Musk seems to think that he can solve the problems and conflicts of a forum that serves hundreds of millions of people from every corner of humanity by:
- cutting staff down to a lean team of more "hardcore" engineers
- firing everyone responsible for dealing with social, policy, and legal issues
- chasing away recognized experts and celebrities who've been providing free content
- making the place more welcoming to nazis
Sounds like a plan.
I just got scolded for failing to put a "content warning" on the previous post. Sorry, but no.
I try very hard to be polite and follow norms, here and in person. But politics, policy, technology, and their intersection are not merely topics I find interesting in passing, they're central to my work and identity. If you find those things difficult - and I know some people, quite reasonably, do - you really should unfollow and perhaps mute or block me.
Sorry to be harsh, but I am who I am.
