Understanding Libertarianism in the Current Moment
This is not about every libertarian. However, the basic tenets of libertarianism draw some people with poor social impulses and instincts.
Tagged: Twitter
Outrage: To Love “A Good Hate”
In these circumstances, outrage sells even better, and it seems to be a race to the bottom in terms of stoking public anger.
Twitter Moves From Moderation to Free Speech And Back Again
Elon is acting like an authoritarian…But that’s okay. Twitter is still a private company. It does, however, make Musk a hypocrite.
My First Monday Without Twitter
Without Twitter my source of information is about to change. I sat down to drink coffee and eat breakfast and wondered about… Twitter.
Betrayed by the Doge King: Elon Musk, Twitter, and Tesla
The Real Reason Elon Musk Tried to Buy Twitter, and Why He Will Lose in Court. Was it all about Tesla stock all along?
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
There are a number of hurdles Musk has to clear before he swaps $45b in imaginary Tesla value for $45b in imaginary Twitter value.
Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Read It For Yourself
President Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to restoration of his accounts and overturn Section 230
Within the Sarcophagus of Virtue
What about forgiveness? Who has the power to forgive Freddie deBoer? More importantly, who has the authority to forgive him?
Drinking Cheap Vodka Will Kill You: A Twitter Parable
That’s the sentence that sent me to a 12-hour Twitter time-out so I could cool my heels and think about all the harm I wished to inflict.
But My Group Wants to Parler All The Time, Parler All The Time
Is the latest Twexit to Parler really the changing of the social media guard, or is something else going on here?
Pity Parler
These former Twitter brands have found an audience receptive to their bloviating on Parler. Wonderful. And also, how boring.
In Case You Missed It, It Isn’t 2009: Pandemics Then and Now
The biggest difference between the current coronavirus and comparisons to H1N1 in 2009 isn’t who is president, or the media. It’s us.
What’s Six Orders of Magnitude Between Friends
At some point, the media is going to have to learn how to properly use social media
Everyone Seemingly Loves Them Some “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself”
Over at Arc Digital, Derek Robertson takes a view on the “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” meme/trope/battlecry that is everywhere these days, both on the internet and spilling over to real life.
Twitter to Ban Political Advertisements
Twitter announces it will ban all paid political advertisements.
So, How Much is My Privacy Worth to Me?
I’ll admit, I don’t worry a lot about my privacy. But is there a limit to what I’m willing to share?
Tuna Pizza, the Spice of Social Media
Symposium: Hmm. I like tuna. I like pizza. I’m already experimenting – so why not?
