Musk keeps making things up — and the press keeps covering it credibly.
    • EliasChao@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
      182·
      1 year ago

      I actually think Zuck does want to kick Musk’s ass. At the same time I think Mark is going with it just to call Elon’s bluff.

    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It wont happen because Musk would get his ass handed to him every single round. Zuck is fit and has martial arts background

  • vettnerk@lemmy.mlEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    You don’t. Not everything he does and says is newsworthy. Those who are really interested follow him in socials anyway.

    Stop reporting on what he wants you to, and instead report what he doesn’t.

    • NevermindNoMind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Part of the problem is news consumers, that was part of the point of the article. “News” outlets know they can just embed a musk X-eet, write a couple of paragraphs of context (or have AI do it), add the headline “Musk says ____” and boom an easy ten thousand clicks. The author argues these outlets should at least acknowledge prominently in their articles that Musk is a serial liar. He specifically calls out a few outlets over their coverage of Musks unilateral claim that the fight will be streamed on X without ever acknowledging that the claim was likely bullshit without Zucks verification. Just shitty clickbait journalism.

  • wanderingmagus@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    1 year ago

    How about we start right now? Just don’t post anything related to him until it’s actually confirmed to be actually happening and not just him shitposting.

  • theodewere@kbin.social
    261·
    1 year ago

    i suggest you treat him like a hostile, manipulative entity, and assume that nothing comes out of that mouth straight… imagine that everything he says is coming from Isengard… it’ll help you…

  • Breakpr0d@aussie.zoneEnglish
    251·
    1 year ago

    I wish we changed to just not cover him at all. It is insanely hard to ignore reading about his inane activities.

  • stink_pickle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    241·
    1 year ago

    he is getting an MRI on Monday of his neck and upper back

    I wonder if they were able to find a spine?

  • meseek #2982@lemmy.caEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    Whatever he says is meant to either feed his ego or his coffers. So just assume lie, exaggeration or straight lunacy. I don’t even know why anyone gives him 2m. Whatever he’s ever said about tech, he’s been either somewhat or totally out to lunch.

      • TheBlackLounge@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        On Reddit I’ve found most of the billionaire news in tech subs is posted by only handful accounts, they also don’t post other interesting things, so you can just block them.

        I’m hoping that’ll work on Lemmy as well.

    • iegod@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Tech news with a hefty dose of socioeconomics and politics. I literally get the same thing from my news communities. I just want tech discussion in isolation :'(

  • Noxy@yiffit.netEnglish
    152·
    1 year ago

    The best way to cover that person would be with six feet of dirt

  • whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Yes. Stop covering them unless they actually do something of importance to the public.

    I could not care less about what dumb shit Musk said. To me it has no more weight than what a random person on a bus stop says.

    Actually here’s the benchmark, if it’s something that wouldn’t be covered if it was said/done by a random man on the street, then don’t cover it if it’s said/done by musk.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    So it’s not going to be a sports fight, but rather a competition in ‘juggling with lies and false promises’.

    Guess who’s the one who has more experience in that field?

  • HikuNoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    1 year ago

    I vote a fight will be faked like the one at the end of Running man. Loads of morons thought that car in “Space” was real. Why not just fake the fight.