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the long warred's avatar

Zuck is doing self preservation

The defections are what’s important

Not ideological purity 🤣

Or “sincerity” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tricheco's avatar

Libertarian in the prevailing American sense of the word rarely has anything to do with tightly restrained governance, especially coming from oligarchs like Zucky. He, his fellow oligarchs, their wannabes, and fanbois have no principled objection to massive overreach, provided it doesn't affect them personally.

George Bredestege's avatar

We all change our viewpoint over time as we experience new conditions and new information becomes available. It’s impossible to know what another has experienced and how they were affected. I can’t know the intentions of Zuckerberg or Musk, but I also believe that time will tell. So, let’s watch, trust and VERIFY.

PFC Billy's avatar

"Libertarianism" as it presently exists in USA is totally synthetic and was very deliberately marketed to politically ignorant naifes by billionaire endowed foundations.

There still ARE a few older people who self identified as libertarians from way back before the Koch & related foundations decided that name would grant them a useful attack surface. They can be identified by the fact that they don't agree with ANYONE else about what libertarianism even IS, nor do they accept the claims of anyone else who professes to be a "real libertarian". So fuck you all, I'm the only libertarian in this room.

PFC Billy's avatar

@Rat

All the REAL punks are DEAD now, all those wandering around claiming to be hippies are poseurs.

If I had the courage of my convictions, I'd be dead by now- What's your excuse?

https://www.heretical.com/miscella/reptile.html

Frances Leader's avatar

As Mad Mark Ziosuckerberg deleted my account, complete with thousands of irretrievable posts and photos and over 12,000 followers, I have zero concerns about who loves or hates him.

He is a filthy rich parasite on humanity who sucks up to the Nobs and freezes in terror when questioned in the soap opera US inquiries. He is a chameleon type, changing his colours to suit the Nob agenda and protect his stash. A despicable low life who sold his soul for a buck.

Jessica J's avatar

The other tech bros weren't inviting him to go bunker shopping with them or so something?

Suzy Cue's avatar

Of course, there’s always this reaction: Who cares?

Tardigrade's avatar

I don't care about Zuckerberg as Zuckerberg. As another commenter pointed out, the fact that there are high-profile defections indicates something is changing.

Suzy Cue's avatar

I believe that may be wishful thinking. I don’t see it making any real difference.

Grand Mal Twerkin's avatar

I believe Zuck. Of all the mega-money mega-power people, he seems like one of the least objectionable. I’m willing to accept him as sincere, even a force for good, unless proven otherwise

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Rat's avatar

Now, I'm not an expert herpetologist... upright walking anthropomorphic bipedal creatures are simply easier for comic purposes. :)

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Sep 26, 2024
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Rat's avatar

I drew a Snek once: https://ratsays.substack.com/p/pushback

But they’re pretty limited in postures and gestures — they cannot point fingers, shrug shoulders etc.

Tardigrade's avatar

Snakes are wonderful creatures.