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Just to state the obvious (and sorry for even mentioning the guy, I try to keep it to a minimum, but):

Elon Musk’s totally ew-gross stalker-creep post about Taylor Swift is a demonstration of power.

It isn’t just a dog dry-humping a stranger’s leg. The point isn’t what he thinks he can actually happen.

The point is to be •seen• saying something that disgusting and be •seen• experiencing no consequences for it. It’s about who gets impunity.

@inthehands Demonstration of power is her ignoring his existence because she has her own enpire and he is not important in it. Demonstration of power is Stephen King also ignoring his existence because he has hei own empire in which Musky is irrelevant.
The thing he dose is a demonstration of desparation to stay relevant and looking for someone to engage with him.

Btw, I Googled this to see what's that about and I love the first site I opened just refers to it as "Twitter", don't even bother with the porn name.

Paul Cantrell

@mayaisloading
Yes, desperation too. Desperation and needing to demonstrate power go hand in hand. “Look at me! Look at what I can get away with here!!”

@inthehands Needing to demonstrate power and actually demonstrating power are two different things. That's what I wanted to elaborate on.

@mayaisloading
This is a fair distinction!

In this context, I’d say the •actual• power he’s demonstrating is the power to control who can say what on this communication platform: a power over speech.