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Post by guru on Aug 15, 2023 14:53:01 GMT -5
It’s amazing how you can recognize the idiocy of certain posters without even seeing their username. Have you been to San Francisco lately? I was there about a year and a half ago, and I was astonished and greatly saddened to see what has happened to a wonderful city. It was truly unbelievable. And I understand it's not getting better. Sure, San Fran has gone downhill. The larger point was more about how easy it is to spot the posters who are just regurgitating Fox News talking points.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 15, 2023 20:14:05 GMT -5
Have you been to San Francisco lately? I was there about a year and a half ago, and I was astonished and greatly saddened to see what has happened to a wonderful city. It was truly unbelievable. And I understand it's not getting better. Sure, San Fran has gone downhill. The larger point was more about how easy it is to spot the posters who are just regurgitating Fox News talking points. Yep, I understand that. I just think there are better examples.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 15, 2023 20:51:50 GMT -5
Have you been to San Francisco lately? I was there about a year and a half ago, and I was astonished and greatly saddened to see what has happened to a wonderful city. It was truly unbelievable. And I understand it's not getting better. I was there in April for John Carroll Weekend--no issues whatsoever, and I took BART, Muni, and walked extensively. There were no warnings by Georgetown as to any neighborhoods to avoid; granted, tourists tend to steer clear of the Tenderloin and SoMa, so it probably wasn't top of mind for most of the guests there.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 8, 2023 16:07:09 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 9, 2023 20:32:57 GMT -5
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Post by hoyajinx on Nov 17, 2023 17:13:19 GMT -5
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Post by hoyajinx on Dec 5, 2023 15:06:17 GMT -5
Musk is a POS. I’m more convinced than ever that he is not a “visionary genius”, but simply a new version of PT Barnum. He amassed wealth by being the “right place, right time” guy with PayPal and Tesla. He then parlayed that wealth into more wealth through fabrication, lies, and bullying. He’s lied about the safety of Teslas, their driving range, their quality, etc. The mess he’s made of Twitter and its branding is truly a masterclass in ineptitude. Adding to his list of lies and bullying is his BS “free speech” absolutism and threatening lawsuits on people who try to expose his crap: www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/07/31/twitter-threatens-legal-action-against-nonprofit-for-claiming-hate-speech-rose-after-musks-takeover/amp/Even without running any numbers, you mean to tell me that hate speech is DOWN after decreasing moderation and reinstating the accounts of the most vile and hateful accounts? It flies in the face of reason. You’d have to be an absolute idiot to believe that. It’s no surprise that there is a huge overlap between those that have fallen victim to his cult of personality and those who fall victim to Trump’s cult of personality. Well, yes and no. No question, Musk is a POS of the first order (another narcissist, like the former guy), but to call him a right place, right time guy isn't at all fair or accurate. Take a look at what he has accomplished with Starlink. It's astonishing, and very scary. I was reading this article and it reminded me of this exchange we had earlier this year, It fleshes out what I was pointing out in greater detail. The only things really exceptional about Elon Musk are his considerable wealth and his ability to promote the illusion of his unparalleled genius. www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-not-person-this-year-any-other-opinion-1849472
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 17, 2024 16:20:18 GMT -5
Wasn’t sure where to put this one.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 26, 2024 22:00:35 GMT -5
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 27, 2024 20:49:04 GMT -5
This is truly astounding.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 8, 2024 23:48:26 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 13, 2024 16:45:44 GMT -5
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hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Mar 23, 2024 10:11:25 GMT -5
How much of a sucker do you have to be to purchase the Truth Social stock? That thing is an absolutely worthless flaming turd. Of course, it’s what Trump does best: scam people and leave them holding the bag. I can’t think of a single stock that’s price is more fundamentally divorced from its underlying value. Truth Social has 860,000 (860,000!?!) daily active users and is losing active users by 39% year over year. There is going to be no revenue, and, aside from hemorrhaging users already, there is a built in cap on the number of users who would ever consider signing up. It’s not even in the top 100 most downloaded apps in any store. His followers are gonna end up riding the value all the way to zero and lose all their money on the way. And they will absolutely deserve it for continuing to believe in this low rent con artist. The only money to made on this thing in retail is in the immediate future by dumping the inflated shares off on MAGA troglodytes.
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 23, 2024 11:13:06 GMT -5
Can you say shortsell?
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:22:13 GMT -5
How much of a sucker do you have to be to purchase the Truth Social stock? That thing is an absolutely worthless flaming turd. Of course, it’s what Trump does best: scam people and leave them holding the bag. I can’t think of a single stock that’s price is more fundamentally divorced from its underlying value. Truth Social has 860,000 (860,000!?!) daily active users and is losing active users by 39% year over year. There is going to be no revenue, and, aside from hemorrhaging users already, there is a built in cap on the number of users who would ever consider signing up. It’s not even in the top 100 most downloaded apps in any store. His followers are gonna end up riding the value all the way to zero and lose all their money on the way. And they will absolutely deserve it for continuing to believe in this low rent con artist. The only money to made on this thing in retail is in the immediate future by dumping the inflated shares off on MAGA troglodytes. It's a matter of pride. They'll be able to take their stock certificates and hang them over the toilet.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 24, 2024 12:53:05 GMT -5
Isn't the bigger issue here that this is a legal means of bribing Trump? If I'm MBS or Ilham Aliyev or, hell, a wealthy Likudnik, I feel like I'm buying a whole bunch of this stock and starting to draft my wish list of new U.S. policies.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 24, 2024 13:02:10 GMT -5
Isn't the bigger issue here that this is a legal means of bribing Trump? If I'm MBS or Ilham Aliyev or, hell, a wealthy Likudnik, I feel like I'm buying a whole bunch of this stock and starting to draft my wish list of new U.S. policies. Not dissimilar from foreign governments booking at the Trump Intl in DC which is closer to illegal in my book.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 16, 2024 7:22:11 GMT -5
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 16, 2024 7:56:42 GMT -5
Anybody with a reasonably well functioning BS detector has seen the “world’s dumbest genius” for who he really is for the last half decade: an egomaniacal, fragile-as-a-faberge egg man-child who overpromises, underdelivers, and lies incessantly. Of course he endorses the guy who is exactly like him.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 17, 2024 7:45:41 GMT -5
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