This tumblelog is a collection of seemingly random bits of funny, geeky and even racy nonsense, which are discoveries of the (mis)adventures of this twenty-something-year-old and his protracted battle against the doom of all men. If you want to ask me something, go right ahead. I'll be nice. On the other hand, if you've got something you'd like me to ponder on, send it my way and I'll ruminate on the implications and ramifications of that little nugget you want me to intellectually nibble on. I am also the co-moderator of another tumblelog, Fuck Yeah, Wiccan!, which is dedicated to the eponymous Marvel Comics superhero.
So, in light of what could be Twitter’s impending implosion, I’m trying out Tumblr again. It feels like… 2010 all over again. 😅 But also not? Things feel the same but also different.
I never really left… I just stopped posting [and cross-posting from Instagram].
I genuinely wish I could see inside Musk’s head or at least get an explanation for how he was thinking his plans would work out.
Like it’s clear now he is fantastically out of touch with reality but I still really wanna know like, to what degree. Did he think people would accept his ultimatum? Did he genuinely think it would only take like 300 people to keep Twitter running?
I was an intern at SpaceX years ago, back it when it was a much smaller company — after Elon got hair plugs, but before his cult of personality was in full swing. I have some insight to offer here.
Back when I was at SpaceX, Elon was basically a child king. He was an important figurehead who provided the company with the money, power, and PR, but he didn’t have the knowledge or (frankly) maturity to handle day-to-day decision making and everyone knew that. He was surrounded by people whose job was, essentially, to manipulate him into making good decisions.
It’s such a struggle to protect your integrity and dignity in this industry… they really want to attack your morality and your beliefs. They need you to give up a certain part of yourself before they’ll initiate you into ‘stardom.’ I’ve always been kind of a hermit. I find my joy in the little things they want to take away from me. Prior to all this, I took pleasure from being the observer. Now I’m the observed. - Hayden Christensen