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Clash City Rocker

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5. I've seen that second argument here

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2022, 12:52 PM

Nov 2022

I don’t get it. You don’t fight racism by supporting a platform that encourages racism. I wouldn’t even buy a Tesla at this point because I don’t want to help Musk in any way.

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Why I quit Elon Musk's Twitter - Op-Ed NewYorker [View all] BootinUp Nov 2022 OP

The Last Days of Twitter bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #1

Was an info war on Twit. Mollusk fired all the shelter maintainers, so now no shelter. Bye bye Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #2

Luckily, I didn't use my real name. ananda Nov 2022 #3

Only "cede ground" on level battlefields. If it is landmined with no shelters, leave it to the orcs. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #4

It's not really a battlefield, orthoclad Nov 2022 #7

Info battlefield is against disinfo. But your characterizations of Twitter and Mastodon are good. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #11

Metaphors like "battlefield" orthoclad Nov 2022 #13

Correct re metaphor, struggle, and property laws. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #14

I've seen that second argument here Clash City Rocker Nov 2022 #5

the argument about don't leave because the orcs will "win" lapfog_1 Nov 2022 #6

Capitalism always won orthoclad Nov 2022 #8

Open social media (open code, open curation, own-control filtering) are neutral. But not quite here Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #12

Kick dalton99a Nov 2022 #9

Advertisers pay for the audience. Voltaire2 Nov 2022 #10

I don't think we should be blatantly spelling out how to get around paywalls in OPs. Emrys Nov 2022 #15

What is wrong with clearing a cookie on your own device? Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #16