Musk Stock

The Selloff

One month after Twitter announced a suit to force Elon Musk to buy them - after fighting to keep him from buying them - a second major sellof of Tesla stock hints that Musk's deal may close after all. Elon Musk sold more than $6.9 billion in Tesla shares, according…
nerd

Nerdocracy

Anyone who's been paying attention knows that the entertainment industry is now the Death Cult's propaganda organ. The more astute observers know that the subversion of Hollywood started decades ago. The movie, music, and game industries aren't alone in their anti-evangelism for the new civic religion. Almost every major corporation…
HAL Internet

The Internet of Shit

If you wanted to pinpoint the most bugmannish idea ever - a concept so technofetishistic, decadent, and pointless as to be a self-contained definition of bugmanism, you'd have to go a long way to beat "the Internet of Things." The notion of hooking everything up to the internet lacks even…
Musk Laugh

The Power to Walk Away

That's the ultimate bargaining power, as Elon Musk demonstrates. Elon Musk responded to the latest major development in his ongoing feud with Twitter early Monday morning – tweeting out a meme of him laughing after Twitter reportedly lawyered up to sue him for moving to drop his $44 billion takeover…
MineCraftBan

GamerGate 2?

Big Tech is about to repeat a big mistake. Microsoft has actively sought to increase its control of privately owned Minecraft servers since it acquired the game in 2014. Last month, the tech giant began cryptographically tying messages to accounts, setting the stage for universal moderation. In the upcoming 1.19.1…
Musk Buck

Fifteen Bucks

A month after billionaire Elon Musk declared his pending bid to buy Twitter "on hold," the social media company has taken a major step that may have sealed the deal. The board of directors of Twitter on Tuesday unanimously recommended that shareholders approve Elon Musk’s proposed deal to acquire the…
Cult Dome

The Cult of Google

For a while now, I've been shedding light on how most cultural and economic institutions, including Big Tech, subscribe to a cult mentality. If the allegations made in a recent lawsuit are to be believed, Google in particular is being taken over by an actual cult. A pretentious and problematic…
MuskVsTwitter

Musk v Twitter: The Plot Thickens

Just when Elon Musk's Twitter saga seemed to be slowing down, the state of Texas throws its hat in the ring to liven up the proceedings. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday he is investigating Twitter over its reporting of how many accounts on the platform are from bots…
Nina Jankowicz

Woman Logs Off

The sheer scope and power of the managerial apparatus inherited by our current rulers can incline one to despair. But ever so often, our elites demonstrate just how inept and deranged they are. These demonstrations are occurring with rising frequency. From Twitter's blatant use of bot accounts to our would-be…
XanatosTwitter

Xanatos Is Back

Elon Musk's Twitter arc seemed all but wrapped up. There seemed to be nothing left but boring paperwork. But leave it to the main inspiration for the Systems Overterrestrial Coalition to whip up fresh conflict with Indian bean counters. Of course, the latest twists in the billionaire's move to buy…