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It's a question I've been thinking about during this. The current narrative is that Musk is destroying value, which he probably is, but what if Twitter was as b

It's a question I've been thinking about during this. The current narrative is that Musk is destroying value, which he probably is, but what if Twitter was as bloated as he thinks it was. What if he gets a core of 500 people working hard and twitter not only stabilizes but grows and innovates and becomes worth 10x. That's honestly a pretty scary notion for a lot of software engineers. CEOs will (and some already have) look around and realize that maybe they can get rid of a lot of the people around them, save a lot of money, and end up with a team better able to make product. Now, I don't really believe that will happen because software and technology is mind numbingly complex now, and I think only through large bodies of software engineers are we able to tame it, but it is one distinct possibility. Obviously it is the outcome Musk believes in. Issue is, people kill themselves to make awesome electric cars and rockets straight out of scifi, but to make a better twitter? I'm not seeing it. But I'm often (usually?) wrong!

netsharc 4y ago
The issue is, if Musk wants to find a core team of hardcore devs, I don't think the way he's acting is going to attract them. People who are great and know they are great probably don't want to be treated this way, unless they've drunk the Kool-Aid. It'd be more productive for Musk to be humble and actually have a plan to "win" in order attract top talent, top talent also wouldn't want to stay for a dickbag who seems to be very clueless. If Musk had a grand plan, keeping it secret is very very counterproductive. It gives off the air "I know I've been seemingly acting like a fucking idiot, but trust me, I have a plan, do you want to join?", how many would think "let's trust him now", if they haven't drunk said Kool-Aid.
cloverich 4y ago
I don't want to oversell Twitter -- I don't even like it (today). But most of the software we work on is frankly boring, even redundant or pointless at worst. Twitter may not be rockets or electric cars, but it is something most people are familiar with and its impact (Good, bad, whatever) is sizable.

netsharc 4y ago

The issue is, if Musk wants to find a core team of hardcore devs, I don't think the way he's acting is going to attract them. People who are great and know they are great probably don't want to be treated this way, unless they've drunk the Kool-Aid. It'd be more productive for Musk to be humble and actually have a plan to "win" in order attract top talent, top talent also wouldn't want to stay for a dickbag who seems to be very clueless. If Musk had a grand plan, keeping it secret is very very counterproductive. It gives off the air "I know I've been seemingly acting like a fucking idiot, but trust me, I have a plan, do you want to join?", how many would think "let's trust him now", if they haven't drunk said Kool-Aid.

cloverich 4y ago

I don't want to oversell Twitter -- I don't even like it (today). But most of the software we work on is frankly boring, even redundant or pointless at worst. Twitter may not be rockets or electric cars, but it is something most people are familiar with and its impact (Good, bad, whatever) is sizable.