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Miles Archer

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9. See, with all due respect, this is exactly the kind of interaction I'm not interested in having, and WHY I POSTED THIS.

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:46 PM

Jun 2025

I assume you've read one or two of my posts, or comments. Maybe, maybe not. If you did, you'd know how I feel about him. I have 19,543 posts under my belt. I swear on my parents' ashes that if you can find one POSITIVE comment from me in ANY of those posts, I'll send you $100 by Paypal. No kidding. Send me the link to ANY post I made PRAISING Musk and that money's YOURS.

You don't know me. I don't know you. You have NO insight into my intentions. And, given that, you accuse me of wanting to "put money in his pocket."

Maybe you were just looking for an excuse to slap someone. If so, and if I validated you and made you feel better about yourself, you're welcome.

I posted an honest and direct question about being the best member of this community that I can be.

I didn't say "could someone PLEASE comment on my thread and bitch slap me?"

Have a nice day.

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OK, what is the group concensus on posting Tweets here? Depends on the author? Don't do it regardless of the author? [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2025 OP

I try not to link to stories that are hosted at X. applegrove Jun 2025 #1

Thanks. Currently my browser setting block X so I see nothing but a warning. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #15

I think your post kind of nicely covers the topic - while going a long way stopdiggin Jun 2025 #2

Why would you put money in his pocket? Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #3

See, with all due respect, this is exactly the kind of interaction I'm not interested in having, and WHY I POSTED THIS. Miles Archer Jun 2025 #9

Back off, Miles. When people use twitter, they put money in his pocket. That's simply a fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #11

it's advertisers who put the money in his pocket. mopinko Jun 2025 #12

Huh. So if no one used twitter, it would just keep chugging along, then. Except, of course, it wouldn't. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #23

he's not talking about posting. he's talking about sharing. mopinko Jun 2025 #24

I'm not the one who had a snit. I stated a single sentence of simple fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #25

Wrong. Posting a link here costs Musk money to serve the pic/vid and there is no advertising to him here. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #16

How does a link on DU "put money in his pocket"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #26

Twitter is popular because it's linked and shared Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #28

I think you confuse a message with a container muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #29

First, please do show where I said any of the words you are trying to put into my mouth. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #30

If the interesting thing isn't on another medium, then, no, there isn't an alternative muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #32

If Turkey were destroying our government and abusing American citizens and running roughshod Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #33

I haven't seen a Coke ad on television since January 2012, maybe earlier. hunter Jun 2025 #31

Generally, against. But epic meltdown times like this, OK. still-prayin4rain Jun 2025 #4

Post whatever you want jmbar2 Jun 2025 #5

I don't click on them Captain Zero Jun 2025 #6

My personal opinion ForgedCrank Jun 2025 #7

Post them. DavidDvorkin Jun 2025 #8

There is no real consensus here, other than that we all hate Elon and wish he hadn't bought Twitter. highplainsdem Jun 2025 #10

As long as EarlG still allows and facilitates Twitter (X) links... WarGamer Jun 2025 #13

there r still important voices there. mopinko Jun 2025 #14

Try to find the root link (that X links to) and post that article/vid directly or an equivalent post from BlueSky Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #17

Good advice LearnedHand Jun 2025 #20

The Lounge has many posts of animals and we love them. Let it be question everything Jun 2025 #18

You should post rhem LearnedHand Jun 2025 #19

Fuck Twitter X edhopper Jun 2025 #21

When your read X it's also reading you. hunter Jun 2025 #22

I don't use twitter Bluestocking Jun 2025 #27