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It's like the twitter thing. You start shutting off servers until someone says, "ouch it hurts". Then you turn it back on if you care. You then end up with less
by sillyfluke 2y ago
It's like the twitter thing. You start shutting off servers until someone says, "ouch it hurts". Then you turn it back on if you care. You then end up with less servers than you started.
- Bhilai 2y agoand Twitter is bleeding money like anything, unable to retain users and advertisers. You may end up with less servers but not necessarily a stable and functional system.
- sillyfluke 2y agoTwitter is bleeding money in part because the owner refused to play ball with advertisers moderation demands, and the majority who don't see any downtime on twitter consider it more than "stable and functional". And for the owner, who probably thinks he's co-piloting the strongest government in the world right now and attributes part of that success to the platform he controls, it is functioning magnificently. ..and that is all that matters to him.
- janalsncm 2y agoIt makes sense when you see Twitter less like a traditional business like Apple (whose goal is to turn a profit) and more like a means to other political ends. Twitter punched way above its weight in cultural influence given its relatively small user base. Being profitable is a perk, but not the goal.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoExactly right. Twitter is a 2x kingmaker (2016 and 2024). The current owner likely thinks that the bleed is worthwhile.
- LiquidSky 2y agoExcept we're not dealing with software here. The "ouch it hurts" once a government initiative has been "turned off" could be medical services, or social services, or food, or ensuring safe and clean products, or poisoned air or water, etc.
- xeromal 2y agoThis is the result of hiring people that will "run the country like a business". The human element is removed from consideration
- sillyfluke 2y ago>Except we're not dealing with software here. You're not, sure. The people who are in charge view the whole apparatus as a machine, and the people doing the work as cogs in that machine.
- xeromal 2y agoI didn't write > Except we're not dealing with software here Maybe you're replying to someone else?
- avgDev 2y agoThe majority of voters voted for this. I think it was pretty clear they are just going to cut things. Unfortunate for some people who may be affected by this.
- LorenPechtel 2y agoAnd if you turn it back on you are now at the point with no safety margin.