Is Elon Musk the greatest visionary or the greatest snake oil salesman of our age?
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two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Musk has an interesting variation on a one-year warranty if the truck fucks up.
www.theverge.com
If you buy a Cybertruck, Tesla says you can’t sell it for a year.
Whatever you think of its windshield wiper, if you are one of the first Cybertruck owners (price still TBA), Tesla intends for you to hang onto your electric truck. Tesla’s order agreement says “You agree that, you will not sell or otherwise attempt to sell the Vehicle within the first year...
www.theverge.com
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
That'll be the sub-Planck Length* build quality.
*or whatever nearly as ridiculous figure Musk stated.
No more than the thickness of two angel's eyelashes.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Endorsing naked antisemitism now. Are there going to be any advertisers left on his platform.
the partly hidden tweet basically goes off on ‘the great replacement theory’ that Jews are undertaking to replace white people, as quoted in that synagogue shooter’s manifesto.
the partly hidden tweet basically goes off on ‘the great replacement theory’ that Jews are undertaking to replace white people, as quoted in that synagogue shooter’s manifesto.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
what concerns me somewhat is does this sort of info actually make its way to advertisers? everyone is so in their little bubble (including me) that we don't even really know whats happening in other little bubbles...
tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
What the fuck.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
Not exactly the key take away. But I can't figure out the use of dialectical there.
Yossarian
⏭️
Looks like he's going to drive away most of Twitter's remaining advertisers
IBM has pulled its advertising presence from X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right talking points — agreeing with posts this week that promoted antisemitism and pushed support for white pride. The nonprofit Media Matters drew attention to those statements and noted that IBM, Apple, Comcast, and other companies all had ads placed next to pro-Nazi and pro-Hitler content (not posted by Musk) on X. IBM told the Financial Times and confirmed to The Verge that “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation.”
On the platform today, Musk called it “super messed up” that white people are not, in the words of one far-right poster’s tweet, “allowed to be proud of their race.
www.theverge.com
IBM has pulled its advertising presence from X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right talking points — agreeing with posts this week that promoted antisemitism and pushed support for white pride. The nonprofit Media Matters drew attention to those statements and noted that IBM, Apple, Comcast, and other companies all had ads placed next to pro-Nazi and pro-Hitler content (not posted by Musk) on X. IBM told the Financial Times and confirmed to The Verge that “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation.”
On the platform today, Musk called it “super messed up” that white people are not, in the words of one far-right poster’s tweet, “allowed to be proud of their race.
IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride
He continues to criticize the Anti-Defamation League, too.
www.theverge.com
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
Looks like he's going to drive away most of Twitter's remaining advertisers
IBM has pulled its advertising presence from X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right talking points — agreeing with posts this week that promoted antisemitism and pushed support for white pride. The nonprofit Media Matters drew attention to those statements and noted that IBM, Apple, Comcast, and other companies all had ads placed next to pro-Nazi and pro-Hitler content (not posted by Musk) on X. IBM told the Financial Times and confirmed to The Verge that “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation.”
On the platform today, Musk called it “super messed up” that white people are not, in the words of one far-right poster’s tweet, “allowed to be proud of their race.
IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride
He continues to criticize the Anti-Defamation League, too.
things must be bad if IBM is offended
ska invita
back on the other side
Thing is I've never seen an advert for IBM. All I get is home shopping channel style gadgets... Which tbf every single one looks tempting to buy, so maybe they've done their research on me
Anyhow, what a cunt. Hopefully he'll have the effect of making young kids think his opinions are those of sad dads
Anyhow, what a cunt. Hopefully he'll have the effect of making young kids think his opinions are those of sad dads
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
And what are the other two reasons?
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
"2) Apple was a very big spender (one of top advertisers) and even more relevant was one of few companies that increased spend over the past year.
3) X/Twitter would often point to Apple's presence as evidence that the platform was brand safe. It's going to a lot harder for them to slow the advertiser losses without Apple's presence to point to.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
Thing is with musk either is he will never back track or say sorry, even to save his company/money. He will meme himself into 4chan hyper reality. Quite the spectacle to watch. Sad though for the minorities that are the fodder as the culture wars roll on and on.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
All the stuff in those ads can be bought from places like Temu/Ali Express, which is where the advertisers get it from before selling it on at a high mark-up. Never buy direct from these drop shipping type places in Twitter ads. Given the state of the neighbourhood a fair chance that most are straight up scams that’ll take your money and vanish.
I was seeing a lot of Apple ads when they launched the titanium phone thing, but that seems to have died down. Also see quite a few government-backed ads, have wondered if it’s worth demanding they stop funding the promotion of the far right, but likely this government gives no fucks about such things.
gosub
~#
Was just about to post same thing then read...
Did do the translation at Nueremburg as well which was handy
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Not just IBM 
Still I'm sure he can grab it back from charging the punters
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
I didn't know he was in WWE.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Elon Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers desert X
Social media firm boss says he will sue media watchdog that said ads were being placed alongside antisemitic content
I presume Media Matters have taken screenshots, and last few days have seen Musk liking explicitly antisemitic tweets so this will hopefully go as well as his explosive rocket launch
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
Sweden workers are having a 'General Telsa Strike' where workers who have anything do to with Telsa are either striking or refusing to assist Telsa.
Telsa is trying to drive down employment standards for workers in Sweden.
www.wired.co.uk
Telsa is trying to drive down employment standards for workers in Sweden.
Sweden’s Tesla Blockade Is Spreading
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won’t fix charging points as the labor dispute rages on.
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