Macro-level observation, kind of related to Yegge's memo: Google is big and kind of not really busy with building products anymore. Anytime a company starts lo

Macro-level observation, kind of related to Yegge's memo: Google is big and kind of not really busy with building products anymore. Anytime a company starts losing its busy-ness, its focus, you see "politics" come to the forefront. Once HR and Legal run the show, stick a fork in it. GE and Six Sigma was the same shit, different angle. Products and their success rule, everything else is distractions and blockers. Note how Amazon is kept focused and on track. Note how Apple is able to do this, but only after SJ came back and turned it into a busy product place again. Facebook has Sandberg and others coming to the forefront, Twitter had all kind of drama - jury still out on those. Uber ditto. Understaffed/lean teams working on winning, running for their lives - and drama is less likely. Breeds camaraderie and cuts the crap. Hard work is the best equalizer. Bored people look for trouble, distraction.