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John Carmack gives a pretty good breakdown of his frustrations about the inefficiency and waste at Meta: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1603931899810004994
by xnx 2y ago
John Carmack gives a pretty good breakdown of his frustrations about the inefficiency and waste at Meta: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1603931899810004994 https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1603931899810004994
Meta and VR is a good case study to keep in mind when people think only the government can be wasteful.
- rchaud 2y agoAny large, bureaucratic organization will have enormous problems in maintaining an upward trajectory. This criticism is usually levied at government, but is outdated in the 21st century as there are now multiple companies whose revenues and workforce sizes rival those of many regional and national governments.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoAt least when guvmint "wastes" money in R&D, the IP is often out there and available to people to do things with later. Big companies will hoover up very smart people and employ them paying big bucks basically moving protobufs around in more and exotic ways, and the IP they generate is kept inside (usually).