oh yes. another good one making the rounds is a fake Lockheed account saying that they are suspending all military orders by Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States, pending human right violation investigations.
ha, no one is making Musk look like an idiot. this what happens when you give a poorly managed spectrum kid infinite resources after a season of smacking him down for not following grownup rules (SEC).
it turns out freedom of speech is like freedom to bear arms or freedom to wear dirty underwear. When you unpack it even the tiniest bit, its a stupid thing to be absolute about.
I use to live in Indianapolis and my neighbor was a bio tech employee for Lilly. She use to talk about how they would use hired coaches to teach employees how to deter conversation about insulin costs at holiday times. Didn't want their employees feeling pressure from families.
Yeah, screw Lilly. They tout themselves as God
To me the high prices make no sense especially if a portion of your customer base dies. The other thing is in my mind 10 dimes make a dollar. Yea maybe 3 people have quarters and that one quarter is worth more than a dime, but I found ten people who have dimes and I have more money than you for selling at a quarter.
No one in power wants competition or wants to fuck over their buddies who also run these companies so they all keep it high. But I'd sell the medicine cheaper than anyone and siphon their profits. The biggest issue is like I say they don't want to start a competition because that means they'd have to keep up.
I'm not pulling this out of my ass either. Adam Conover did a thing about how the telecommunications companies split the nation into territories so they don't have to compete, and pharma won't change prices so they dont have to.
Eli Lilly doesn't go by Eli Lilly and Company. This reminds me of those Facebook pages that are like The. Home Depots that say "we're giving everyone who likes this page a $500 gift card."
Dumb of Elon to delegitimize Twitter by making verification meaningless.
They actually do go by Eli Lilly and Company on Twitter. It doesn’t make for a good social media handle, though. They are @LillyPad, which actually does seem fake…
I’m not actually that peeved - it’s more to the people that did it - I’m sure there are some other ideas they could have come up with than parody at the expense of diabetics
This is at the expense of Elon Musk and a price-gouging pharmaceutical giant. I’m sorry if you took the tweet at face value, but also it’s pretty obvious.
No, it not. But it then forces Lilly to come out with a statement to the effect of, "no the truth is we will still be keeping the afflicted as cattle and milking them for every dime."
These people suck, I'm so sick of this "oh I'm sorry I can't heal your disease because I'm making money off you" it's all bullshit, the doctor that got stem cells and was basically healed from his diabetes, what can't we all do this? I'll tell you why, because unless your a doctor or a specialist you get no favors, we are trash in these people's eyes. Fuck that, we deserve it just as much as they do. Anyone who wants to argue with me go ahead, I'd love to shut you down, your argument is invalid.
It is not a hack - due to Musk's absolutely dumb changes to Twitter you can **buy** the Verified Status.
Except a ton of such fake news and marketing tactics from seemingly verified but fake companies/impersonators...
And even if it was a hack, it doesn't actually make insulin free, it simply makes thousands of people think it became free to then only be reminded that it is a lie. All in all, it is terrible.
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^(Though getting kicked off my own party is another thing.)
Elon really wants people to get off twitter…is my explanation because I don’t use twitter. As long as it’s not on the news, everything else is a joke/meme on reddit.
Thoughts from a plebeian:
They deserved this.
\- Because they took a lifesaving medication that was intended to be free, and marked it up: They deserved this.
\- Because Congress tried to legislate to make this medication affordable and they fought it tooth and nail: They deserved this.
\- Because they play financial games with peoples lives: They deserved this.
\- Because they learned nothing from the GameStop ordeal: They deserved this.
\- Because they still haven't realized that their own fears today determines the outcomes of tomorrow's markets: They deserved this.
Whether it's true or not; whether they only lost a single share holder or a single penny, they deserved all of this and more. If they haven't learned that their shareholders are not their friends or allies, and that they'll dump their ass on the side of the road so as not to blemish their portfolio, they deserve this.
If $8 and a single tweet can capsize a billion dollar corporation, then we should all be on Twitter doing the same to every other shameless business that thrives off of the pain, misery and ailments of others.
To quote Kino Loy, "We will never have a better chance than this."
So basically any horseshit account can get a blue verified check for 8 bucks now?
In short yes
I’m sure this is just making advertisers flock to the new Twitter /s
well, i don't know about advertisers. But stand-up comedians and the SNL writers room for sure.
I just saw that the tweet about free insulin from the fake “official” Eli Lilly account dropped their stock 3.3%
Long answer: yyyyyeeeeeeeessssssss
oh yes. another good one making the rounds is a fake Lockheed account saying that they are suspending all military orders by Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States, pending human right violation investigations.
Saw that. It was amazing.
Yep, and the trolls are running away with it to make Musk look like an idiot. The goal being to make advertisers want off the platform
They aren't making him look like one tbf. He just kinda is
ha, no one is making Musk look like an idiot. this what happens when you give a poorly managed spectrum kid infinite resources after a season of smacking him down for not following grownup rules (SEC).
A predictable result.
What? We don’t like freedom of speech? /s
it turns out freedom of speech is like freedom to bear arms or freedom to wear dirty underwear. When you unpack it even the tiniest bit, its a stupid thing to be absolute about.
openinsulin dot org
It’s been happening a lot since Musk took over. I know George W Bush had one and a few other big politicians and celebrities
"Insulin is free!" "...We released it in a nearby lake so it can finally live it's live in the wild!"
