Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia
Behind the X owner’s trolling is a years long obsession with the internet’s favorite encyclopedia, says Depths of Wiki creator Annie Rauwerda.
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Musk is always looking for his next high. He desperately wants that bong hit of attention that getting his name in the news brings to him. He's an attention removed, who can afford to burn through billions of dollars. I'm surprised he didn't buy Reddit years ago.
When he started talking about buying Twitter, I was quite sure his entire goal was manipulating how the website felt about him - as in, blocking the kid tracking his plane and banning people who offended him.
He now wants Wikipedia, and my opinion is only reinforced: he wants to edit his page.
He wants to shut down any sources of dissent.
"We must dissent."
-Sister Miriam Godwinson
Unexpected, but welcome Alpha Centauri reference.
I need to replay this game. I remember really hating Sister Miriam
Please don't go. The drones need you. They look up to you.
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That's what he wanted everyone to believe - offering 420 jokes as a share price he was willing to pay. He was ready to pay anything & even said so in an interview - that X is not about money, it's more than that. Though he complained about how much he paid for it, he got a bargain for the ability to centralise, control, monitor & distort the dissemination of knowledge, perception of culture, international wars, to prolong or incite culture wars.
Imagine one guy deciding which governments could use it as an emergency response tool, tracking millions of accounts; many of whom were in positions of influence ie politicians, law enforcement, judiciary, reporters, authors, financial types, companies of all sizes, government agencies, local councils & everything in between.
I remember thinking what a bargain he got that ability for. How much would any dictator pay for this sort of ability?
You seem to be vastly overestimating the usefulness and adoption rate of Twatter, even at its peak.
Bits of data, ie user accounts when viewed singularly or in small numbers are information. In the 100 000s to millions, they become intelligence.
Reddit had no bluetick businesses, journalists, authors, government reps, entire countries used it for emergency news etc . . . he wanted to destroy those, while shit-posting at the same time.