The off topic thread 5.0

[Magma]

so the bought ticks era has begun on twitter. About 95% are impersonations. Some are funny, most are scams

 

[Jatz]

so the bought ticks era has begun on twitter. About 95% are impersonations. Some are funny, most are scams

Entirely predictable. Such a stupid idea.

 

[SM]

so the bought ticks era has begun on twitter. About 95% are impersonations. Some are funny, most are scams

Who could have seen this coming?

 

[Bradesmaen]

Entirely predictable. Such a stupid idea.

It's Musk.. the guy has some great ideas mixed with insane ones. This is one of the latter. Maybe it depends what drugs he is on at the time.

 

[SM]

It's Musk.. the guy has some great ideas mixed with insane ones. This is one of the latter. Maybe it depends what drugs he is on at the time.

What great ideas has he had? Didn't he not even come up with the concept for Tesla?

 

[Magma]

you can at least tap on the tick and it will tell you genuine or bought but yeah.

Saw an edited tweet too, it has a little disclaimer saying it has been updated and showed the original

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Entirely predictable. Such a stupid idea.

I wonder how much money twitter will make from it.

 

[SM]

I wonder how much money twitter will make from it.

Should that be the point? Facebook could charge people 5c a message in chat and some people would pay it and they'd 'make money' from it, but it bastardizes the platform.

 

[Bradesmaen]

What great ideas has he had? Didn't he not even come up with the concept for Tesla?

SpaceX, Starlink, OpenAI. I don't like the guy but he's kind of an erratic Steve Jobs.

 

[SM]

SpaceX, Starlink, OpenAI. I don't like the guy but he's kind of an erratic Steve Jobs.

Eh I dunno I've heard a lot of his accomplishments were achieved on the shoulders of others, but who knows.

 

[Cruyff14]

Not a fan of Musk, seems very unhinged.

 

[RPCB]

The blank stare on the interviewers face at the end.

 

[Sozabarus]

Highly recommend the FIFA uncovered doco on Netflix.

 

[DBAH0]

The blank stare on the interviewers face at the end.

Speaking of the mid-terms...

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Eh I dunno I've heard a lot of his accomplishments were achieved on the shoulders of others, but who knows.

Yeah and Steve Jobs couldn't write code...

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Should that be the point? Facebook could charge people 5c a message in chat and some people would pay it and they'd 'make money' from it, but it bastardizes the platform.

LMAO. Facebook sell your data without your consent around the world instead to the likes of Cambridge Analytica and perform psychological experiments on their users.

 

[SM]

LMAO. Facebook sell your data without your consent around the world instead to the likes of Cambridge Analytica and perform psychological experiments on their users.

I think you misread my post. I'm not saying FB don't turn a profit, I'm pointing out that justifying bastardizing the platform in the name of 'making money' is a poor excuse.

Do you think it's right that you can pay money on BF to ban a user permanently?

 

[Quivorir]

Yes.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

I think you misread my post. I'm not saying FB don't turn a profit, I'm pointing out that justifying bastardizing the platform in the name of 'making money' is a poor excuse.

Do you think it's right that you can pay money on BF to ban a user permanently?

Possibly. My point was that Facebook do much much worse things to generate revenue.

Re: BF - That did surprise me. Not really but I don't feel particularly strongly either way. I'm sure it would be a source of pride for whoever got banned.

 

[moomba]

Do you think it's right that you can pay money on BF to ban a user permanently?

Awesome idea.

 

[SM]

Possibly. My point was that Facebook do much much worse things to generate revenue.

Re: BF - That did surprise me. Not really but I don't feel particularly strongly either way. I'm sure it would be a source of pride for whoever got banned.

I guess my point is that monetizing ingrained elements of an app seems a bit counter-productive because it's far more intrusive - even if the harm may be less. And justifying it because they'll make money out of it doesn't seem right.

 

[SM]

Awesome idea.

It's been around for over a year.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

I guess my point is that monetizing ingrained elements of an app seems a bit counter-productive because it's far more intrusive - even if the harm may be less. And justifying it because they'll make money out of it doesn't seem right.

Hey I get your point and agree to a large extent. I just laughed at the Facebook comparison because those guys are parasites.

 

[moomba]

It's been around for over a year.


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Can't speak, on the line to my bank manager.

 

[Loonerty]

What great ideas has he had? Didn't he not even come up with the concept for Tesla?

Was Musk PayPal?