Chief Twit

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

http://twitter.com/GaryLegum/status/1588548964932276225?s=20&t=wVOwWMX9b9jKDD_5ABANSQ

Lol.  Trying to destroy free speech?  Isn't Twatter's entire business plan monetizing speech?

HeavyG

"The peasants should just fall in line, do what they're told, and eat what they are fed!" - Elon the Musk

fishlessman

i like that theres an 8 dollar price tag on a months worth of freeeespeach

JohnInCarolina

It’s almost as though, and I’m just spitballing here… Elon hasn’t thought this all the way through…

Legume

This is going to be strategy/policy whiplash for a while.

Botch

The top leadership, and 50% of the workforce, have now been shown the door.  Betting dollars to donuts that a hard drive with all of twitter's users/info may have walked out with them.  And for the guys still at twitter, I'm betting the excitement of a new startup sounds more appealing than 80-hr workweeks...

Ozzie_Isaac

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/04/daily-crunch-twitter-layoffs-violated-federal-worker-protections-class-action-lawsuit-alleges/

The Cen-Tex Smoker

JohnInCarolina

good Lord

dmchicago

JohnInCarolina said:

good Lord

Piss off your largest demographic who also buys most of your cars. 

Ok, Elon. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Aside from impacting ~3,500 people directly with job termination and the other ~3,500 work for a maniac with zero communication skills, this **** show is very entertaining.  I logged back onto twitter for the first time in years just to watch it live.

I even tweeted directly to Elon, but he hasn't responded yet.

dmchicago

dmchicago

Canugghead

Not so sure about lettuce, cabbage perhaps?

Ozzie_Isaac

His twitter feed reads like a 12 year old.

Botch

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I posted that on Farcebook, and Zukerberg's minions slapped a "false info" flag on me.    

HeavyG

https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/1589095217927688192

HeavyG

https://twitter.com/iamgabesanchez/status/1589097925984260096

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/OperativeXRay/status/1589361871626596352?s=20&t=6XQSqwSWpLO6jN-f5m_OvA

dbCooper

I gave up the workaday world back in Jan. of 2019.  That said, I stay current with various going-ons in the IT and OT fields.  The below columnist was helpful to me for many years and his most recent piece seems to be spot on.

*Edit, seems my copy/paste of the article does not display fully unless my phone is turned sideways. Go to the URL if you can't read the post and want to see the full column.

https://gem.godaddy.com/p/0c6df41?pact=163877-170319523-11710209715-f3d04efceaf4693f1a498a7020bf6042ebc963db

