by Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse
I write the headline in the form of a question but in reality, all of the data points in one direction, yes.
If I am going to be brutally honest, this Elon Musk scenario is like the August 2022 review when it became obvious all of the DeSantis 2024 data only reconciled in one direction. In many ways, Musk is to social media interests as DeSantis is to DC UniParty interests.
More than half the readers here have picked up on the clues and cues showing Musk has a very real motive to position himself in the best light possible given the situation that surrounds him. Unfortunately, that position creates conflicts between ideals (what’s possible) and reality (what limits surround one’s ability). Musk is riding a tiger, and the intelligence community ring masters control the beast.
The damage control motive is a few layers deep. However, one of the recent events that would lead to Musk’s public need for brand image protection comes from the situation with Matt Taibbi:
…”When we got into the Files, we were caught off guard. The content-policing system was more elaborate and organized than any of us imagined. A communications highway had been built linking the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and a slew of other platforms. Among other things this looked more like a cartel than a competitive media landscape, and I had an uneasy feeling early on that publicizing this arrangement might create a host of unanticipated problems for everyone involved. Still, there was no question this was in the public interest. So we kept going.” (more) ~ Matt Taibbi
On the issue of Twitter File access and personal motivation, Taibbi’s best financial and short-term professional interests would be served most by retaining a positive relationship with Musk/Twitter. The fact that Taibbi would turn away from the lucrative interests, says something positive about his compass heading.
Accepting the COVID-19 files were never released,…
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Tucker Carlson Interview with Elon Musk – Full Interview
by Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse
A very interesting interview conducted by Fox News host Tucker Carlson with billionaire entrepreneur, CEO and owner/operator of Twitter, Elon Musk. The interview is interesting on a variety of subjects, specifically artificial intelligence, public speech, government control of the public information networks and the broad picture of freedom in a digital era.
The interview is extensive and provided below in multiple parts. The first part discusses the big picture issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the potential of AI to disrupt society through the control of public opinions and perceptions of reality.
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