cawacko
Well-known member
He has stated he is an absolutist for free speech. How that would look if he ran Twitter I’m not sure. I’m not sure how that would change my experience on Twitter based on the people I follow.
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, take it private
- Thread starter dukkha
- Start date
He has stated he is an absolutist for free speech. How that would look if he ran Twitter I’m not sure. I’m not sure how that would change my experience on Twitter based on the people I follow.
In other words hateful, racist and dangerous misinformation will be allowed. That's my point.
So what happens now?
Well, the world's most accomplished African American has made a bid for total ownership of censorship-loving, ban-happy Twitler.
In cash.
The Twitler BOD is conducting an emergency all hands meeting today.
I won't be surprised if they try everything in their power to reject the offer, since they are ideologues and the far-left employees are in the throes of amusing authoritarian apoplexy.
They don’t want to give up their power to throttle free speech. Twitler management owns almost none of the company they misrule.
But the board of a public company owes absolute fiduciary duty to the shareholders who are not going to get a better offer.
But if they say no, then the company will be in serious play. The world's most successful African American is playing 4 D chess.
The people who do own Twitler are investors in it for the money. The ownership of Twitler is 81% institutional.
Vanguard owns 10.3%, Morgan Stanley 8.1%, Blackrock 6.5%, State Street 4.6%, Aristotle 2.5%. No one else owns much over 2%.
I suspect that Vanguard Morgan Stanley and State Street will all tell the board “Fuck you, pay me.”
If Blackrock joins the party, it's over.
The people who own most of Twitler have the power to call a meeting and either have shareholders ratify the deal or they can fire the Board of Directors and elect a new board who will give them what they want.
Well, the world's most accomplished African American has made a bid for total ownership of censorship-loving, ban-happy Twitler.
In cash.
The Twitler BOD is conducting an emergency all hands meeting today.
I won't be surprised if they try everything in their power to reject the offer, since they are ideologues and the far-left employees are in the throes of amusing authoritarian apoplexy.
They don’t want to give up their power to throttle free speech. Twitler management owns almost none of the company they misrule.
But the board of a public company owes absolute fiduciary duty to the shareholders who are not going to get a better offer.
But if they say no, then the company will be in serious play. The world's most successful African American is playing 4 D chess.
The people who do own Twitler are investors in it for the money. The ownership of Twitler is 81% institutional.
Vanguard owns 10.3%, Morgan Stanley 8.1%, Blackrock 6.5%, State Street 4.6%, Aristotle 2.5%. No one else owns much over 2%.
I suspect that Vanguard Morgan Stanley and State Street will all tell the board “Fuck you, pay me.”
If Blackrock joins the party, it's over.
The people who own most of Twitler have the power to call a meeting and either have shareholders ratify the deal or they can fire the Board of Directors and elect a new board who will give them what they want.
So glad for the ignore function. 
cawacko
Well-known member
If there are no standards or guidelines then yes, everything would be free game. Would that be allowed? I don’t know. Even the Constitution has certain limits on free speech. I don’t know if Musk would go beyond that or not.
But I think it’s more than that. It’s about deplatforming of speech people don’t like by big tech oligarchs. Currently people on the left like it because they kicked off Trump and satire sites like the Babylon Bee. But history has long showed us that what we support today may be used against us in the future. So short term joy becomes long term pain due to unintended consequences.
Really? Then how come people like Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder still have their accounts? Oh yes let's not forget about MTG.
You've been had.
cawacko
Well-known member
I’ve been had? Definitely not following you there. Why should they be kicked off?
See? You've destroyed the narrative about the big tech oligarchs.
He said/she said. Not exactly up to Russian Oligarch standards. Those guys live really high on the hog!
I see no problem with capitalism, comrade Dookie, but understand why you do. Let me know when Elon stops exploring space and starts masturbating with other people's money like this asshole:
How can you support Putin and his Oligarch criminals then bitch about the man most likely to put man on Mars?
How does Musk's money compare to the Russian Oligarch's, comrade Dookie?
Pipe down welfare boy. You constantly show you do not know shit about anything. Evince squared.
I expect that to happen just after Trump wipes off his upper lip when kneeling before Elon Musk sitting on the toilet. Soo...maybe by 2024?
^^^ Figured a gimp like you would appreciate the imagery!
Why do authoritarians like you always hate freedom and want to have a Federal law controlling social media?
or, in your case, 1984;
"WAR IS PEACE," "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY," and "IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH."
...with your addition "CAPITALISM IS MARXISM"
He said/she said. Not exactly up to Russian Oligarch standards. Those guys live really high on the hog!
I see no problem with capitalism, comrade Dookie, but understand why you do. Let me know when Elon stops exploring space and starts masturbating with other people's money like this asshole:
Looks like they're compensating for something.
Looks like they're compensating for something.
Having anything they ever want by robbing the Russian people? Those guys need to be thrown off the fantail into shark infested waters. Let'em swim 3 miles to shore...after being dipped in chum. If they make it, the Gods were merciful. He can live as a beach bum washing his ass off in the ocean. LOL
