Nah, I'd rather say my piece. There isn't anything but toxicity to be had in conversation with someone who unironically takes the position that people changing their screen names to Elon Musk are impersonating him.
Those banned are trolling him, plain and simple, and if you comment as though you can't see that, you deserve some judgement and scorn.
> "Those banned are trolling him, plain and simple"
And...what's wrong with banning trolls? The nature of trolling isn't about "speech", it's about disruption of the platform that provides the chance for speech.
And who uses the term "bootlicker" who isn't juvenile or suffering unknown issues? "You are now about to witness the strength of redditor knowledge..." Awesome, but your comment is a pile of ashes on the ground.
Didn't the person in question also use Musk's profile pic?
> overreach
Do that in any forum on the internet, that is, troll using the Mod's name and profile picture, and see what happens. You might be lucky, but if you called your resulting ban an "overreach", it would be your error of judgement.
In this case, the Twitter user clearly was breaking shit on the way out, then celebrated her own antics on the new platform. "Act of protest"? It's generous of you to equate trolling with protesting.
Protesting is usually obvious what the protest is. What was hers about? The $8? Musk in general? It wasn't clear. It wasn't a protest.
I think her banning is a good thing for Twitter. Impersonate someone, bye bye. They want a trusted platform.
I have no skin in this at all. Not American, not a Twitter user, and I object to extreme left and right, but would like to see platforms like reddit and Twitter accommodate all sides. Rather than dwell in the echo chambers they gravitate towards. At least Musk is giving it a shot, if somewhat a messy shot. It's a messy world.
People with infuriating views still deserve respect. That's something Musk doesn't seem to understand.
If you express yourself the way you just did, lurkers and people on the fence will read your comment. If you employ thought terminating cliches ("bootlicker") then they'll filter you out as noise.
I disagreed with your behavior, but I engaged with you in an open minded way, and I think our conversation has been productive and respectful. I'd guess you probably feel you deserve that respect (and I'd agree).
Those banned are trolling him, plain and simple, and if you comment as though you can't see that, you deserve some judgement and scorn.