De Irish Times 'all men are bastards' thread

[gaffer falls]

My wife gets angry at the woman on Google maps. She says she is the only woman that will tell me what to do, talk about coercive control

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Women nagging us until we watch the tv show they want to watch.


Coercive remote control.

 

[Orchard thief]

Women nagging us until we watch the tv show they want to watch.


Coercive remote control.

Women nagging us to do joined-up-writing.

Cursive control.

 

[fed up]

She wants me to be more considerate

Coercive control.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Quite the angry rant from the Irish Times.

The Irish Times view on Twitter and Elon Musk: a public space in private hands

The world’s richest man is standing against the tide of history at a time when governments are rightly trying to regulate the output of the digital giants

www.irishtimes.com

They don't seem to like the idea of free speech for the average Joe.


Sounds like Catfish Mulally

 

[Matlock]

Quite the angry rant from the Irish Times.

The Irish Times view on Twitter and Elon Musk: a public space in private hands

The world’s richest man is standing against the tide of history at a time when governments are rightly trying to regulate the output of the digital giants

www.irishtimes.com

They don't seem to like the idea of free speech for the average Joe.


Sounds like Catfish Mulally

Is it really free speech though?

Previously Jack Dorsey had to answer to the board, who had to answer to the shareholders, who had to answer to the SCC.

Now, Elon Musk owns it 100% so he has to answer to pretty much no one.

That isn't free speech so much as "free speech to those that Elon Musk decides can have it".

I don't think this is a victory for the average Joe at all.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Is it really free speech though?

Previously Jack Dorsey had to answer to the board, who had to answer to the shareholders, who had to answer to the SCC.

Now, Elon Musk owns it 100% so he has to answer to pretty much no one.

That isn't free speech so much as "free speech to those that Elon Musk decides can have it".

I don't think this is a victory for the average Joe at all.

That isn't much different to what Dorsey and his minions were doing.

 

[Matlock]

That isn't much different to what Dorsey and his minions were doing.

Maybe so. I don't generally like twitter as a platform so I don't engage with it much.

Do you see it improving under Musk's control?

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Maybe so. I don't generally like twitter as a platform so I don't engage with it much.

Do you see it improving under Musk's control?

It depends on what side of the fence you fall on, I generally read a lot of political commentary there, some I agree with, some I don't. But I like to read it regardless and people shouldn't be silenced because of the political divide they fall on. Twitter did this in the last American election and was quite blatant about.
Trump deserved to be banned for incitement around the Capitol riots but equally so does the dude from Iran who's name escapes me, what he did was as bad if not worse and nothing happened. Twitter banned people for what they say on other platforms, podcasts etc, that goes beyond their remit if you ask me.
By the way I would be of the same opinion on this site, I see morons hearing calling for the likes of Rebels or lately King Silkbeard to banned because of the differing (if not mental opinions) Take them on and prove them wrong with facts or ignore them but running to Mammy to complain is pathetic.

If Musk get's rid of the bots and it was rumoured that you will need to prove identity before registering then these are two big improvements.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Is it really free speech though?

Previously Jack Dorsey had to answer to the board, who had to answer to the shareholders, who had to answer to the SCC.

Now, Elon Musk owns it 100% so he has to answer to pretty much no one.

That isn't free speech so much as "free speech to those that Elon Musk decides can have it".

I don't think this is a victory for the average Joe at all.

Yes.