Elon's weird sense of priority:
– The most important thing for humanity is getting to Mars ASAP.
– Trump promised me he'll help (like he promised me he cared about climate change in 2016).
– So I'm supporting him. Nothing else matters.
– I bought Twitter so I could amplify the
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Elon’s Mars Priority and Political Support Strategy
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Infrastructure, remote work, and health insurance access implications
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Investment in infrastructure and manufacturing?
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Tech Leaders Spreading Health Disinformation for Political Gain
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Lutnick does not actually believe what he is saying.
— Yann LeCun (@ylecun) 31 octobre 2024
Like Musk, he is deliberately spewing disinformation that endangers public health for political expediency. https://t.co/KuMzligF3RLutnick does not actually believe what he is saying.
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Social networks combating vaccine disinformation during pandemics
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Imagine you're running a social network.
1. A pandemic starts.
2. Some people and organizations (some of them foreign, with bad intentions) disseminate disinformation about it that threatens public safety, like "mRNA vaccines change your DNA."
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Facebook maintains political neutrality stance on platform
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No. FB doesn't take sides in political debates.
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State school systems affordability and quality matters
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Some states have good and affordable state school systems.
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Higher taxes on high earners impact tech economy
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Higher taxes on people making more than $400k per year.
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Putin and Xi Block Facebook Instagram: Censorship and Moderation Debate
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Putin and Xi block Facebook and Instagram.
Whatever censorship you imagine is happening is not sufficient for them. Incidentally, Facebook and Instagram moderate *attitudes* not political opinions.
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Free Higher Education Enables Meritocracy for Talented Students
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You know why?
Because higher education is essentially free.
This means the system is very meritocratic.
Talented people don't have to give up of going to the best schools just because their parents don't have money.
