Elon Musk tells Disney to "go f*ck themselves"

[Panos Daras]

Referencing the video Fox shared, do you believe Elon's claim to have done more for the planet than anyone? Alternate question, do you really think electric cars are saving the planet?

No, not really. That's just delusional marketing fluff. Electric cars are still polluting the planet, especially when you consider the natural resources and pollution involved in battery manufacturing.
However, it's worth noting that Tesla has helped bring the topic of sustainability to the forefront.

Additionally, we're not exactly saving the planet. No matter what we do to earth do you think the planet gives a shit? If the planet decides to unleash earthquakes, tsunamis, or diseases, we are as dead as Julius Caesar. Nobody no matter how strong can save the planet (that's a marketing buzzword); we're simply trying to preserve our habitat.

That being said, I am a big fan of Elon and I believe his Twitter project to provide a democratized platform is very important in today's day and age.

Once upon a time, there was this slogan "I may not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it!" attributed to Voltaire (but you can never be sure).

Now we have gone to an era of beeps on every F*ck, woke and right-wing propaganda, and eco chamber Social media and Google searches that confirm our monkey brain biases on every occasion.

So the Elon Twitter/ X project is a move in the right direction to give everyone compliant with the law a voice.

 

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[DawnW]

I don't necessarily care for Elon.

Elon is 100% correct here and it will be interesting to see how "regular" people think about the blackmail, politics in business and in marketing....

 

[MJ DeMarco]

For those missing the forest through the trees...

Here's your nutshell.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

For those missing the forest through the trees...

Here's your nutshell.

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[MitchC]

Haha

 

[Kevin88660]

Questions for the forum...

Referencing the video Fox shared, do you believe Elon's claim to have done more for the planet than anyone? Alternate question, do you really think electric cars are saving the planet?

Also, I don't use X but I have heard people complain that bot traffic is back full force since the acquisition. Those who use X, have you had a similar experience?

Have been posting actively for past two days (for an idea in mind).

I don’t know if bots have been active in the past. They do exist now. It is not so much of a concern because it is not difficult to sniff them out. They will just follow you and try to dm you.

But I think the problem is X is relatively lack of genuine communication. It is more or less blatant self-promotion and hustling for more followers. It literally feel like being in Grant Cardone’s dystopia: Sell or be sold.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

It literally feel like being in Grant Cardone’s dystopia: Sell or be sold.

LinkedIn feels the same. I think @Andy Black was noting this the other week?

 

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[Andy Black]

LinkedIn feels the same. I think @Andy Black was noting this the other week?

LinkedIn has always been a bit of a strange platform. Business folks and employees post weirdly. "We're delighted to announce we've been nominated for blah blah blah."

I've noticed lately my feed is full of LinkedIn influencers teaching people how to create content so it's more engaging etc. A lot of it's great advice, but I prefer just posting whatever comes to mind and not having a content calendar etc.

 

[Panos Daras]

LinkedIn in a nutshell.

 

[MitchC]

Marketers ruin everything

 

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[GPM]

I have connected and chatted with all kinds of people for business growth on LinkedIn. Hell, what I am doing now only happened from finding and chatting with someone on LinkedIn. I'm probably going to get a cheque in February equal to more than I made working entire years during my youth and early 20s. I love LinkedIn. Where else can I literally get into direct messaging with C level executives at companies?

*Oh, and in the spirit of the thread. Hey Disney, go get f**ked!!!!!

 

[Andy Black]

LinkedIn in a nutshell.

Haha. It seems that way but I think it's way better than that. I get quite a lot of business from LinkedIn and it's from referrals or people DMing me after reading some of my posts.

 

[Marco L]

Questions for the forum...

Referencing the video Fox shared, do you believe Elon's claim to have done more for the planet than anyone? Alternate question, do you really think electric cars are saving the planet?

TLDR: No, Elon didn't do more for the planet than anybody else. And electric cars probably won't save the planet.

Longer version:
The claim that he has done more for the planet than anyone else is ridicules. First, it cannot be proven. Secondly, even if you assume he is talking about CO2 reduction, the claim is not true. All his ventures cause huge amounts of CO2. The worst is probably SpaceX.

In addition, he uses diversionary maneuvers such as the Hyperloop or the Las Vegas Loop to prevent or at least delay an improvement in local public transport (a real reduction in CO2 emissions).
By the way, Elon often makes ridiculous claims (FSE in 2018, knowing more than anybody about manufacturing, etc.).

In general, electric cars alone will not save the planet. As long as all other electrical devices are not powered 100 percent by clean electricity, all e-cars will run on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this is entirely ignored in studies and in the discussion about e-cars. Even though an electric car is charged by a solar cell, it takes clean electricity away from other electrical devices.

The disadvantages for the environment due to the need for lithium are also serious for the environment. I doubt that there is a simple idea that will magically reduce our CO2 consumption.

 

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[Aidan04]

TLDR: No, Elon didn't do more for the planet than anybody else. And electric cars probably won't save the planet.

Longer version:
The claim that he has done more for the planet than anyone else is ridicules. First, it cannot be proven. Secondly, even if you assume he is talking about CO2 reduction, the claim is not true. All his ventures cause huge amounts of CO2. The worst is probably SpaceX.

In addition, he uses diversionary maneuvers such as the Hyperloop or the Las Vegas Loop to prevent or at least delay an improvement in local public transport (a real reduction in CO2 emissions).
By the way, Elon often makes ridiculous claims (FSE in 2018, knowing more than anybody about manufacturing, etc.).

In general, electric cars alone will not save the planet. As long as all other electrical devices are not powered 100 percent by clean electricity, all e-cars will run on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this is entirely ignored in studies and in the discussion about e-cars. Even though an electric car is charged by a solar cell, it takes clean electricity away from other electrical devices.

The disadvantages for the environment due to the need for lithium are also serious for the environment. I doubt that there is a simple idea that will magically reduce our CO2 consumption.

Basically:
We need nuclear-fueled (hopefully fusion someday) hydrogen cell/electric hybrid cars instead.

 

[Panos Daras]

Haha. It seems that way but I think it's way better than that. I get quite a lot of business from LinkedIn and it's from referrals or people DMing me after reading some of my posts.

I'm not saying LinkedIn isn't great for building your business. I'm just pointing out the elephant in the room.

 

[Eurojanek]

TLDR: No, Elon didn't do more for the planet than anybody else. And electric cars probably won't save the planet.

The guy, who invents anti-fart tablets for cows and pigs will though.

 

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[StrikingViper69]

The guy, who invents anti-fart tablets for cows and pigs will though.

South Park has warned us about the consequences of this.

 

[MitchC]

The guy, who invents anti-fart tablets for cows and pigs will though.

We need a clown react for when someone is a clown

 

[Eurojanek]

.. and a fact check button

 

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[Kevin88660]

Twitter bots problems are much more severe than I imagined.

I am working on a crypto project and received many DM on promotion offers.

These are accounts sitting on 100k of "bots fans" who charge you money for tweeting about your project.