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If lemmy had user-defined filters, I'd use them. Right now I'm downvoting the stuff, but there's already a community for musk-related stuff: [email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (46 children)

Musk has already been banned as a topic on tech communities in 4 instances I’ve seen personally. I get folks are tired of him and I find him insufferable, but he is often relevant (unfortunately) to current events, so I don’t think wholesale bans of him are a good idea. There are plenty of topics I find annoying, but I don’t tell people to ban the topic from the community just for my personal preference.

Like I think trump is a cringe inducing piece of shit and don’t enjoy seeing him everywhere. I’d love a filter, I don’t expect communities to ban him as a topic.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (45 children)

Yeah but relevant to current tech events? Not that often.

It's complicated I guess.

Musk offering starlink access to gaza is tech news, him changing subscription prices for xitter is not.

I guess I just mean that a happening is not "tech" by virtue of musk saying it.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but relevant to current tech events? Not that often.

LOL what? Literally everything he does is related to tech.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Most of what he does is talking, with a pinch of false advertisement and stock manipulation thrown in the mix.

But I'm happy about any actual developments! I'm super hyped for the next starship launch for example.

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