Warning from Elon regarding X platform manipulation
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Is it still manipulation when Elon does it?
Asking for a friend.
I used to be such a big fan of Elon... especially when he bought Twitter.
Actually, I had never used this platform before. I signed in for the first time since creating an account only because I believed in his mission:
Free Speech. The public square of ideas, where all perspectives could be heard, discussed, and debated so that the best ideas could rise to the top.
When they released the first Twitter Files, and Elon promised to open-source the algorithm, I found that extremely brave and transparent.
But then, something changed…
Twitter was designed to be two things: a data collection center and a propaganda arm.
I realized that Elon’s goal wasn’t to change it… but rather to use it as it was originally designed—for his own purposes.
The algorithm, contrary to public belief, has never been open-sourced. It actually works the same way it was originally designed: grouping people based on association, assigning a social credit score, boosting ideas the platform wants promoted, and suppressing those it deems contrary.
And I’m weird like that… once I realize someone is lying about one thing, I lose trust in everything they do.
To me, honesty is binary. You are either an honest person, or you are not. There is no such thing as “sometimes lies.”
It’s amazing to see how many people are still here, fighting the good fight, fully aware that the system is rigged against them.
And it’s disheartening to see how many people still don’t understand what this place really is.
“At least Elon gave us free speech.”
He didn’t give you free speech… he took control of it.
LOL. I would say so.