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CoefficientX 01-15-2024 06:39 AM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 3752161)
Weapon? Really? Show me one person who so much as lost a fake nail over "canceling" misinformation on Twitter.

Civility and respect for the law are virtues.

When people are uncivil and unlawful their views should NOT be promoted using the megaphone created by social media. "Cancelling" liars and those trying to incite harm is what a good society should do. Sure, everyone has a right to speak, up to the limit of causing actual harm. That does not give them any lawful right to use anyone else's platform.

I can not even wrap my head around why some people find it good, or cool, to be offensive. Why bother? If "they" prefer "Happy Holidays" to "Christmas" fine. What is wrong with people being happy?

It would seem Fox news fed a nation of dopamine addicts looking for the brief high of being angry about something or somebody and a reactionary group fo people who get a dopa hit from calling them out on it.


You’re over simplifying it. Rational opposing voices were being canceled simply because the mods on twitter didn't want any message other than the ones they endorsed getting out, and it wasn’t just twitter. That should be troubling no matter which viewpoint you have.

RippinClapBombs 01-15-2024 06:48 AM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 3752161)
Weapon? Really? Show me one person who so much as lost a fake nail over "canceling" misinformation on Twitter.

Civility and respect for the law are virtues.


The problem was anything that wasn’t backing the state was considered “misinformation” and being cancelled in various discrete actions by Twitter employees. “Twitter Files” exposed the internal workings on how the social media application was being utilized as a liberal propaganda weapon.

Bucking Bar 01-15-2024 06:57 AM


Originally Posted by CrazyEight (Post 3752104)
This! It will never end until we quit talking and making a big deal about it. Racial tensions are the worst they have been since the 60s, fueled by the divide and conquer crowd. I wish we would stick to being an airline.

Yes and no. I agree with your thought though.

Just went over to X looking for Tesla news (going to get me a M3 performance, the new one, yet to be announced). 95% of the feed was videos taken of horrible crimes in really bad neighborhoods followed by thousands of really racist posts trying to make sense of the senseless videos. In days past nobody would have seen these kinds of things (except criminals and combat veterans). Empathy, justice and a search for understanding are characteristics that are hard-wired into humans. Fewer people understand addiction. Outrage can trigger a dopamine hit. I hope we are getting smarter; realizing that yes, terrible stuff happens, but our world and the vast majority of the world is pretty damn great. Further, we do have the power to make it better and do something good, because we are good.

Truly, one of the things I like about our business is the way it brings all kinds of people together. Interacting with all kinds of people is fun and interesting. Isn't that what travel is all about?

Racial tensions are not that high. People are getting smarter about tuning out the politicians and those paid for keeping our attention. I think people are getting smarter. Since moderation has been removed X has seen a 55% decline in revenue on a 13% decline in active users.

LAXtoDEN 01-15-2024 07:11 AM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 3752183)
Yes and no. I agree with your thought though.

Just went over to X looking for Tesla news (going to get me a M3 performance, the new one, yet to be announced). 95% of the feed was videos taken of horrible crimes in really bad neighborhoods followed by thousands of really racist posts trying to make sense of the senseless videos. In days past nobody would have seen these kinds of things (except criminals and combat veterans).

Hey Buck those are liberal run city’s and those crackhead criminals are the victims of liberal policies. I’ll say it again. They’re VICTIMS of Democratic policies.

It’s awesome this is finally being exposed to the public and not censored to hide failed policies. I have X, racial posts are still being removed and accounts banned. Tweeting, “look at these thugs” is not racist. Capitalizing W on White and not capitalizing B on black is not racist. You’re just a softy little Buck. I have no problem with that letter to Delta employees btw. We have to be extra careful to small minded individuals like you that get all in your feelings. Our customers pay the bills at the end of the day.

I’ll be waiting for your emotional response where you get all in your feelings again because someone doesn’t think EXACTLY like you.

SideStickMonkey 01-15-2024 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by LAXtoDEN (Post 3752194)
Hey Buck those are liberal run city’s and those crackhead criminals are the victims of liberal policies. I’ll say it again. They’re VICTIMS of Democratic policies.

It’s awesome this is finally being exposed to the public and not censored to hide failed policies. I have X, racial posts are still being removed and accounts banned. Tweeting, “look at these thugs” is not racist. Capitalizing W on White and not capitalizing B on black is not racist. You’re just a softy little Buck. I have no problem with that letter to Delta employees btw. We have to be extra careful to small minded individuals like you that get all in your feelings. Our customers pay the bills at the end of the day.

I’ll be waiting for your emotional response where you get all in your feelings again because someone doesn’t think EXACTLY like you.

I can’t tell if this entire post was sarcasm or not

LAXtoDEN 01-15-2024 07:59 AM


Originally Posted by notEnuf (Post 3751611)
I actually found the document on Deltanet. This is a complete misrepresentaion of the guidance.

"communications teams follow the AP standard of lowercasing "white," similar to brown, in formal communications"

The letter was probably necessary because you had confusion from our employees on how to not unintentionally offend someone. Following AP standard is just an official defense from when someone inevitably gets offended by referring to them as “Black” instead of “black”. Interesting enough as a “Black” man myself I’d find it more alarming if someone referred to me using the capital B instead of a lower case b. It reads as if you’re empathizing the fact I’m a specific skin color. The fact Delta needs to create a fall back for any of this is absolutely pathetic.

Hawaii50 01-15-2024 08:09 AM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 3752016)
All this Bud Light, concern about whether someone sits to pee, etc is just a distraction so we don't get together and collectively ask questions like:
  • How is it some people can deduct $1 billion on a $100,000 investment? (depletion exemption)
  • Why is it hedge funds managers can consider compensation a long-term capital gain taxed at about half of what we wage earners pay?
  • Why is it that billionaires mostly pay no tax, unless they are dumb enough to liquidate equity to buy Twitter?
  • Why not just let AIG Financial Products division go bankrupt and settle with Deutchesbank & Goldman Sachs?
Instead, we are upset about stuff that doesn't matter.

And it still amazes me after all these years how there's so much focus at the beginning of a Presidential election year on what a few very senior men and women in Iowa think.

Hubcapped 01-15-2024 08:11 AM


Originally Posted by RippinClapBombs (Post 3752064)

Twitter was being used as an informational weapon. Elon bought Twitter to save freedom of speech. He believed “Cancel Culture” was becoming a virus to society.

https://youtu.be/N8Nf56srwcA?feature=shared

oh my God, I hope this is sarcasm, if not…..sweet Christ, get a grip.

Milk Man 01-15-2024 08:17 AM


Originally Posted by GogglesPisano (Post 3752148)
According to the AP, if you capitalize the "w" in white, you're a white supremacist.

Along with exercise, and reporting to work on time.

gloopy 01-15-2024 08:19 AM


Originally Posted by Hawaii50 (Post 3752242)
And it still amazes me after all these years how there's so much focus at the beginning of a Presidential election year on what a few very senior men and women in Iowa think.

Its a media event for the benefit of the echo chamber media. No one else cares.

If an article gets published in a forest of nonsense and no one reads it, does it make a sound?


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