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Is the destruction of Twitter and Reddit a conspiracy or am I just paranoid? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Quexotic@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I've had this feeling that since there are forces that do not want us to have free speech, and that the destruction of Reddit and Twitter does this effectively, creating a chilling effect, destroying social links and communities. Might it not be an intentional effort to stifle the ability of the downtrodden to organize and fight the power?

There are so many other ways things are engineered to benefit the minority and prevent the majority from gaining power, why not this too?

Just a thought rattling around in my head.

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[โ€“] misguidedfunk@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great take on this. Elon is a lot like the dog who caught the car. He has no idea what to do now.

[โ€“] Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 points 10 hours ago

He didn't even want to buy it, right? It started losing value and he tried to bail but was under contract.