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What do these people think “cost cutting” means? Every time something totally expected happens they make the shocked pikachu face.

mikkergp 4y ago
Some people thinks it worth trying to make the world a better place.
- randyrand 4y ago
  If that’s really the goal there are a million better ways to spend your time and energy.
metadat 4y ago
There is an irony in the world's richest man being a penny pincher with those less well-off than himself.
- john_the_writer 4y ago
- slater 4y ago
  As the saying goes, the rich didn't get there by spending money.
- sn0w_crash 4y ago
  Is the worlds richest man expected to support a company’s billion dollar burn rate out of pocket? Everyone has been aware for months that the business would get gutted. The business remains at risk of bankruptcy. These are employees and contractors, they are not a charity case. And to also assume they are “less well off” is to suggest that they are somehow poor, disabled, or lack the personal agency to find a new role rather than stay with a company that has been open about downsizing. They’re not Elon’s dependents. If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
  - simfree 4y ago
    The business is at risk of banruptcy due to the leveraged buyout which took on debt at eye watering interest rates (over 11%): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/twitter-musk-deal-drama-is-just-beginning-for-wall-street-banks https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/twitter-musk-deal-... Excluding the recent settlement payments, Twitter has been profitable for years prior to the buyout.
  - mikkergp 4y ago
    Some people empathize with the working class over CEO’s and billionaires. Some people think in the end, billionaires will be ok, and ultimately are not being exploited. > If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary. Agreed
bilirubin 4y ago

mikkergp 4y ago

Some people thinks it worth trying to make the world a better place.

randyrand 4y ago
If that’s really the goal there are a million better ways to spend your time and energy.

metadat 4y ago

There is an irony in the world's richest man being a penny pincher with those less well-off than himself.

john_the_writer 4y ago
slater 4y ago
As the saying goes, the rich didn't get there by spending money.
sn0w_crash 4y ago
Is the worlds richest man expected to support a company’s billion dollar burn rate out of pocket? Everyone has been aware for months that the business would get gutted. The business remains at risk of bankruptcy. These are employees and contractors, they are not a charity case. And to also assume they are “less well off” is to suggest that they are somehow poor, disabled, or lack the personal agency to find a new role rather than stay with a company that has been open about downsizing. They’re not Elon’s dependents. If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
- simfree 4y ago
  The business is at risk of banruptcy due to the leveraged buyout which took on debt at eye watering interest rates (over 11%): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/twitter-musk-deal-drama-is-just-beginning-for-wall-street-banks https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/twitter-musk-deal-... Excluding the recent settlement payments, Twitter has been profitable for years prior to the buyout.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  Some people empathize with the working class over CEO’s and billionaires. Some people think in the end, billionaires will be ok, and ultimately are not being exploited. > If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary. Agreed

bilirubin 4y ago