I've not been this entertained by a media interview in a while. This also happens to reveal the quickly declining quality of mainstream media and its journalists.
MSM despise Musk because he now leads the largest public forum that cannot be regulated and controlled in accordance to mainstream guidelines. Free, widespread, and uncensored communication is a threat to MSM, and therefore Twitter's popularity is a direct and growing threat that's misaligned with established global narratives. They had no problem with him building an EV/clean energy business, but now that he's promoting free speech he's enemy #1.
Love this clip. Great analysis Joe. Probably the last time they will ever interview Musk live. I love how Musk doggedly was determined to make it clear that he was sitting down with a person that was completely unprepared to deal with the consequences of speaking first and thinking later.
Same. I think we see here that Elon was well trained for scenarios like this, plus in this case he knew what he was talking about. At this stage of the pandemic, as well as general dialogue on social issues, mainstream journalists are embarrassingly behind on basic facts.
Musk kept his side of the conversation simple and factual; the other guy was slithering all over the place, lost his grip as his points were framed by consensus science, which is fake science etc...
I know what you mean, there is an interesting energy to this exchange which is why I believe it to be genuine even though some are calling it "theatre." Musk really knows how to handle a situation like this while the journalist is totally caught off guard and lost.
The agent smith comparison is on point. Not to be rude, but sometimes it does feel like I am seeing robots on the news. I'm going to go watch this full interview as I'm sure there is more gold in there too. lol
I have parts of me that are deeply programmed to black and white thinking. I am observing all that in my self and the others I come in contact with. Initially, it was quite difficult to see it in myself: painful strong emoting, guilt, shame, fear. Gradually, over a couple of decades, I am making progress. I see those parts in me quite clearly, more and more, and am learning to treat all that with kindness. I am finding, as I know my own programmings deeply and work on 'allowing them to evolve' and then speak this truth to others with kindness, the world around me evolves, as well.
When I admit my own programmings, with kindness and without agenda, it opens a space for others to do this work as well. Pointing a finger is never kind and I know that sometimes it seems necessary. There is that subtle movement from pointing it out to being kind to its presence.
I am content to be here with folks who are on the path of self discovery. I believe it could be the path of evolution.
Beautifully said! Awareness (expanding consciousness) is the key that unlocks the ability to discern within ourselves and outside ourselves - even noticing our own bias'. I truly hope this sentiment continues to catch on so we can see a cultural improvement. The more we model as individuals, the more it opens the door for others :)
I got a good laugh this morning, lol thank you for this, Joe! However, while Musk may have done some "cleaning up" of Twitter, I think one important question to ask is what censorship mechanisms and algorithms are still operating on Twitter; and whether there may still be federal agents embedded in the deepest levels of the platform. For example, Twitter is apparently taking aim at Substack itself by including warning labels that say Substack links are "unsafe" or "dangerous", and even blocking users from retweeting stories with Substack links.
Indeed brother, the Musk Substack drama is quite interesting. I was going to report on it but then most of the limitations were removed, and functionality returned. That said, there are still a couple of small limitations in place that are causing issue. Hence I do think it's important to look at someone who has a ton of money and ask whether they are trying to dominate the space and push down 'the little guy..' It certainly flies in the face of 'free speech' to censor Substack.. but then again that move is incentivized by capitalist business structures.
That clip made my morning lol. You gotta love the fact that Elon is at least willing to stand up to these people. Great analysis on your part as well. I've grown a bit tired of the black and white thinking in both alt media and MSM, glad you guys and a few others exist to keep me sane! :)
Haha, glad you enjoyed it! We're here to stick around as long as we can :) I'm not gonna lie, it's tough taking a grounded path in media these days, but I sense it will catch on.
MSM despise Musk because he now leads the largest public forum that cannot be regulated and controlled in accordance to mainstream guidelines. Free, widespread, and uncensored communication is a threat to MSM, and therefore Twitter's popularity is a direct and growing threat that's misaligned with established global narratives. They had no problem with him building an EV/clean energy business, but now that he's promoting free speech he's enemy #1.
