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It's not just about killing projects. It's specifically about: 1. Getting loads of government incentives to build an office/factory in some locale. 2. Start t
by hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
It's not just about killing projects. It's specifically about:
1. Getting loads of government incentives to build an office/factory in some locale.
2. Start the project, then when the winds change, leave it as a blight/eyesore for years without having any incentive to do anything about how you dropped a big turd in a community based on false promises.
I don't have a problem when companies change plans due to changing market conditions. I do have a problem when they don't clean up their messes in a timely manner.
- m463 2y agogoogle: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23693474/google-san-jose-downtown-west-camps https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23693474/google-san-jose-... apple: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/after-a-decade-of-stops-and-starts-apple-kills-its-electric-car-project/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/after-a-decade-of-st...
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoYour first Google link seems very much in line with what I was talking about, specifically because of this line "but it may be pulling back from its biggest development yet — after razing small parts of San Jose to the ground." Apple killing their car project does not, though, unless I missed something about them leaving half-built factories somewhere.