May 19, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I don't know that I'd characterize Musk as a micromanager. Sometimes he's meddlesome. But mostly he asks the possibles on the extremes of his subordinates and maintains those high expectations, welcoming people to walk if they can't take it. Radical candor as a way of life. I'm generally a fan. Meh, I feel like he's good at convincing others to share in his perception of things more than anything else. A bit overrated from a technical aspect. In that vein, I think he's more like Jobs than Woz. I respect guys like the latter way more than the former.
May 19, 20223 yr Just now, 20dawk4life said: No people were bent out of shape because Twitter was "censoring the right”. That is the neutrality I believe musk is stating he will bring. They were censoring idiots spreading misinformation and inciting violence. That it was predominantly done by "the right" is incidental. But regardless, that's exactly what I said, they weren't perceived as being politically neutral enough.
May 19, 20223 yr Author 2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: They were censoring idiots spreading misinformation and inciting violence. That it was predominantly done by "the right" is incidental. But regardless, that's exactly what I said, they weren't perceived as being politically neutral enough. Yea they were claimed to have been censoring the right because we saw antifa, blm and other left scumbags be allowed to remain while right wing scumbags were "censored”. Musk claiming he will turn republican and then allowing trolls from both sides to be on Twitter is equality.
May 19, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said: Yea they were claimed to have been censoring the right because we saw antifa, blm and other left scumbags be allowed to remain while right wing scumbags were "censored”. Musk claiming he will turn republican and then allowing trolls from both sides to be on Twitter is equality. Sure, that was the perception of what was happening. And I'll concede that perception is, of course, everything when it comes to public trust as Musk alludes to. As such, the owner calling the shots taking strong political stances on social media contradicts his own statements on the best way to engender public trust in the very same company he's buying. You can argue all you want that the public should know better than to assume an owner or CEO's personal opinions aren't reflective of the company they run, but the reality is that they are very much entwined. It's the same reason why parents blow a gasket over what teachers post on their personal social media and why corporations mandate training for employees to be mindful that what they post on social media can be reflective of the company and its brand. Remember when the eagles fined desean for posting anti-sematic stuff on Instagram? That's because the team didn't want his personal opinions to be perceived by the public as being part of their brand.
May 19, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said: Yea they were claimed to have been censoring the right because we saw antifa, blm and other left scumbags be allowed to remain while right wing scumbags were "censored”. Musk claiming he will turn republican and then allowing trolls from both sides to be on Twitter is equality. absolutely
May 20, 20223 yr Author 21 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Sure, that was the perception of what was happening. And I'll concede that perception is, of course, everything when it comes to public trust as Musk alludes to. As such, the owner calling the shots taking strong political stances on social media contradicts his own statements on the best way to engender public trust in the very same company he's buying. You can argue all you want that the public should know better than to assume an owner or CEO's personal opinions aren't reflective of the company they run, but the reality is that they are very much entwined. It's the same reason why parents blow a gasket over what teachers post on their personal social media and why corporations mandate training for employees to be mindful that what they post on social media can be reflective of the company and its brand. Remember when the eagles fined desean for posting anti-sematic stuff on Instagram? That's because the team didn't want his personal opinions to be perceived by the public as being part of their brand. Ok all of that to say nothing that has anything to do with Musk not censoring people he disagrees with on Twitter.
May 20, 20223 yr Just now, 20dawk4life said: Ok all of that to say nothing that has anything to do with Musk not censoring people he disagrees with on Twitter. Yea, I think we keep talking past each other at this point. Not sure there's another way to drive home my point about how perception is directly related to public trust.
May 20, 20223 yr Author 18 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Yea, I think we keep talking past each other at this point. Not sure there's another way to drive home my point about how perception is directly related to public trust. It’s simple. Musk isn’t worried about perception. He’s worried about reality. So in reality he won’t be banning just one side and will treat each side equally.
May 20, 20223 yr Just now, 20dawk4life said: It’s simple. Musk isn’t worried about perception. He’s worried about reality. So in reality he won’t be banning just one side and will treat each side equally. Well he should be because perception and trust are inextricably linked. As a public figure, if people perceive you to be a hypocrite or petty or just a deceptive person in general, they're not gonna trust you regardless of how trustworthy you may be in fact be in reality.
May 20, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, TEW said: Little bit of everything in there The replies I've also seen people in the UK have "America parties" wearing hip hop style clothes, Nike and drinking from red solo cups.
May 20, 20223 yr Can confirm that my european colleagues would view things like blue jeans, bbq ribs, and red solo cups as being uniquely American things they would want to see first hand when they came for a visit.
May 20, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Talkingbirds said: Most jobs were created in Red States with Florida and Texas leading the way, and we're still about 1.5 million jobs below February of 2020 levels
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