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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known a…

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[-] ConstableJelly@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

This is the first I've heard anyone suggest that Musk's changes at Twitter somehow improved "the actual experience of what it's supposed to do." Although the "x through the administrative state" line proves this is pure, gutless pandering.

So as usual, he's not actually as stupid as he sounds, just opportunistic and immoral.

[-] tburkhol@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

I mean, if you're a Nazi, the new Xitter is definitely a better experience. He knows exactly to whom he's pandering, which is how you get invited back to Fox. There's going to be a lot of competition for the segment of MAGA that loves the fascism and xenophobia, but worries that Trump is too toxic to win big cities.

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