Why would this make Gabe Newell look bad?
This has nothing to do with "trust," Foxi takes offense to the way a report to Twitter from the government would take priority over any average Joe's. The thing is, that's true for any entity or individual that's rich or powerful enough, a report from Exxon Mobil or Taylor Swift is gonna take the same kind of priority. That's just capitalism, and it's the least shocking thing you could accuse any corporation of, tech-based or otherwise.
Ah see, there's the confusion: Twitter isn't a news outlet, and Musk is deluding himself if he believes he can turn it into one. At best you'll occasionally see links to more reputable sources.
I can’t believe I have to explain this to someone like you, so let me translate this into a language you specifically can understand.
Where I come from, there’s a saying, and it goes a little bit like this - “there’s a paragraph on everyone”. If the government wants to get its nose in your business, it’ll find a wedge it can use to open your door wide open. We should not encourage this kind of behaviour, it is *not* the government’s responsibility to tell companies what is and isn’t permitted on their platforms. Such suggestions are inappropriate and ripe for abuse, the government should not be in the business of controlling speech, nothing good can come of it.
In 5 years?
I gathered as much, but still find it funny.
It’s pretty bizarre that the “step on me, pretty please” attitude is now more prevalent than caution. The default assumption is that the government does things with good intentions in mind, and I can’t fathom why.
I never argued they were the same, I argued that the decision is ultimately up to Twitter and that of course any entity with enough money or power is going to exert more influence. I don't believe you'd argue that the government, or someone who works for the government, should be unable to submit reports altogether. So what are we actually talking about here? Was the law broken? No. Musk wanted to pretend he had a real bombshell to distract from his recent failings, but instead we're here talking about anything and everything else because it was a nothingburger. The mainstream couldn't possibly care less about a rich private citizen doing drugs and fucking hookers, it's assumed they all do.
Actually, I would argue that. It is impossible for them to do so without the appearance of impropriety, specifically due to their position of power. They’re public servants. They should not have access to a special portal that gives them special privileges over common users, and even when normal reporting mechanisms are at play, they should abstain altogether so as to not create the impression that they’re abusing their position to control public discourse.
There's literally more evidence that Donald Trump is a pedophile. You're reaching when there's zero reason to, Joe Biden has plenty of faults to attack him on directly. The public will always see attempts to attack him through his son as weak and desperate, but far be it for me stop you from continuing to lean on ineffective tactics.
In which case you might as well be arguing that government employees cannot engage in any public discourse, an obvious overreach.
You can’t make inflammatory accusations based on a difference of opinion and nothing else. You can have a disagreement and just leave it at that.
The opposite is true - they can and should engage in public discourse, but by the virtue of their position in society they must not attempt to control it. Based on those same principles, the privacy of celebrities is not protected to the same extent as the privacy of other citizens. They’ve made a conscious choice to enter a career which puts their lives in the public spotlight, so they have a lessened expectation of privacy. This is a very simple concept to grasp - government employees simply have to “take their lumps” because they’re held to a different standard.
Yeah, the difference of opinion is that I think the pedophilia is a big deal and Xzi does not. It's inflammatory because you don't think it's a good look. (And I agree.)
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