Joscha Bach
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I think I should probably have spent less time on Twitter. But I found it so useful for myself and also so addictive that I felt I need to make the best of it and turn it into an art form and thought form. And it did help me to develop something.
But I wish what other things I could have done in the meantime. It's just not the universe that we are in anymore. Most people don't read books anymore.
But I wish what other things I could have done in the meantime. It's just not the universe that we are in anymore. Most people don't read books anymore.
But I wish what other things I could have done in the meantime. It's just not the universe that we are in anymore. Most people don't read books anymore.
Well, it clearly is. There is stuff happening on Twitter that was impossible with books. And I really regret that Twitter has not taken the turn that I was hoping for. I thought Elon is global brain-pilled and understands that this thing needs to self-organize and he needs to develop tools to allow the profligation of the self-organization so Twitter can become sentient.
Well, it clearly is. There is stuff happening on Twitter that was impossible with books. And I really regret that Twitter has not taken the turn that I was hoping for. I thought Elon is global brain-pilled and understands that this thing needs to self-organize and he needs to develop tools to allow the profligation of the self-organization so Twitter can become sentient.
Well, it clearly is. There is stuff happening on Twitter that was impossible with books. And I really regret that Twitter has not taken the turn that I was hoping for. I thought Elon is global brain-pilled and understands that this thing needs to self-organize and he needs to develop tools to allow the profligation of the self-organization so Twitter can become sentient.
And maybe this was a pipe dream from the beginning, but I felt that the enormous pressure that he was under made it impossible for him to work on any kind of content goals. And also many of the decisions that he made under this pressure seemed to be not very wise. I don't think that as a CEO of a social media company, you should have opinions in the culture of our own public.
And maybe this was a pipe dream from the beginning, but I felt that the enormous pressure that he was under made it impossible for him to work on any kind of content goals. And also many of the decisions that he made under this pressure seemed to be not very wise. I don't think that as a CEO of a social media company, you should have opinions in the culture of our own public.
And maybe this was a pipe dream from the beginning, but I felt that the enormous pressure that he was under made it impossible for him to work on any kind of content goals. And also many of the decisions that he made under this pressure seemed to be not very wise. I don't think that as a CEO of a social media company, you should have opinions in the culture of our own public.
I think that's very short-sighted. And I also suspect that it's not a good idea to block Paul Graham, of all people, over setting a Mastodon link. And I think Paul made this intentionally because he wanted to show Elon Musk that blocking people for setting a link is completely counter to any idea of free speech that he intended to bring to Twitter.
I think that's very short-sighted. And I also suspect that it's not a good idea to block Paul Graham, of all people, over setting a Mastodon link. And I think Paul made this intentionally because he wanted to show Elon Musk that blocking people for setting a link is completely counter to any idea of free speech that he intended to bring to Twitter.
I think that's very short-sighted. And I also suspect that it's not a good idea to block Paul Graham, of all people, over setting a Mastodon link. And I think Paul made this intentionally because he wanted to show Elon Musk that blocking people for setting a link is completely counter to any idea of free speech that he intended to bring to Twitter.
Basically, seeing that Elon was way less principled in his thinking there and is much more experimental. Many of the things that he is trying, they pan out very differently in a digital society than they pan out in a car company. Because the effect is very different. Because everything that you do in a digital society is going to have real-world cultural effects.
Basically, seeing that Elon was way less principled in his thinking there and is much more experimental. Many of the things that he is trying, they pan out very differently in a digital society than they pan out in a car company. Because the effect is very different. Because everything that you do in a digital society is going to have real-world cultural effects.
Basically, seeing that Elon was way less principled in his thinking there and is much more experimental. Many of the things that he is trying, they pan out very differently in a digital society than they pan out in a car company. Because the effect is very different. Because everything that you do in a digital society is going to have real-world cultural effects.
Basically, I find it quite regrettable that this guy is... able to become de facto the Pope, where Twitter has more active members than the Catholic Church. And he doesn't get it.
Basically, I find it quite regrettable that this guy is... able to become de facto the Pope, where Twitter has more active members than the Catholic Church. And he doesn't get it.
Basically, I find it quite regrettable that this guy is... able to become de facto the Pope, where Twitter has more active members than the Catholic Church. And he doesn't get it.
The power and responsibility that he has and the ability to create something in this society that is lasting and that is producing a digital agora in a way that has never existed before, where we built a social network on top of a social network, an actual society on top of the algorithms. So this is something that is hope still in the future and still in the cards.