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The practice of jesa has taught me not to fear ghosts, or death, if I can make a feast and invitation of my life. Perhaps we can all, if we are alert enough, make enough room for their presence, and find a way to relish this life for us all — so we may all keep living on.
How I Learned to Live With Ghosts
Joseph Han
But in the merger agreement, there are also covenants, promises that Musk and Twitter make to each other about what they will do going forward, between the signing of the merger agreement and the closing. If Twitter breaches a representation, Musk still has to close unless the breach causes a material adverse effect. But if Twitter breaches a covenant, Musk can walk away: He doesn’t have to close unless Twitter “shall have performed or complied, in all material respects, with its obligations required under this Agreement.” There is no MAE requirement: You just have to comply with the covenants.
Elon Has a New Bot Excuse
bloomberg.com
In place of centralized social media we see a few things rising. First, there’s TikTok and YouTube; although these do have some comment features, overall they’re far more similar to television, radio, and traditional one-way push media, with content driven by algorithms instead of user sharing. Second, Snapchat and Instagram, which are geared much more toward personal interactions and less toward public discussions. And though they weren’t included in the survey, my general sense from both anecdotes and overall usage trends is that chat apps — WhatsApp, Signal, Discord, etc. — are becoming more popular.
The Internet Wants to Be Fragmented
noahpinion.substack.com
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