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I would argue that developing those recommendations is a "safety critical" task. Especially given that just in the past few days they accidentally fired, then r

I would argue that developing those recommendations is a "safety critical" task. Especially given that just in the past few days they accidentally fired, then re-hired, a bunch of nuclear weapons safety workers.

imgabe 2y ago
That is the MO. Elon has stated publicly that if you don’t have to put something back, you haven’t cut enough. That is the idea. You cut things and see what was necessary.
- moolcool 2y ago
  That might work if you're slashing headcount at a social media company (though I would argue that it doesn't), but the stakes are a bit higher when you're responsible for things like feeding hungry people, curing disease, or keeping planes in the sky.
  - imgabe 2y ago
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    - lawlessone 2y ago
      >when I’m hungry I feed myself. Why can’t they? you know exactly what you are doing here Gabe, its easy to say all this stuff when you're sitting pretty in Hong Kong.
      - imgabe 2y ago
        “Sitting pretty”, yes, that’s what I’m doing. I’ll end this here since you don’t seem to have anything else relevant to say, and instead prefer to stalk my profile. Enjoy. It’s good reading if I do say so myself.
    - moolcool 2y ago
      >Curing diseases: name a disease the US government cured. Smallpox?
  - herval 2y ago
    Worth noticing that it _doesn't even work at a social media company_. Twitter is a husk of its former self, with all the problems that were if not solved, at least mitigated, back in full force (child porn, bots, impersonators). It's just kept alive because it's a honeypot for right wing nutjobs now (which I'm sure can't read an SEC filing and will claim it's "operating better than before"). It'll be a disaster for the soon-to-be-previous most powerful country on earth...
- katbyte 2y ago
  you can't do that in government and services people rely on to you know, live. people will die (and i wouldn't be surprised if some already have) shows a total disregard for the wellbeing of others

imgabe 2y ago

That is the MO. Elon has stated publicly that if you don’t have to put something back, you haven’t cut enough. That is the idea. You cut things and see what was necessary.

moolcool 2y ago
That might work if you're slashing headcount at a social media company (though I would argue that it doesn't), but the stakes are a bit higher when you're responsible for things like feeding hungry people, curing disease, or keeping planes in the sky.
- imgabe 2y ago
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  - lawlessone 2y ago
    >when I’m hungry I feed myself. Why can’t they? you know exactly what you are doing here Gabe, its easy to say all this stuff when you're sitting pretty in Hong Kong.
    - imgabe 2y ago
      “Sitting pretty”, yes, that’s what I’m doing. I’ll end this here since you don’t seem to have anything else relevant to say, and instead prefer to stalk my profile. Enjoy. It’s good reading if I do say so myself.
  - moolcool 2y ago
    >Curing diseases: name a disease the US government cured. Smallpox?
- herval 2y ago
  Worth noticing that it _doesn't even work at a social media company_. Twitter is a husk of its former self, with all the problems that were if not solved, at least mitigated, back in full force (child porn, bots, impersonators). It's just kept alive because it's a honeypot for right wing nutjobs now (which I'm sure can't read an SEC filing and will claim it's "operating better than before"). It'll be a disaster for the soon-to-be-previous most powerful country on earth...
katbyte 2y ago
you can't do that in government and services people rely on to you know, live. people will die (and i wouldn't be surprised if some already have) shows a total disregard for the wellbeing of others