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On one hand, fuck Musk. On the other hand, internet from space that can't be blocked by governments is a net positive in my book.
It's not worth the cost of ruining LEO and the environmental effects of them burning up in the atmosphere
Oh? What about internet controlled by a billionaire who makes sure his toxic website featuring his version of “free speech” is always available to protect his profits and spread his bullshit?
So much better than the evil government.
How many people is the billionaire incarcerating?
He got his wealth because his parents owned a slave-powered diamond mine.
Also, as he hides his money and doesn't pay taxes the US government is overburdened and one of their tools is relying on prisons for free labor.
Soooo actually quite a lot.
Good question. He definitely seems like the type that would have a dungeon with captives.
it can be (and has been) blocked by musk on occasion though.
How is a billionaire manchild in charge any better, at least a government is accountable to the people.
In theory, but how many governments can actually be held accountable? The power imbalance is often too great for the people to hold anyone accountable. In many countries, the system is rigged.
Replace government with billionaire and your statement is made even more true.
Controlled by governments or controlled by corpos and the super rich? I say there's hardly an improvement.
No, but through the existence of both options, you can get more plurality than by using one individual option.
If we're talking about corporations I can only assume you mean options in how to get fucked.
Government can throw you in jail.
Corporate throws you on the street to starve.
They tried that with me once, but I showed them and got a different job.
How about internet that can be blocked at the whims of a billionaire? At least government is supposed to answer to the people.
Dictatorships don't answer to the people. It's absolutely a problem that billionaires are controlling the flow of information, but it's much worse for a dictator to do it.
This is about Brazil, which is not a Dictatorship.
Brazil’s not a dictatorship though and twitter is breaking their hate speech rules.
Musk is just as bad as most actual dictators with his global reach
I don't see a difference tbh.
Oh honey, do you really ignore that a huge chunk of dictatorships do it for the money and most are already billionaires? Why exactly do you think Musk supports the orange cheeto?
Because the orange Cheeto wants to cut his taxes so he gets more money. Dictators want power, not money. That's why they are famous for blowing it on such exorbitant things. It's just a means to an end. To billionaires the money is the end.
Secret cabal of space lizard people.
Watch out for the Jewish space lasers.
Can't calculate the net yet, since we don't know the gross. He has the capability to cause massive damage with the power he wields. It's already clear that he's incapable of providing an unbiased platform. It needs to belong to the people or it can never be trusted