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Soren Kierkegaard This week in Keep the Joint Running A case study in lousy leadership By: Bob Lewis | In: Leadership | Last Updated: November 7, 2022 Recent events have demonstrated, conclusively, that Elon Musk is a lousy leader. Understanding why can help you improve your own leadership skills. We’ll get there. But we need to prepare: Older readers will remember the Gabor sisters who were, it was said famous for being famous. Twitter is like that too: The only reason to pay attention to it is that many people pay attention to it. Even before the takeover Twitter was a statistically questionable straw poll combined with a Dumb-Ass Statement of the Day competition. Its accelerating descent into a free-speech absolutist utopia is an excellent argument for ignoring it altogether. Which leads to this: You’re known by the company you keep. Twitter depends entirely on advertising revenue. Expect quite a few of its advertisers to care that their good names are being tarred by Twitter’s metaphorical brush. They’ll shift their marketing to other, less unsavory platforms, just as Adidas had the good sense to sever its association with the intellectually barren entity known as “Ye.” And oh, by the way Mr. Ye, Prince did the “formerly known as” thing earlier and better. Just sayin’. Another thought: Immediately upon Musk completing its takeover, Twitter’s vermin population demonstrated its ability to quickly and efficiently scale up. Many well-intentioned but short-sighted progressive tribespeople were horrified. To them I must quote Blazing Saddles’ Hedley Lamarr: Please rest your sphincters. Those tweeting bigotry are already bigots. So are those who read and agree with them. It’s like blowing oxygen at already flaming gasoline, without adding more gas. Nobody’s convincing anyone. But … isn’t hate speech a problem? “Hate speech” is a phrase chosen by the predictably inept Progressive messaging machine as its rallying cry. It’s a mistake: Hate speech has been protected speech since National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie. What isn’t and shouldn’t be protected is incitement. To the extent Twitter becomes an incitement free-for-all, it will become one of the biggest litigation targets of all time. One more point on the free-speech front: Yes, Twitter will likely restore POTUS #45’s access to the platform, but if you don’t like him – especially if you don’t like him – this is brilliant. POTUS #45 now has two alternatives, and it’s Hobson’s choice. He can either continue to post his “thoughts” on TruthSocial, at which point never mind, or he can resume posting on Twitter, thereby damaging his investment in TruthSocial. More context: In the late 19th century wealthy patrons like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer bought distressed newspapers to ensure their financial stability. (Yes, this grossly oversimplifies the history of the journalism industry. What do you want in a one-sentence summary?) It’s déjà vu all over again. Rich Guy Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, providing financial stability. Likewise Rich Guy Glen Taylor, who acquired our local paper, the Star Tribune, in 2014. So now, Elon Musk owns Twitter, social media’s financial Wile E. Coyote. Isn’t this just another Rich Guy subsidizing a news outlet? Not entirely. WashPo and the Strib are, unambiguously, content providers. The Muskian Twitter, in contrast, is a publishing platform, a very different bird. Bob’s last word: Getting back to you and what out of all this is applicable to you in your role as a leader, it’s how Elon Musk has demonstrated that he’s a lousy leader that you should pay attention to. How so? When someone takes over management of an organization the worst thing they can do is make decisions. Any decisions. Ignorance is a poor foundation for choosing a course of action. Deciding anything before getting a handle on What’s Going On In There pretty much guarantees bad outcomes. Like Twitter being abandoned by many of its advertisers, as explained above. Musk driving customers away because he hasn’t fully thought through Twitter’s business model? Not smart. Add this: Twitter, like all organizations, depends on the dedication and good will of talented staff. Announcing draconian layoffs before getting even the slightest whiff of a hint as to who is worth retaining pretty much ensures that those most worth retaining will be the first to bail. It’s a problem for leaders who think they’re the smartest person in the room – they figure they’re the only one in the room smart enough to be worth listening to. And so they listen only to themselves, failing to understand that just because they’re smarter than anyone else, that doesn’t mean they’re smarter than everyone else. On CIO.com’s CIO Survival Guide: “The successful CIO’s trick to mastering politics.” As long-time KJR readers know, relationships outlive transactions. Here’s a fresh take on the subject. Comments ©2022 IS Survivor Publishing | Minneapolis, Minnesota Web Version   Preferences   Forward       Powered by GoDaddy Email Marketing ®

Ozzie_Isaac

Okay, I don't care who you are, this is funny....

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/OperativeXRay/status/1590404217537454080?s=20&t=cmh4xoof0P8BCwcBSDldDQ

JohnInCarolina

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/MisterRatt/status/1590632287544438784?s=20&t=AAMUeOlSXkCQfzcrbnLAUg

Ozzie_Isaac

Crudly done, just like Twitter management

Ozzie_Isaac

Okay, now this one is funny

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1590746581426663424?t=HRON5r3VzILth_NqRLQGTQ&s=19

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/BrendanKeefe/status/1590798054134665219?s=20&t=RWKdRsv1J-7dQMIqWPUuBA

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/btaplatt/status/1590827544336797697?s=20&t=38vbd_AiZDK4VVedrOk6Ng

Ozzie_Isaac

I hope all those who got laid off learn from the mistakes of twitter and join forces to build a better communication platform.  That would make me very giddy.

JohnInCarolina