I believe people throught the exact same before the twitter purchase.
Hasbr-uh-oh
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I believe people throught the exact same before the twitter purchase.
Yeah, even now you'll get people responding to descriptions of the current state of it as "eh, Twitter was always a dump". Like I have no doubt it COULD get bad like any social media platform can, and the site's security and moderation did tend to be relaxed for the sake of profit at times.
But it never went to these lengths of actively indulging in its owner's weird-ass juvenilia, welcoming back sketchy CSAM sharing personas, gutting its moderation staff numbers, issuing warnings for the "slur" cisgender while allowing actual slurs, banning accounts the owner doesn't like, and setting fire to so much of its actual value (via advertising being alienated) and intangibles (via the trust and prestige of verification being turned into a paid-for product).
I've seen posts welcoming a Hasbro takeover because "they've done flop after flop", and the kindest responses to the rumor tend to be "what would change really".( Unsurprisingly usually from people who get their opinions from YouTubers, but I digress.) But for all my distaste for the sea change it's been since losing Goldner, Hasbro is still run like a proper company by people who know how to run a business AS a business, not the latest flashy thing daddy bought you so you could try and get the cool kids to say you're cool, too.
But it never went to these lengths of actively indulging in its owner's weird-ass juvenilia, welcoming back sketchy CSAM sharing personas, gutting its moderation staff numbers, issuing warnings for the "slur" cisgender while allowing actual slurs, banning accounts the owner doesn't like, and setting fire to so much of its actual value (via advertising being alienated) and intangibles (via the trust and prestige of verification being turned into a paid-for product).
I've seen posts welcoming a Hasbro takeover because "they've done flop after flop", and the kindest responses to the rumor tend to be "what would change really".( Unsurprisingly usually from people who get their opinions from YouTubers, but I digress.) But for all my distaste for the sea change it's been since losing Goldner, Hasbro is still run like a proper company by people who know how to run a business AS a business, not the latest flashy thing daddy bought you so you could try and get the cool kids to say you're cool, too.
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There is just no way at this point that Musk can pull the capital necessary to buy out Hasbro. It's all bluster and bullshit.
More to the point, it's a desperate attempt to draw attention to him and away from the negative stories like how the FCC has denied Starlink additional funds, the destruction of Twitter, and the latest Cybertruck disasters.
This is nothing but a PR game. Don't give it air time and it goes away.
More to the point, it's a desperate attempt to draw attention to him and away from the negative stories like how the FCC has denied Starlink additional funds, the destruction of Twitter, and the latest Cybertruck disasters.
This is nothing but a PR game. Don't give it air time and it goes away.
More to the point, Musk is a douchebag who, like all the MAGA crowd, is obsessed with looking cool and gathering power.
A toy company is not "cool" to him, and can't be used to further his political agenda. If anything he'd pull a Bain Capital and just burn the company to the ground to cover his debts.
A toy company is not "cool" to him, and can't be used to further his political agenda. If anything he'd pull a Bain Capital and just burn the company to the ground to cover his debts.
Actually I think the real important thing here is to remember that like...there is no actual story here.
Like every is like 'OMG ELON MUSK IS GOING TO BUY HASBRO, HE'S SAYS HE WANTS TO BUY HASBRO. OMG.' but no, that is literally no what has happened.
Here's the actual timeline of events:
- WOTC acknowledges that 'Hey Gary Gygax was a bit of a jive person'
- Elon Musk (and other right-wing dipshits) get mad over it and Musk says 'May Hasbro burn in Hell'
- Another right-wing **** posts a screengrab from the project lead of D&D (and a senior executive at WOTC) on Facebook saying that they want the game to be open and accepting to all players and they really don't give a damn what Musk and other people like him think when they complain about the game 'going woke'
- Musk replies to that tweet with 'How much is Hasbro'
That's it, that's the entire fuckin story.
