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[–] snek@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Has anyone made any piece of technology that could block Elon Musk news? I understand he is currently ruining the world at full speed, but for fuck's sake, some of us don't think this is tech news worthy and it's frankly annoying. He makes it to every paper, then to every news forum. Yuck. Enough Musk spam... you are only doing him favors, even when the news is bad. There is no such thing as bad publicity.

[–] dlok@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've seen a Firefox plugin called block the rich.. I guess it wouldn't fly if they called it block Elon

Not used it so don't know if it's any good

[–] snek@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Will try now and report back!

Edit: it's good. It blurs out text. Sadly not images!

[–] snek@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It blocks these:

Block List

  • Steve Ballmer
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Sergey Brin
  • Warren Buffett
  • Larry Ellison
  • Bill Gates
  • Kanye "Ye" West
  • Elon Musk
  • Larry Page
  • Donald Trump
  • Mark Zuckerberg

Immediate observation: really cool, also blocks comments about Elon Musk (including my own lol) Sadly doesn't block images

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Does it block the word "Musk"? Is it case-sensitive? Honestly curious, especially since some of these last names can refer to either the person or a noun.

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah thats a great way to stay up to date with technology, just pretend they dont exist!

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What ever would we do without updates on technological marvels such as:

  • Fraudulent car
  • Fraudulent train
  • Low-poly cosplay truck
  • Animal abuse brain microchip
  • Kepler syndrome ISP
  • Self-destructing rocket to mars
  • Social media for Nazis?
[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The car is fine, and honestly the software is too, it's the label that's the problem. It's like if Tesla had invented the first really good cough medicine but named it "Death Cure Resurrection Elixir (and cough preventative)" and they have this mustache twirling clown villain selling it.

I don't blame anyone for completely disregarding it as fraud.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Well sure it wouldn't be fraud if you simply don't lie about what the car does

[–] bilb@lem.monster 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think if you blocked the person who posted this you'd see a big reduction. It's usually the same account posting Musk news.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Very good tip, thank you, stranger.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 3 points 10 months ago

The solution lies between the monitor and to left mouse button.

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

You realize that you are in a technology news section of Lemmy, right? This dude influences technology.

[–] WhiteWolfLT@pawb.social -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well no, I think bad publicity is a thing, with current cancel culture for saying the wrong things, it can ruin your career. Also pedo allegations do hit hard.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If this was the case, Musk's career would have been over.

Instead this publicity fuels him and his wasteful endeavors.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your career can only be ruined if you rely on other people to fund your career. He has enough money (and loans and solvent businesses he hasn't decided to tank yet) independently to keep going when others would have had to pack up.

You think any other non-billionaire could weather the absolute drain of most advertisers leaving Twitter?

[–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Your career can't be easily ruined if you shit gold.

In a fair world, Musk would be rotting in some sewer.