True, politics makes Musk a tribalist issue.

Anti-semitism is a real thing, but Israel-Palestine has always made it harder to understand. If it is truly anti-religious or just questioning Israel gov’t and actions.

Seems like a smear of Musk for not siding with Israel and instead calling for a ceasefire or peace.

Looking at the talk Musk had with Lex Fridman.

Thanks for sharing!

Looks like this is the norm now, Technofeudalism is here, goodbye capitalism.

Following the censorship over the years, looks similar to what happened with legacy media (main stream media).

Quote included in post:

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” — C.S. Lewis

In short, the Internet opened the door to a much larger, more diverse, and more vibrant world than I would have otherwise been able to experience; and enabled me to be an active participant in, and contributor to, that world. All of this helped me to learn, and to grow into a more well-rounded person.

In recent years, it seems like the whole world has become more ornery. Maybe that has something to do with the pandemic, or with political disagreements. Whatever the reason, people have become faster to attack, and slower to recognize each other’s shared humanity. One aspect of this has been a constant barrage of attacks on communication services, Omegle included, based on the behavior of a malicious subset of users.

Fear can be a valuable tool, guiding us away from danger. However, fear can also be a mental cage that keeps us from all of the things that make life worth living. Individuals and families must be allowed to strike the right balance for themselves, based on their own unique circumstances and needs. A world of mandatory fear is a world ruled by fear – a dark place indeed.

Unfortunately, what is right doesn’t always prevail. As much as I wish circumstances were different, the stress and expense of this fight – coupled with the existing stress and expense of operating Omegle, and fighting its misuse – are simply too much. Operating Omegle is no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically. Frankly, I don’t want to have a heart attack in my 30s.

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Archive link not working on my end.

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2023%2F10%2F17%2Ftwitter-x-charging-new-users-1-dollar-year-to-tweet%2F

Do you think the bot issue is the real reason?

Many other social media has bots, what is different from all other places?

The elite do use Twitter for politics and news, though. Media people will stay so as to not be out of the loop and others will just be lurkers…

It seems to be a pay wall, for sharing opinions, so I think people will gravitate to supporting certain people that share their views. Hard to tell what will happen though…

Make sure to report so mods can take down.

Amazon hit with antitrust lawsuit by FTC, 17 states

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4223527-amazon-antitrust-lawsuit/

Sad part is people keep believing the propaganda.

Smears keep working, while more of our freedoms are taken away slowly.

Piped video link not working.

Alt. Link for video:

Russell Brand’s CENSORSHIP Campaign Should Frighten You: Max Blumenthal

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=nLfAVKgarLI

report and tag mod?

I stand corrected

I can kind of see what you mean, I think, hahaha

Edit: forgot ewaste link, added dates

Always great to be cautious of corporations and what PR they say until proven otherwise.

At the end of the day profit is the goal of corporations to a certain point.

We decide what we want to support, if they don’t have what you want then you do not buy it.

Louis Rossmann videos on subject:

Fairphone thoughts & commentary with Louis Rossmann [Oct 11, 2021]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLtyrRwGcg

The fairphone reduces ewaste - by removing the headphone jack… [Sep 15, 2022]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdL0StldJM

Why I was wrong about fairphone [Jan 3, 2023]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAogtqyN22M

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Yes, that would be for the best.

Similar to how certain VPN/Mail clients/journalists (due to leaks) and others are in non-western areas.

I am forgetting some…

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Awesome!

Always like people that fight for right to repair!

Anyone know if Louis Rossman and these and other people have done collabs or something similar?

Louis Anthony Rossmann (born November 19, 1988) [2] [3] is an American independent repair technician, YouTuber, and right to repair activist. He is the owner and operator of Rossmann Repair Group in Austin, Texas (formerly New York City ), a computer repair shop established in 2007 which specializes in logic board-level repair of MacBooks.