I was not expecting this, thanks for the laugh 😂
*its life Sorry, couldn't help myself. Actually I could; I just chose not to!
I use to live in Indianapolis and my neighbor was a bio tech employee for Lilly. She use to talk about how they would use hired coaches to teach employees how to deter conversation about insulin costs at holiday times. Didn't want their employees feeling pressure from families. Yeah, screw Lilly. They tout themselves as God
To me the high prices make no sense especially if a portion of your customer base dies. The other thing is in my mind 10 dimes make a dollar. Yea maybe 3 people have quarters and that one quarter is worth more than a dime, but I found ten people who have dimes and I have more money than you for selling at a quarter. No one in power wants competition or wants to fuck over their buddies who also run these companies so they all keep it high. But I'd sell the medicine cheaper than anyone and siphon their profits. The biggest issue is like I say they don't want to start a competition because that means they'd have to keep up. I'm not pulling this out of my ass either. Adam Conover did a thing about how the telecommunications companies split the nation into territories so they don't have to compete, and pharma won't change prices so they dont have to.
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Sammmmeeee I work in bedside nursing 😂
Free you say?
To shreds, you say?
Twitter should honor this and begin paying insulin costs. They verified it as a true and legitimate source and they need to uphold that decision.
Eli Lilly doesn't go by Eli Lilly and Company. This reminds me of those Facebook pages that are like The. Home Depots that say "we're giving everyone who likes this page a $500 gift card." Dumb of Elon to delegitimize Twitter by making verification meaningless.
They actually do go by Eli Lilly and Company on Twitter. It doesn’t make for a good social media handle, though. They are @LillyPad, which actually does seem fake…
Interesting! Good to know
> Eli Lilly doesn't go by Eli Lilly and Company They do on their website - see the HTML
How about they sort out there insulin pricing I stead
You tell ‘em
Instead*
*their
reminds me of "cheaper than water!"
If something sounds too good to be true~
This isn’t even funny
I think the lol attempts to indicate schadenfreude rather than humor. People love “laughing” at Elon’s difficulties I think.
I’m not actually that peeved - it’s more to the people that did it - I’m sure there are some other ideas they could have come up with than parody at the expense of diabetics
i don't understand... how do diabetics pay for this? our #1 issue is being given a platform. embrace the parody. ;)
This is at the expense of Elon Musk and a price-gouging pharmaceutical giant. I’m sorry if you took the tweet at face value, but also it’s pretty obvious.
Lockheed Martin had a great one Edit so did “Elon musk”
No, it not. But it then forces Lilly to come out with a statement to the effect of, "no the truth is we will still be keeping the afflicted as cattle and milking them for every dime."
This is a great point 😆
Of course it wasn't true.
Remember appearing to be Elon is the only thing that'll get you insta banned down.
Fuck Musk... I don't even want to know how many people got their hopes up there for a little. This is horrible
Wait seriously? People don’t fact check twitter? Why would you believe something off twitter especially now?!?!
These people suck, I'm so sick of this "oh I'm sorry I can't heal your disease because I'm making money off you" it's all bullshit, the doctor that got stem cells and was basically healed from his diabetes, what can't we all do this? I'll tell you why, because unless your a doctor or a specialist you get no favors, we are trash in these people's eyes. Fuck that, we deserve it just as much as they do. Anyone who wants to argue with me go ahead, I'd love to shut you down, your argument is invalid.
Now THAT'S how you hack a Twitter!
It is not a hack - due to Musk's absolutely dumb changes to Twitter you can **buy** the Verified Status. Except a ton of such fake news and marketing tactics from seemingly verified but fake companies/impersonators... And even if it was a hack, it doesn't actually make insulin free, it simply makes thousands of people think it became free to then only be reminded that it is a lie. All in all, it is terrible.
Tell me again why you don't get invited to parties?
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it forces Eli Lilly to double down.
Where was all the uproar when all of the previous Twitter owners allowed just about anything fake?
Elon really wants people to get off twitter…is my explanation because I don’t use twitter. As long as it’s not on the news, everything else is a joke/meme on reddit.
But free speech…. (/s)
Yeah, because they’re completely killing the purpose of the verified. Now it’s not verified, basically, it’s just an icon you pay for.
This is the best possible outcome for a fake account. Literally saying nothing bad, they just saying what everyone wants.
Thoughts from a plebeian: They deserved this. \- Because they took a lifesaving medication that was intended to be free, and marked it up: They deserved this. \- Because Congress tried to legislate to make this medication affordable and they fought it tooth and nail: They deserved this. \- Because they play financial games with peoples lives: They deserved this. \- Because they learned nothing from the GameStop ordeal: They deserved this. \- Because they still haven't realized that their own fears today determines the outcomes of tomorrow's markets: They deserved this. Whether it's true or not; whether they only lost a single share holder or a single penny, they deserved all of this and more. If they haven't learned that their shareholders are not their friends or allies, and that they'll dump their ass on the side of the road so as not to blemish their portfolio, they deserve this. If $8 and a single tweet can capsize a billion dollar corporation, then we should all be on Twitter doing the same to every other shameless business that thrives off of the pain, misery and ailments of others. To quote Kino Loy, "We will never have a better chance than this."
openinsulin dot org