Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times’s DealBook Summit.

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    11 months ago

    I thought this guy was supposed to be right wing? Doesn’t he like the free market? Because, I mean, the alternative is regulation. We could make antisemitism illegal, but in the west we have largely decided that we will instead rely on free market forces (read: public shaming) to root that shit out.

    It’s almost as if… and this might sound crazy, but hear me out… it’s almost as if this guy wants the advantages of capitalism, but none of its disadvantages?

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      11 months ago

      He’s a libertarian. That means he thinks he can do whatever the fuck he wants but will squeal like a stuck pig at the slightest sign of pushback.

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      Everyone loves capitalisim until it’s inflicted on them. Oddly enough, this includes Musk.

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        11 months ago

        What advertisers are doing isn’t capitalism it’s collusion to manipulate the market.

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            Obviously you don’t understand capitalism and your just going off what people who want communism and socialism are saying.

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                Government regulations. Capitalism is a component of the government so it should take government action to enforce it.

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                  Really? Because I’ve been repeatedly told by libertarian types (not socialists or communists) that any government regulation is not capitalism.

                  You’re free to disagree with them, but then I’m going to ask what your definition of capitalism is that assumes this regulation (not just allowing it, but mandating it).

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                    No matter the system you need some level of regulation otherwise it’s just anarchy. What you want is a balanced regulation that not overbearing and keeps thing running smoothly.

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            11 months ago

            I simply made a claim to why something is happening whether or not is true is yet to be proven but that doesn’t mean it’s not a possibility. These companies want a hand in how the company is run and if they’re not getting what they want them calling each other up to coordinate an ads pull is a tool in their toolbox.

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              Either bring facts, or state it as an opinion, don’t try to do both or you will get called out.

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                It’s to early to state facts so it’s a given that most things mentioned this early would be opinions.