It's a literal nothingburger but then of course shitstirrers like Dextero just tweet out 'Elon Musk wants to buy Hasbro' with no context and now we get articles and people freaking out that Musk is going to seriously try and buy a toy company when in reality he was just throwing a bit of a hissy fit like he always does.
Like every is like 'OMG ELON MUSK IS GOING TO BUY HASBRO, HE'S SAYS HE WANTS TO BUY HASBRO. OMG.' but no, that is literally no what has happened.
Here's the actual timeline of events:
- WOTC acknowledges that 'Hey Gary Gygax was a bit of a jive person'
- Elon Musk (and other right-wing dipshits) get mad over it and Musk says 'May Hasbro burn in Hell'
- Another right-wing **** posts a screengrab from the project lead of D&D (and a senior executive at WOTC) on Facebook saying that they want the game to be open and accepting to all players and they really don't give a damn what Musk and other people like him think when they complain about the game 'going woke'
- Musk replies to that tweet with 'How much is Hasbro'
That's it, that's the entire fuckin story.
It's a literal nothingburger but then of course shitstirrers like Dextero just tweet out 'Elon Musk wants to buy Hasbro' with no context and now we get articles and people freaking out that Musk is going to seriously try and buy a toy company when in reality he was just throwing a bit of a hissy fit like he always does.
It's been awhile, but IIRC, his quest to buy twitter started because a right-winger troll he (or more specifically, his girlfriend) liked got banned from the platform. I wouldn't shake his statements off so easily.
Buying Twitter meant his PR team couldn't filter him any more. He can spew his crap faster than they can catch it.
He was cracking well before then. The cave BS was a fair bit before the pandemic (right? My sense of time is forever in shambles). And just before this purchase was when he suddenly and explicitly came out swinging on the side of the Republicans (just ahead of an article on sexual impropriety allegations, while the journalist who'd contacted him for comment was waiting for one).
But yeah, ever since the purchase it's been full-on self-one-upsmanship to find new depths of dipshittery.
Still love the truck, lol.
But yeah, ever since the purchase it's been full-on self-one-upsmanship to find new depths of dipshittery.
Still love the truck, lol.
There are a lot of times, a lot of arts where there can be a reasonable conversation about separating the product from the creator, art from the artist.
I don't believe this is one. Especially when it comes to Tesla. That is where Elon seems to get the majority of his capital. I don't think there is any way to enjoy their products without putting money in his pocket.
I don't believe this is one. Especially when it comes to Tesla. That is where Elon seems to get the majority of his capital. I don't think there is any way to enjoy their products without putting money in his pocket.
EDIT: Eh, this is off topic.
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You are correct @Undead Scottsman , Let's move on and back to topic. Thank you for pointing it out. Didn't want to take it too far.
I will say this: Hasbro has had a rough couple of years:they massively expanded during COVID and made a lot of bets that didn't pay off and their media attempts fully collapsed. I wouldn't be surprised if a sizable number of investors would just like to get a big payout and move on.
Not saying Musk will be the one, but it wouldn't surprise me if a company like Disney made a play for Hasbro at some point and a majority of investors would be interested in the offer.
Not saying Musk will be the one, but it wouldn't surprise me if a company like Disney made a play for Hasbro at some point and a majority of investors would be interested in the offer.
Marvel and Star Wars are already Disney properties whose toy licences are held by Hasbro. Would make sense for Disney to buy out Hasbro, get even more IP to churn out content for, and take full control of their own toy manufacturing....
Hehe, that's one way for Disney to get Power Rangers back.
They treated it better than Hasbro!Hehe, that's one way for Disney to get Power Rangers back.
Debatable. Hasbro at least didn't give the order of "Just dub the Sentai."
We can cry about "Hasbro killed Power Rangers" all we want, but let's not kid ourselves, here. Goldner had plans and visions for the franchise; Cocks is the one that didn't/doesn't care.
Not by much.