Twitter absolutely was trying to buy silence. Per a suggestion from my lawyer, I offered to sign a version with everything except the non-disparagement clause.

Twitter absolutely was trying to buy silence. Per a suggestion from my lawyer, I offered to sign a version with everything except the non-disparagement clause. They said no. And Twitter very clearly did not give a shit about "good feelings". Otherwise they wouldn't have done it for us as surprise meetings and security guards walking us out after, with salary ending that day. If you want good feelings, the way you do it is giving people paid time to find a new job. It would also have been nice to be able to finish up my work and tidy up loose ends. E.g., I had an employee whose annual review I was in the middle of doing. She was stellar and she deserved to be properly celebrated, rather than some rando manager come in and try to guess after the fact.