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Jun 8, 2022·edited Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

Beautifully put and thought out. All. true. Hope Elon can see this and have an epiphany. Time for him to grow up and try and save the world. He would be remembered more for this than for Tesla or Mars.

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I'm not so sure. More think tanks won't do much - those exist primarily to justify the policies the powerful have already decided upon; they're meaningless in terms of cultural influence.

More social media platforms won't do much, either. As you noted yourself, there's a plethora already. They're either empty or echo chambers. Either way, not helpful.

I'm not saying that $44 billion for Twitter is a good investment. On the other hand, the fallout if they're forced to admit that they've been juicing establishment numbers with bots could get interesting. People realizing "hey wait a minute - we're the majority here, by a lot!" is how preference cascades start.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

Major Musk, the space cadet without a clue.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

I quit both Facebook and Twitter a few years ago, they put me in a box, and those who reveived my feed didn't respond much anyway. Gettr locked me out with a request for the ability to accept cookies. I haven't done Gab and won't because SStack is filling all those voids with higher standards all around. I think Musk is tight with the global investor elite, he was instructed to prop up Twitter's share price because these elite wanted to sell out.

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GCF = Good Citizen Foundation.

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Jun 8, 2022·edited Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

The Bad Cato used that video of Stabenow too, discussing the financial case against EVs. As I said on his article, it feels like a shameless attempt to deny freedom of movement to the lower and middle class.

As the developed world is enjoying either the reality or possibility of rolling black-outs why the hell would anyone trust their mobility to the 'grid?

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

Dear T. Goode,

I think The Essence of this fantastic Piece, is the difference b/w Spirit/Mind.

In an ideal way, the above two work in harmony & balance.

Both you/Elon are very bright. Since my first reading of you, you have stunned me with your ethical ethos.

This is the most necessary Quality for sustainable/Good change.

I don't know if Elon possesses this quality.

I hope someone sends your article to him.

I hope he contacts you, for Guidance.

Always

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Jun 9, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

One of your best, as it inspires hope…even though most likely just folly.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

When I think of the billions being sent to God knows where once they are dropped off in the vicinity of the thouroughly corrupt Ukraine; and billions, adding up to trillions faster than a speeding bullet transferred during Scamdemonic, while we complain about gas, fantasizing that electricity grows on wind farms, my inner being knows that clean water, sanitation and non-engineered food is available for All. One problem, TGC, you make too damn much common sense.

Spent the last 2.5 hours replacing the light switch in my daughter’s ceiling fan which was reachable, but too high to be easily worked upon. Little screws kept falling and then self-camouflaging. A song started rattling around in my head; from back in the days before Social Media Murder, during the Decade of Assassination Nation. And to think we people thought peace was possible, and then many went on to teach what we got now. Fine version:

https://youtu.be/eRl6-bHlz-4

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

Major Tom, Part Two

Phoenix Rises...

"They got A Message

From The Action Man"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm4rJemtI

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A nice article but built on a false premise.

You compare Musk's Twitter buy to Gates/Soros philanthroimperialism, which is a word I just created. You suggest there are better ways to "spend $44 Billion to take a flame thrower to the agenda of Global Tyrants."

But Musk is not spending $44B, much of it from his personal assets, to fight globalism. He's spending it to buy a large social media platform he wants to reorganize and make profitable, and believes that this can be done by adhering to the principles of free speech and a free market.

Musk is making a business investment. Not creating a philanthropic foundation called Twitter, or funding freedom fighters in the war against global tyranny.

He is doing something he hopes will be profitable. If it isn't, he won't do it.

Musk is a businessman who has some principles a lot of us happen to like. He's not leading a crusade.

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

The Spirit of Manhood

https://youtu.be/jeSCokJD0u0

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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Good Citizen

(s)Election Code (trailer)

Was 2020 stolen? It’s deeper than that.  

https://selectioncode.

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The conservative lionization of Musk is just another in a long line. To continue the David Bowie thread, Trump, Peterson, Rogan, Musk, et al. are savior machines. It’s hard to build a home gym, plant a vegetable garden, raise chickens, and read books. It’s much easier to get someone else to fight for us while we continue to live as if everything is hunky dory.

There is no victory without sacrifice. It has always been up to us, and it will always be up to us. We cannot rely on politicians or the eccentric billionaire du jour to save us.

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Not trusting Musk about anything. He's a leftist because he supports fake global warming by selling EV's and yet wants us to believe he favors free speech by trying to overtake twitter. The thing is, he's like a child, similar to gates, who may be the richest people on earth , but are never satisfied despite the fact they can have and do anything they want as long as money can pay the fare.

Never buying an EV, not a twitterite, and I think A/I won't fly.

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Your pieces are always opened first. Such well thought out writing. I'm reminded of Bret Weinstein's motto, "no matter how cynical you are, you are still being naive."

If Elon wanted to help fix the situation we are all in, I would think he'd have done so already. I don't much care what he thinks.

I would like to know what Daniel Schmachtenberger thinks of our predicament. I have not heard him weigh in on it. Has anyone else?

Has anyone seen this clip from X-files? It almost exactly describes our current scenario. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v10TUkx0gtM

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