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Dael Norwood

@dael.bsky.social

Historian of America's old, weird political economy. Unincorporated but proudly unionized citizen of Delaware. Adding “levity to discussions of financing and high politics” since 2022. Wrote Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America.

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DNdael.bsky.socialOct 11, 2024 6:16pm

I appreciate the effort ,but we gotta find a more disparaging term than "centaur" , these idiots are pouring billions into AI image generators just so they can make hundreds of drawings of themselves *as* mythical horse men.

Then as these platforms grew, money poured in. Content moderation was hard and expensive. The platforms caused harm but gave birth to multibillionaires and even centaurs — people worth not a mere $1 billion but over $100 billion. So much money offers its own kind of absolute power and regulatory capture.

Since buying Twitter in 2022, the centaur Elon Musk has been using the platform to reinforce his personal views. He fired about 80 percent of employees, unilaterally decided to rename it X and has no compunction about using the platform to support his chosen candidate, Mr. Trump, and to spread disinformation about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Not only did Mr. Musk fire most of the people who were tasked with identifying and eliminating disinformation; he reposts it himself.

DNdael.bsky.socialOct 11, 2024 6:16pm

From: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/o...

Opinion | ‘Founder Mode’ Explains the Rise of Trump in Silicon Valley

A trendy management style called “founder mode” illustrates Silicon Valley’s growing tilt toward authoritarianism.

Dael Norwood

@dael.bsky.social

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