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This lacks content and looks a capitulation - an admission that he's lost, wholesale replacing the Jobsian persona he nurtured previously with a wholesome 'we'r
by dilemma 10y ago
This lacks content and looks a capitulation - an admission that he's lost, wholesale replacing the Jobsian persona he nurtured previously with a wholesome 'we're all friends' skit.
The end is just bizarre, as if he's being coached to "show appreciation to your closest associates to avoid more churn" and does so in the most literal, superficial way possible.
- burkaman 10y agoAlso feels a little weird that he did those shoutouts in alphabetic order.
- erdevs 10y agoTo be fair, often one does that to avoid people wondering if the order means something (ie order of importance). It's sometimes meant to signal that they are in no political order, but simply listed alphabetically.
- burkaman 10y agoThat makes sense. It came off as a little impersonal for some reason, like he was just going down a list of email contacts, but I can see why you might do that on purpose.
- intoverflow2 10y ago>I appreciate <person> for <work skill>, <work skill>, <personal quirk> Felt so robotic it was almost a mail merge
- cpeterso 10y agoThe email also lacks any forward-looking plans or action items. OK, so Twitter is the "people's news network". What do we do about it?