rant · moment 11 of 17
Silicon Valley Paternalism and the Hack-and-Leak Rationale
from Christmas in Nantucket | The Tim Dillon Show #325 · #325
3 min
Tim theorizes about the mindset of Twitter's California-based trust and safety staff, comparing their paternalistic censorship instincts to a parent covering a kid's eyes from porn ads.
- Twitter and Silicon Valley figures suppressed the laptop story because they didn't want Trump to win, according to people Tim spoke with in Northern California.
- Tech workers are eggheads who've lived their entire lives online, formed all their relationships there, and believe everything has a justification in their own minds.
- Tim argues the real rationale was that releasing the laptop story could prevent Biden from winning the presidency, not concern about foreign hack-and-leak operations.
- Everyone blames Russia for WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, and Snowden, treating all leakers as part of a foreign intelligence campaign.
- The Twitter decision had paternalistic, student council president energy—like a parent covering a child's eyes from strip club ads in 1990s New York City.
- Tim struggles with Vijaya Gadde's name because it sounds like Sanjaya and vagina combined.
- These Silicon Valley figures don't want people making their own choices, treating users like children who need protection.
- Elon Musk had to remove Kanye from Twitter after his Hitler remarks.
Kanye WestVijaya GaddeAlex JonesRussiaTwitterElon MuskJulian AssangeEdward SnowdenJoe BidenWikiLeaksChelsea ManningBarrett BrownDonald Trump