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What’s a company that objectively improved after it got “bought out?” (lemmy.world)

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Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?

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[-] frozencat@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

what did he do I don't know

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

He got sucked into Right-wing extremism. Posting racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic things on Twitter. Also got into Qanon I think.

[-] frozencat@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

oh damn :(

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Got an hour and a half? https://youtu.be/j6CnTzWNyds?si=0vJVjqFhvSOwrz9N

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

What are some of the things he said that were classified as that?

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Someone below me posted a big video on that. Other than that it takes two seconds to Google. He has a history of saying extremely reactionary things (advocating for a straight pride parade, saying feminism is a disease, being transgender is just a mental illness etc.) And then walking it back which is weird that it happens over and over again. He also unironically believed in Qanon.

Maybe not an outright fascist bigot but however his social system and brain works, it leads him to fall face first over and over into extreme right wing reactionary takes.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 10 months ago

An answer to this question which indicates it’s not a lie would be something like

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

My answer.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Sorry I’m not willing to put in effort to prove someone else’s claim.

I’ve tried in the past and googling in circumstances like this leads to nothing.

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You're right, your ignorance is a choice.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You can either be lazy enough to accept things at face value or take the time to verify people's claims, you can't really have both.

[-] Fruitball@monyet.cc 4 points 10 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson#Controversy

TL;DR: Racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia over Twitter

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