Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

[flagged]



More like the fact that Elon Musk literally bought himself a cabinet position and basically the president himself in almost the most blatant and transparently corrupt way possible.

> it's sad

Even more sad when people lack the concept of nuance and see the world as entirely black and white.


How is Elon Musk any different from the plethora of famous people endorsing democrats? I am guessing you don't think they are corrupt?

This double standards is what people are fed up with and people just don't care what mainstream news have tp say anymore because we can listen to the people we want to listen to directly without journalists as a filter.

There used to be some kind of honor in media but like in everything else that has evaporated so now they have made themselves irrelevant.


> How is Elon Musk any different from the plethora of famous people endorsing democrats?

They don't want cabinet positions, lol. Trump has spoken on choosing pretty awful unqualified people for his cabinet and various agencies.

This isn't some unknown secret, it's his strategy. Of course, he's going to appoint the dude who doesn't believe in climate change to run the EPA. There's no point in denying this flavor of corruption, because it's intentional and obvious GOP strategy and has been for decades.


I'm wondering if it's just economics. Are they losing money from X existing? Are they trying to start some "let's all move away from X" trend?


I deleted my Twitter account when I drew the analogy of: imagine a magazine, that your friends can subscribe to, to read your thoughts. By contributing to this magazine you contribute to your friend's desire to "buy copies" of it, and you contribute to its ability to sell ads. I decided I didn't want to do that any more.

Maybe it's the same with the Guardian. Although when I left, Elmo hadn't bought it and it actually had legitimate businesses buying ad space.


Have you stopped buying magazines entirely then? It would seem any other "magazine" would have the same property.


> Are they trying to start some "let's all move away from X" trend?

Can not think of a reason that would not have applied before musk took over.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: