Spotlight — Elon, Twitter and the Gladiator Arena

Since it’s looking more and more like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and
SpaceX, will probably soon have ownership of Twitter, we wanted
to do a special episode about what this could mean for Twitter
users and our global digital democracy as a whole.

Twitter is a very complicated place. It is routinely blocked by
governments who fear its power to organize citizen protests
around the world. It’s also where outrage, fear and violence get
amplified by design, warping users’ views of each other
and our common, connected humanity.

We’re at a fork in the road, and we know enough about humane
design principles to do this better. So we thought we would do a
little thought experiment: What if we applied everything we know
about humane technology to Twitter, starting tomorrow? What would
happen?

This is the second part in a two-part conversation about Twitter
that we’ve had on Your Undivided Attention about Elon
Musk’s bid for Twitter and what it could mean in the context of
the need to go in a more humane direction.

RECOMMENDED MEDIA 


On Liberty by John Stuart Mill


Published in 1859, this philosophical essay applies Mill's
ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state


Elon Musk Only Has “Yes” Men by Jonathan L. Fischer


Reporting from Slate on the subject 

Foundations of Humane Technology


The Center for Humane Technology's free online course for
professionals shaping tomorrow's technology


RECOMMENDED YUA EPISODES 

A Bigger Picture on Elon and Twitter


https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/bigger-picture-elon-twitter


Transcending the Internet Hate Game with Dylan Marron


https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/52-transcending-the-internet-hate-game


Fighting With Mirages of Each Other with Adam Mastroianni


https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/56-fighting-with-mirages-of-each-other


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