Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times’s DealBook Summit.

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    -207 months ago

    Government regulations. Capitalism is a component of the government so it should take government action to enforce it.

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      117 months ago

      Really? Because I’ve been repeatedly told by libertarian types (not socialists or communists) that any government regulation is not capitalism.

      You’re free to disagree with them, but then I’m going to ask what your definition of capitalism is that assumes this regulation (not just allowing it, but mandating it).

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        17 months ago

        . Because I’ve been repeatedly told by libertarian types (not socialists or communists) that any government regulation is not capitalism

        Found your problem. That’s like asking flat earthers about gravity. They may think it exists but their concept of it is a fiction meant to align to their worldview.

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          37 months ago

          Musk himself tends to identify with libertarianism; we can still critique him from his own standards without accepting them outright.

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        -107 months ago

        No matter the system you need some level of regulation otherwise it’s just anarchy. What you want is a balanced regulation that not overbearing and keeps thing running smoothly.

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          97 months ago

          WTF regulation would exist to possibly prevent a corporate boycott of X ads anyway?

          “We hereby mandate that you buy ads on Xitter!”

          That’s your version of the one true capitalism? GTFOH

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          57 months ago

          OK, but the libertarian types who generally worship Musk are not going to like you one bit for saying it.