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> That assumes that people will still want to work for Twitter after all of this. Just a data point, but Twitter is now much more interesting to me (as a place

> That assumes that people will still want to work for Twitter after all of this. Just a data point, but Twitter is now much more interesting to me (as a place of work) than it was before. Which is to say, it went from zero interest to "maybe?" * Chaos provides opportunities to make real changes instead of being just a tiny cog doing what you're told. * Advancement is going to be faster in a fast-changing organization. * It's in "go big or go broke" mode. After a year you're probably going to know which. Better than spending a decade working for a zombie. * I'm left-of-center, yet... I find political tribalism really fucking annoying. Musk could only improve Twitter in this regard. So it's a mixed bag. I don't have strong opinions about Twitter (I'm not really a user) but it's way too early to be writing epitaphs.

throwawaylinux 4y ago
I agree. I still don't think I could bring myself to work for an adtech company, but pre-Musk twitter seemed particularly bad. Bloated, slow-moving, and stale, no direction, no vision. And if the vlogs coming out of there were any indication, a boring vapid, shallow, and entitled culture. After Musk, there is potential where previously there was none.
- datavirtue 4y ago
  After Musk, there is potential where previously, before Trump, there was none.
babypuncher 4y ago
> I'm left-of-center, yet... I find political tribalism really fucking annoying. Musk could only improve Twitter in this regard. I'm not so sure about this, anything he gets involved in only seems to get worse in this regard.
scarface_74 4y ago
I’m sure the folks at Yahoo thought the same as it muffled along for years…
schwartzworld 4y ago
Can't be very far left if you think Musk is anything but human garbage.
- stickfigure 4y ago
  Thank you for clearly illustrating the toxic attitude that I was referring to.
watwut 4y ago
> Chaos provides opportunities to make real changes instead of being just a tiny cog doing what you're told. You think you will have autonomy or ability to make changes you want in a company run by Elon Musk? Cause by literally everything I read, his management style is pretty much the opposite. > I'm left-of-center, yet... I find political tribalism really fucking annoying. Musk could only improve Twitter in this regard. I can see Musk making polarization bigger, but for the love of god I cant see him making smaller.
- datavirtue 4y ago
  "his management style" Hitting a pen and implementing his cool ideas unilaterally, followed by a speed bump and new opposite cool ideas a day later? So passe. So cool!
jurassic 4y ago
> * It's in "go big or go broke" mode. After a year you're probably going to know which. Better than spending a decade working for a zombie. The people inside seem to already know which it is, and it's only been 2 weeks.

throwawaylinux 4y ago

I agree. I still don't think I could bring myself to work for an adtech company, but pre-Musk twitter seemed particularly bad. Bloated, slow-moving, and stale, no direction, no vision. And if the vlogs coming out of there were any indication, a boring vapid, shallow, and entitled culture. After Musk, there is potential where previously there was none.

datavirtue 4y ago
After Musk, there is potential where previously, before Trump, there was none.

babypuncher 4y ago

> I'm left-of-center, yet... I find political tribalism really fucking annoying. Musk could only improve Twitter in this regard. I'm not so sure about this, anything he gets involved in only seems to get worse in this regard.

scarface_74 4y ago

I’m sure the folks at Yahoo thought the same as it muffled along for years…

schwartzworld 4y ago

Can't be very far left if you think Musk is anything but human garbage.

stickfigure 4y ago
Thank you for clearly illustrating the toxic attitude that I was referring to.

watwut 4y ago

> Chaos provides opportunities to make real changes instead of being just a tiny cog doing what you're told. You think you will have autonomy or ability to make changes you want in a company run by Elon Musk? Cause by literally everything I read, his management style is pretty much the opposite. > I'm left-of-center, yet... I find political tribalism really fucking annoying. Musk could only improve Twitter in this regard. I can see Musk making polarization bigger, but for the love of god I cant see him making smaller.

datavirtue 4y ago
"his management style" Hitting a pen and implementing his cool ideas unilaterally, followed by a speed bump and new opposite cool ideas a day later? So passe. So cool!

jurassic 4y ago

> * It's in "go big or go broke" mode. After a year you're probably going to know which. Better than spending a decade working for a zombie. The people inside seem to already know which it is, and it's only been 2 weeks.