OT: Well, he did it

[okclem]

It's about an individual having the right to speak and an individual having the right to discern for himself what he hears. If social media is too wild west for a person, the person can opt out.

What you think others might not need to hear may offend my definition if what I think others need to hear. Hence, we should not censure lawful free speech. There are limits to free speech such as yelling fire in a crowded theater that come with criminal consequences. If you break those laws or limits, you get to enjoy those consequences.

Thanks for the civics lesson. I didn't know any of these things until you made me aware.

 

[PawJourney]

Thanks for the civics lesson. I didn't know any of these things until you made me aware.

Sorry....the rights in the Bill of Rights are my trigger points. Free speech in particular. Self-appointed (individuals and platform-based) censors are dangerous.

I agree with Bill Maher on the consequences of suppressing free speech - violence bubbles out with actions that cross the line. (I don't agree that Trump gets the Republican nomination. Both the traditional Republicans and Democrats are coming for him.)

Bill Maher: The Paul Pelosi attack is latest in the 'cold civil war'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-paul-pelosi-attack-latest-cold-civil-war

 

[CU Alumnus]

I’m sure Elon will do some good things with the Twitter platform but this is an objectively terrible acquisition. Paying $44b for a company worth about a $13b will be taught in business schools as a cautionary tale.

Also, what investor in their right mind wants Elon’s attention further diluted from an already busy portfolio of businesses? If I own Tesla stock, I absolutely hate this deal.

He has a brilliant mind but needs to get his blood sugar under control. This was a truly bad idea from the get go.

And if you believe he bought Twitter at an exorbitant premium because it’s important to Democracy… well… he is quite a salesman.

I think it was worth more than that when he started the process, but the value went down. He was then forced to buy it at the original price because they argued that he caused the value to go down, or something, when he pulled out of the deal.