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Yes, but the game matrix is not that simple. There's a whole gamut of possible actions between defect and sleep with Elon.

Cross-posting to a Mastodon account is not that hard.

I look at this from two viewpoints. One is that it's good that he spends most of this time and energy doing research/management and not getting bogged down in culture war stuff. The other is that those who have all this power ought to wield it a tiny tiny bit more responsibly. (IMHO social influence of the elites/leaders/cool-kids are also among those leverage points you speak of.)

Also, I'm not blaming him. I don't think it's morally wrong to use X. (I think it's mentally harmful, but X is not unique in this. Though character limit does select for "no u" type messages.) I'm at best cynically musing about the claimed helplessness of Jeff Dean with regards to finding a forum.



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