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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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543 points donohoe | 3 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.441s | source
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hakanderyal ◴[09 Jul 25 19:25 UTC] No.44513886[source]▶
Interesting nobody has mentioned Nikita. X has hired Nikita Bier, of Gas and tbh fame (https://x.com/nikitabier), as head of product some days ago.

He posted a meme earlier today which may or may not be related to this.

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danpalmer ◴[10 Jul 25 00:42 UTC] No.44516162[source]▶
Reading his timeline is somewhat rage-inducing. He's just another edgelord who can't decide if he believes the terrible things he's posting or is just ironically posting them.

It's all just attention seeking, there's no value in the posts, no product insight, no teaching like I see from true industry leaders.

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fake-name ◴[10 Jul 25 06:39 UTC] No.44517996[source]▶
> if he believes the terrible things he's posting or is just ironically posting them.

The thing is, as I get older, I realize more and more that this is a distinction without a difference.

If you "ironically" stab someone, does it matter what your motivation?

The same is true for edgelord stuff. Whether you believe it internally is irrelevant, the active act of the posting is the only part that matters.

If you post fascist content to be "edgy", you're a fascist.

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1. throwaway37153 ◴[10 Jul 25 07:16 UTC] No.44518223[source]▶
> Whether you believe it internally is irrelevant, the active act of the posting is the only part that matters.

> If you post fascist content to be "edgy", you're a fascist.

Is Trump a constitutionalist because he claims to love the constitution? Is Kim Jong Un a "democratic republican"?

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2. lcnPylGDnU4H9OF ◴[10 Jul 25 17:12 UTC] No.44523172[source]▶
For this, English speakers have the phrase "actions speak louder than words". They do things that affect a large number of people and it's reasonable to say those things are more important than the words that come out of their mouth because the guy who punches you in the face 5 times and says sorry each time probably doesn't really mean it. I don't think you're convincing anyone that words aren't important just because liars lie.
3. fake-name ◴[11 Jul 25 19:26 UTC] No.44535996[source]▶
You missed where I said it's the act that matters.

So trump /says/ one thing, but his actions say something very different.

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So, if you say nothing and do nothing, you cannot be defined.

If you say fascist things (even if you're "joking"), but do nothing, you are a fascist.

If you say non-fascist things but /do/ fascist things, the thing with the most active action defines you (i.e. the person doing the fascist things is a fascist).

Words mean little in the face of taking active actions.