Like everything else in today’s era of total partisan absolutism, the news that billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk bought Twitter landed like a giant sledgehammer, cleaving the country in two. Depending on one’s politics, the sound made by the hostile takeover was either the death knell of truth and civility or the symphonic rhapsody of free speech for all.
On one side, actress Jameela Jamil was representative of the opposition, tweeting one final dystopian thought before vowing to quit the social media outlet: “I fear this free speech bid is going to help this hell platform reach its final form of totally lawless hate, bigotry and misogyny. Best of luck.”
