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"you used to be cool man. You changed man!" Seriously I grew up playing his games as a kid and when I saw his name in the credits there was a certain warm and
by flashgordon 3y ago
"you used to be cool man. You changed man!"
Seriously I grew up playing his games as a kid and when I saw his name in the credits there was a certain warm and tingly feeling of respect and adulation. And now this. I get it shareholders are always #1. Still...
- jncfhnb 3y agoHe owns the majority of the company. It’s not public. I think Tim is still cool.
- andybak 3y agoBillionaires are not your friends: https://twitter.com/ethangach/status/1643731543490277376 https://twitter.com/ethangach/status/1643731543490277376
- inemesitaffia 3y agoNeither are celebrities in the media
- andybak 3y agoAre we now just listing "people who aren't your friends" or are you making a specific point?
- inemesitaffia 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37710007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37710007 This.
- andybak 3y agoI don't follow. I was making the point that Tim Sweeney is not a terribly good role model for "enlightened management" in light of his actions when his own interests are threatened.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoThis is a site for many who are and who intend to be capital, not labor. Make of that what you will. Also there's those that don't care or see anything negative about it
- flashgordon 3y agoSo I wasn't referring to that Sweeney as a friend. It was more of "hey some dude did something cool so he is a good role model"
- andybak 3y agoI didn't mean "friend" literally. I was using an oft-repeated phrase.
- avgcorrection 3y agoHN grew up playing his games; now a small part of HN is The Man (who have changed, man).
- adventured 3y agoHe's cooler because of how he did this. The package he's giving employees is outstanding. The communication is solid. The alternative is to bleed out financially and put the larger company - the other 84% of employees - at heightened risk. A lot of things could easily go south for Epic, their business isn't guaranteed in the least, and they have 5,000-6,000 other employees to consider.
- thesnide 3y agoThe need of the many.. While i fully understand it, i also understand that it is human to be angry if you are part of the few. Still kudos, as others showed it can be much worsely handled