Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, now X, the left has railed against him incessantly. Hardly a day goes by without some ponderous op-ed lamenting his influence on digital media and his avid support for President-elect Donald Trump.
Yet, Musk remains a powerful figure in the digital space. Indeed, X has become a prominent hub for people to get their news rather than relying on establishment media outlets that once dominated the media landscape, as journalist Catherine Herridge pointed out.
“The data doesn’t lie.”
30 million engagements on @X versus 4.5 million “viewers” on Network Evening News.@X is where the growth is.
That's where the diverse audience is.“I feel like this is the next chapter for media.”
Our 22+ minute subscribers only interview also… pic.twitter.com/RVUsFGjvt3
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) November 29, 2024
But the real reason why the left can’t stand Musk isn’t just because he bought Twitter. It is because of who he is. Musk is essentially the Donald Trump of social media, and the left simply can’t stand it.
There are several similarities between Musk and Trump that are quite obvious. For starters, they both communicate in the same fashion, taking a pugilistic approach to leftist media and other institutions. Remember what Musk said to advertisers seeking to coerce him into suppressing right-leaning content, as his predecessors on the platform had done before he took over? In case you forgot, here’s a short video clip. […]
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