EPTUS Politics Mega-thread - Page 823
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pmh
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22487 Posts
On October 08 2018 19:01 pmh wrote: Because they are attention whores and drama gives more attention then boring shit.What is it with twitter that it brings out the worst in people. Trump,Musk,noone is immune to losing his mind from using twitter. It is kinda remarkable when you think about it,why are people in function (corporate or government) still allowed to use twitter. It should be a job requirement. Thy should not use twitter. Also its selection bias. You hear about the few having a meltdown and not the many without twitter or who purely use it for business. | ||
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
On October 08 2018 19:01 pmh wrote: What is it with twitter that it brings out the worst in people. Trump,Musk,noone is immune to losing his mind from using twitter. It is kinda remarkable when you think about it,why are people in function (corporate or government) still allowed to use twitter. It should be a job requirement. Thy should not use twitter. A mix of the platform becoming so ubiquitous and powerful, and the character limit forcing people to make simple, bold statements that lack context. It's both the easiest way to say horrible things to people you don't like and its immediacy promotes a lack of forethought. Plus, a lot of people mistakenly thinking that all publicity is good publicity when in actuality a lot of bad publicity can cost you your job in most circumstances. | ||
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Dingodile
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Til Schweiger said he earns a lot money from hateful-posts on social media. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
On October 08 2018 19:01 pmh wrote: What is it with twitter that it brings out the worst in people. Trump,Musk,noone is immune to losing his mind from using twitter. It is kinda remarkable when you think about it,why are people in function (corporate or government) still allowed to use twitter. It should be a job requirement. Thy should not use twitter. What did Musk (I’m assuming Elon) say on twitter? I follow him and haven’t seen any of the like. Not anything remotely close to the aggregous things the POTUS says anyways. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22487 Posts
On October 08 2018 21:49 Emnjay808 wrote: Fake stock buyout news which got him punished by the SEC, Hes been in a fight with one of the rescuers from the footbal children in the cave, calling him a pedo and a bunch more stupid stuff.What did Musk (I’m assuming Elon) say on twitter? I follow him and haven’t seen any of the like. Not anything remotely close to the aggregous things the POTUS says anyways. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8272 Posts
On October 08 2018 21:49 Emnjay808 wrote: What did Musk (I’m assuming Elon) say on twitter? I follow him and haven’t seen any of the like. Not anything remotely close to the aggregous things the POTUS says anyways. It's impossible to be remotely close to the aggregous things Trump says even if you tried. That said Musk's bout with the diver was stupid, and his lack of forethought (presumably brought out by genuine excitement) just caused him and Tesla 10 million dollars each as well as his position on the board. Twitter is dangerous, and if you ever find yourself representing multi billion dollar companies then you better damn well at the very least hire some PR people to run it with you. | ||
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Longshank
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Elroi
Sweden5617 Posts
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
On October 08 2018 22:17 Longshank wrote: I don't know, I doubt that even Trump would accuse a rescue diver of being a pedophile like Musk did. He probably wouldn't, but he'd get into a fight with them the second they said something slightly critical of them. Trump's a nasty, racist arsehole, but I think he tends to stay away from LGBT style slurs and paedophilia accusations. Can't remember any off the top of my head (which admittedly isn't saying much; I'm not reserving much space to remember the sludge Trump calls 'the best words') | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
1. Who do you expect to win the 2020 democrat primary? 2. Who, if you could choose, would you appoint as the 2020 democrat candidate? | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12486 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
A lot of people I know from outside MA say Warren, but folks inside MA are like “god, please don’t nominate anyone from this state.” Personally, I just want a democrat in the White House to stop all of these terrible things Trump has done. Controlling the house is far more important in the long run. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On October 09 2018 00:25 Nebuchad wrote: So far, still Bernie, to all of you guys' surprise =) If Bernie runs, I think he will win. I don't think he'll run, but if he did, he would be my choice as well. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On October 09 2018 00:44 Plansix wrote: I don’t know how Bernie would fair in a more competitive primary. Cooker, Harris and Warren are all boring as fuck and have almost no following compared to Bernie. Kicking Bernie's operation into overdrive is a hell of a lot easier than convincing people to give a shit about anyone else. I also think that if Bernie runs, there will be extreme pressure for centrists like Booker to get the fuck out. I would be super fucking disappointed if Booker tried to defeat Bernie. | ||
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IyMoon
United States1249 Posts
Bernie is just too old for me at this point. Maybe if he put in a really solid VP I could be okay with it, but at that age I worry if he will last | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On October 09 2018 00:50 IyMoon wrote: This may sound shitty, but I have real problems voting for a 79 year old to hold the presidency. Bernie is just too old for me at this point. Maybe if he put in a really solid VP I could be okay with it, but at that age I worry if he will last So long as people have purpose, drive and sufficient medical care, I have seen a lot of really old dudes cranking shit out. Perhaps I have been given more opportunity to see this kind of stuff after hanging out in academia for a while. Emeritus professors push through a lot of bullshit and remain competitive. The trick is having purpose. | ||
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