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ErrolTheDragon · 07/09/2024 18:26

SerendipityJane · 07/09/2024 17:33

For someone who is unarguably very clever in some ways he's a blithering idiot in others.

He's a stupid persons idea of a clever person.

Well no. He's objectively 'clever'.

But he lacks wisdom, and obviously in this case has some sort of severe ignorance and logic failure. In this case he's bizarrely confusing women's reduced ability to speak freely with their ability to think freely. Afghanistan throws this into horrible focus.

Hang on, isn't this guy supposed to be a massive supporter of free speech? It's a pretty feeble idea of 'free speech' if it's only for so-called 'high status males'. If he was a truly strong man he'd be vigorously defending the right of everyone to be able to express their thoughts freely.

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SerendipityJane · 07/09/2024 17:57

Goatblu · 07/09/2024 17:43

I haven't even read your link but saw the thread title and wanted to say, yes, he is.

The beauty of the internet - and indeed modern media - is the efficiency it can deliver. Judicious use of Betteridges law, and some rudimentary critical analysis, and you find you can ignore huge swathes of content.

For example, if you see a video that is 10 minutes long, about a question that has a yes or no answer, you know you can safely ignore it.

In fact Twitter is in itself a great time saver. If it's on Twitter, it can be safely ignored. I suspect this is probably why advertisers are swerving it. The whole brand protection thing is something they dreamt up to annoy Musk.

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Goatblu · 07/09/2024 17:43

I haven't even read your link but saw the thread title and wanted to say, yes, he is.

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SerendipityJane · 07/09/2024 17:33

For someone who is unarguably very clever in some ways he's a blithering idiot in others.

He's a stupid persons idea of a clever person.

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MarieDeGournay · 07/09/2024 17:22

For someone who is unarguably very clever in some ways he's a blithering idiot in others.
It's the old 'knowing that tomatoes are fruit[s] but also knowing not to put them in fruit salad' thing, isn't it?🙄

ErrolTheDragon · 07/09/2024 17:02

If he'd said that women can't always express their thoughts then he'd have had a valid point, though one too obvious for him to bother making.

And it's not just because we're individually less strong on average - it's because of sexist societies.

For someone who is unarguably very clever in some ways he's a blithering idiot in others.

MarieDeGournay · 07/09/2024 16:52

Totes agree with Elon. I definitely can't think freely because of low T.
So I'm putting the kettle on. Anybody like to join me? Bring your own er... baked goods 🍰[don't want to get deleted, now do I?]Grin

Summerhillsquare · 07/09/2024 16:45

A stupid one at that.

ReadWithScepticism · 07/09/2024 16:39

He is "High T" in the sense of being not just a Twat but an uber-Twat. The kind of Twat you look for when you are searching for a prime example of Twat.