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I think this is similar in spirit to using other products and services where the owners or founders donate to noxious causes; Chik-fil-A and Harry Potter come immediately to mind.
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My "somewhat" comes about because I'm not entirely confident about the flow of revenue, here. I'll take each step in turn.
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"Using X generates revenue for the X Corp." Mostly, this is true. When you use X, you can generate revenue for the corporation directly by subscribing (!), or by clicking or viewing ads (yes, X has PPV...
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There may be ways to use X where you aren't generating revenue directly or indirectly; I'm not sure. Maybe staying focused on DMs, or Grok, or Spaces, or something like that would minimize the revenue...
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The objection that some use might be generating only a small amount of revenue seems off topic to me; the question isn't whether you're providing a LOT of support to the Trump campaign, but ANY support.
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Some commenters thought that if they're talking about progressive topics, or topics outside the US, maybe it didn't support the Trump campaign. I don't think that holds water. Directly or indirectly,...
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"X Corp generates income for Elon Musk." I'm not sure this is true. The best numbers I've seen are that Twitter net revenue in 2022 was $3.4B, and that advertising is down 50%. I don't know what that...
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"Elon Musk uses his wealth to support America PAC." This has been widely reported, but Musk hasn't confirmed. He said he wasn't going to donate to either campaign earlier in the year. He replied "FAKE...
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"America PAC supports the Trump presidential campaign." This seems like the most dependable. America PAC may not coordinate directly with the Trump campaign, but they're definitely working to get Trump...
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Anyway, I think that counting on any of these elements in the chain being wrong is pretty weak. "It's OK to generate revenue for X Corp, since Musk hasn't taken dividends yet" seems like pretty shaky...
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I'd also say that there's probably even a stronger argument for avoiding other companies that Musk is a major shareholder in, like Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, and so on.
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Finally, I should point out that some people got really upset about a related poll a few years ago. I still think about the same way; if you think you can do more good than harm by using X, do it. But...
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US PoliticsSo, Donald Trump picked JD Vance as his running mate for one reason: to make him grovel. He enjoys making former opponents eat a shit pie, preferably in public.
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Loved this talk with @ChrisPirillo about the Fediverse.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoVGUdYhvQ
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Today, I have not pushed a bug that shut down the global economy. So, I'm having a better day than some.
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#SocialCG#E2EE task force meeting right now!https://meet.jit.si/swicg-e2ee-tf
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Would Joe Biden drop out if he thought it would help the Democrats win?#EvanPoll#pollStrong yesQualified yesQualified noStrong no
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