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And popularity can have misplaced value, but that popularity is often short-lived. Something that is all hype always dies in obscurity, only remembered for being a disappointment. Popularity can also be confused with mob mentality which is where everyone shares a really really basic and reactive consciousness to the point where it becomes more like a force of nature and less of a consciousness.
Popularity often is a result of a need or desire being met where there was a vacuum. Say there is a great desire from people to deal with the national debt. Obviously the candidates who promise to do something about it would gain popularity.
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Elon doesn't actually care about Twitter making a profit as much as he cares about the principle of free speech or else he wouldn't have even entertained the idea of making an offer to Twitter in the first place.
Advertisers go where the people are. If the people stay on Twitter then there's nothing for Elon to worry about anyways.
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However, if the culture does not value truth, it doesn't matter what rules or enforcement will be put in place: If determined organically then people will pick their favourite lies, and if rules are in place, only the approved lies will be allowed.
If the culture does value truth, then people who lie will become known as a liar, and therefore, lose their following which would impact their bottom line.
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Besides that, if I take what you said to its logical conclusion, people shouldn't talk about anything because chances are you don't know anything. But you won't know that you don't know anything until you say something stupid out loud. It's why the ability to think is directly tied to being able to speak.
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In the US Constitution, the First Amendment simply says the government can't censor you. It doesn't guarantee that you'll have the same platform on which to speak as everyone else.
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