yeah I know that sounds non-PC... but there is some irony here.. that's all.
Clearly folks w/ ASD have incredible super powers, and in Elon's case, he feels he take a hard problem: ie, how to provide "freedom" of speech in every country, while adhering to that country's laws, and provide more transparency, better UX, and decrease the spam/botfest.
and with the help of other experts in this field, solve it. Sure why not.
But solving social media and all its nuances, psychological challenges, per culture, is not the same as solving manufacturing or space expansion..IMHO.
It requires, I feel a different set of skills ( soft-skills ) which you just dont read about, but embody yourself to a major degree.
"how would you solve the Edit button problem?
If someone tweeted "Elon Rocks" and then it was retweeted by millions..and then they changed it to "Elon Sucks" and everyone is embarrassed. How would you avoid changing a meaning so retweeters are not exploited"
his response:
1- I would have Editing() be available for a short time only.
2 - I would Zero out all retweets and favorites.
His solution, is very 'systems-thinking', and im sure comes from his personal social-skill biases 'super powers'. Which seems fine on some level, but also opens up another debate on the benefits of keeping a record or not.
But let's say that in the end, his psy-ops team of scientists take a vote and tell him that 50% of them feel we should not Zero-out ( because X, Y, Z ) and he ends up being the tie-breaker, and dictates that he prefers a more non-human/empathetic solution that would be more appropriate for his Ai's educational training.. or simply his personal social algo/taste.
Clearly folks w/ ASD have incredible super powers, and in Elon's case, he feels he take a hard problem: ie, how to provide "freedom" of speech in every country, while adhering to that country's laws, and provide more transparency, better UX, and decrease the spam/botfest.
and with the help of other experts in this field, solve it. Sure why not. But solving social media and all its nuances, psychological challenges, per culture, is not the same as solving manufacturing or space expansion..IMHO.
It requires, I feel a different set of skills ( soft-skills ) which you just dont read about, but embody yourself to a major degree.
So for example he was asked recently here at this TEDx : https://youtu.be/cdZZpaB2kDM?t=1477
"how would you solve the Edit button problem? If someone tweeted "Elon Rocks" and then it was retweeted by millions..and then they changed it to "Elon Sucks" and everyone is embarrassed. How would you avoid changing a meaning so retweeters are not exploited"
his response:
1- I would have Editing() be available for a short time only. 2 - I would Zero out all retweets and favorites.
His solution, is very 'systems-thinking', and im sure comes from his personal social-skill biases 'super powers'. Which seems fine on some level, but also opens up another debate on the benefits of keeping a record or not.
But let's say that in the end, his psy-ops team of scientists take a vote and tell him that 50% of them feel we should not Zero-out ( because X, Y, Z ) and he ends up being the tie-breaker, and dictates that he prefers a more non-human/empathetic solution that would be more appropriate for his Ai's educational training.. or simply his personal social algo/taste.