It's not even like some bombshell interview or anything either. It's basically a Christian running for Senate in Texas that's saying Trump and his ilk are not real Christians and that there are lots of people out there that are fed up with the corruption in the church and especially in politics. He didn't make any really bold statements or say anything that could have been considered aggressive or hateful. All told, it was a fairly uneventful interview that got a whole lot more traction than it might have because it got censored. It would have been hardly a blip on the radar otherwise. I hope the
'Colbert bump' helps get him in office.
So we're sticking with the "trying to win over conservatives" angle instead of moving even a millimeter to the left? 2028 election might as well be cancelled as trump is promising, because this asshole is not the solution and only stands to forestall the inevitable plunge we're taking as a nation.
Oh, there's efficiency--just in the wrong place. He efficiently made a 4% bump in Tesla stock value by telling a few lies. That's all this is, and has been: profiting on hype/fomo.
Why aren't there harsher penalties for behavior like this? They're given 4 weeks to comply, and then all is fine as long as they stop? Seems like the message they're sending is "you can track our kids, just be more careful not to get caught next time... If you do, you can at least rest assured that there's no real punishment"
Interesting! I was under the impression all data centers were causing similar problems, but leave it to the X Man to go the extra mile to really fuck things up. That piece of shit has unlimited money and still pulls shit like this.
I've also read reports that the noise levels and pollution coming out of these things is staggering. Not to mention they appear to be built as quickly as possible with little regard for laws and regulations.
Gotta love this whole schtick, "oopsie! We weren't careful enough with your personal info--here's a voucher for free protection after the fact, because we failed to provide it to you when it mattered" (with the connotation that you should have taken them up on that free protection last time a corp accidentally shared your personal data with the world, and perhaps you wouldn't be in this mess!)
...and that's it! Business as usual after nearly a million people have their personal info compromised. As long as this is the punishment, it's simply a business expense at worst.
I feel this comment. 🙌