Love this clip. Great analysis Joe. Probably the last time they will ever interview Musk live. I love how Musk doggedly was determined to make it clear that he was sitting down with a person that was completely unprepared to deal with the consequences of speaking first and thinking later.
This was great to watch! Don't always love Elon, but he handled things perfectly here.
Same. I think we see here that Elon was well trained for scenarios like this, plus in this case he knew what he was talking about. At this stage of the pandemic, as well as general dialogue on social issues, mainstream journalists are embarrassingly behind on basic facts.
Keep up the good work, Joe! Love to hear "the other side" of standard news broadcasts.
Thanks Albert! :)
Musk kept his side of the conversation simple and factual; the other guy was slithering all over the place, lost his grip as his points were framed by consensus science, which is fake science etc...
Indeed. You could tell he didn't have much to stand on.. and I think he knew that lol
One other thing I have noticed : Musk’s spirit dominates this guy all along. Just saying…
I know what you mean, there is an interesting energy to this exchange which is why I believe it to be genuine even though some are calling it "theatre." Musk really knows how to handle a situation like this while the journalist is totally caught off guard and lost.
It looks like blindness/untruth has more value than money. Money cannot buy everything.
The agent smith comparison is on point. Not to be rude, but sometimes it does feel like I am seeing robots on the news. I'm going to go watch this full interview as I'm sure there is more gold in there too. lol
Keep up the great work, first class stuff!
Thanks! And yes it was a perfect analogy!
I have parts of me that are deeply programmed to black and white thinking. I am observing all that in my self and the others I come in contact with. Initially, it was quite difficult to see it in myself: painful strong emoting, guilt, shame, fear. Gradually, over a couple of decades, I am making progress. I see those parts in me quite clearly, more and more, and am learning to treat all that with kindness. I am finding, as I know my own programmings deeply and work on 'allowing them to evolve' and then speak this truth to others with kindness, the world around me evolves, as well.
When I admit my own programmings, with kindness and without agenda, it opens a space for others to do this work as well. Pointing a finger is never kind and I know that sometimes it seems necessary. There is that subtle movement from pointing it out to being kind to its presence.
I am content to be here with folks who are on the path of self discovery. I believe it could be the path of evolution.
Thank you for balanced reporting, Joe.
Beautifully said! Awareness (expanding consciousness) is the key that unlocks the ability to discern within ourselves and outside ourselves - even noticing our own bias'. I truly hope this sentiment continues to catch on so we can see a cultural improvement. The more we model as individuals, the more it opens the door for others :)
I got a good laugh this morning, lol thank you for this, Joe! However, while Musk may have done some "cleaning up" of Twitter, I think one important question to ask is what censorship mechanisms and algorithms are still operating on Twitter; and whether there may still be federal agents embedded in the deepest levels of the platform. For example, Twitter is apparently taking aim at Substack itself by including warning labels that say Substack links are "unsafe" or "dangerous", and even blocking users from retweeting stories with Substack links.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/7/23674936/twitter-marking-substack-links-unsafe
Indeed brother, the Musk Substack drama is quite interesting. I was going to report on it but then most of the limitations were removed, and functionality returned. That said, there are still a couple of small limitations in place that are causing issue. Hence I do think it's important to look at someone who has a ton of money and ask whether they are trying to dominate the space and push down 'the little guy..' It certainly flies in the face of 'free speech' to censor Substack.. but then again that move is incentivized by capitalist business structures.
That clip made my morning lol. You gotta love the fact that Elon is at least willing to stand up to these people. Great analysis on your part as well. I've grown a bit tired of the black and white thinking in both alt media and MSM, glad you guys and a few others exist to keep me sane! :)
Reminded me of the BBC twit vs Dr Jordan Peterson where he couldn’t help, after much abuse from her, the Gotcha moment.
Haha, glad you enjoyed it! We're here to stick around as long as we can :) I'm not gonna lie, it's tough taking a grounded path in media these days, but I sense it will catch on.