https://m.primal.net/HQxG.mp4

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/04/27/twitter-has-complied-with-almost-every-government-request-for-censorship-since-musk-took-over-report-finds/

Musk previously catered culturally more to woke folks, like in 2021 when he said Tesla would resume accepting bitcoin payments only when bitcoin was over 50% “clean”. He needed those ESG vibes back then. But now that the woke trend turned into a based trend, he shifted to ride more on that one instead. He posts way less about the environment and way more about socio-cultural issues now.

Musk is likely not dumb/small enough to be personally against any particular ethnicity or religion of people as a group. He clearly thinks bigger and more pragmatically than that.

Instead, he is just trying to stick his finger in the air, measure the winds, and lean in any momentum direction culturally.

Meanwhile the large corporate advertisers like Apple and Disney advertisers who dropped Twitter/X for advertising are also doing similar. They are pulling back in the heat of the moment to gauge public perception, and then will move forward slowly based on polls and research. It’s the same vibe as when they put up rainbow flags on their domestic Twitter/X accounts but then of course don’t dare do the same for their Middle East accounts. Region by region polling and brand management. Never genuine, always calculated.

Anyway, good morning.

nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt we need "A Tale of Two Musks"

I messed around with Nostr nostr:npub1us9uc0sjjg0vyvh7vefgu2a96hx5up5gujl6pqays65hlk4de6hsnwq4g0 today to test the friction points.

I did indeed run into friction points, especially given my safety-minded view as a large account that doesn't keep track of every detail that's going on, but the active community there on a random Monday was great and helped me get in touch with them easily. With a slight bit of effort, it was easy to start talking with them and figure a few things out.

It felt a lot like Twitter/X Spaces. I had no audio issues. Pretty seamless. Not all that different from my first Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces experience where I was like, "what the fuck are we doing here?"

My only extra caveat was how to easily prove my identity without really thinking about it, and understanding the tech to make sure I'm not accidentally revealing my private key. So there's a bit of an assessment there.

If anything, my feedback was that I need Nostr protocols to help manage and sign my keys better. Keeping my private key secure while using my public key to get involved with things should be easier in the long run.