Amazing how the only person who apparently didn’t think that this is a bad idea is Musk.
Elon Musk | Doer of things on X and sad little man
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Amazing how the only person who apparently didn’t think that this is a bad idea is Musk.
This isn't in any way meant as an accusation, but have you at all considered the ethical implications of working at Meta? I don't hold individual employees responsible for the actions of Meta, but... I think it would bother me too much.
Yes, of course.
I would be glad to continue this in some other thread cause I already derailed it too much.
This is very hot topic in the industry and is turning almost political now. I can say that the majority of engineers and researches I know want to stay as far away form Meta as possible.
And yet they have the second best AI team in the world (after Alphabet). I know dozens of researchers there, and have yet to know one who has left for ethical reasons.
Sure. They also created PyTorch which made many lives easier. It's more related to the company one keeps for these opinions.
Ratner? Would come close although a smaller company
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When you really think about it, it's actually hilarious that Elon just went in there and did a bunch of crap within the first week. Any CEO worth his salt would initiate some kind of strategy process upon taking over the reins to better understand the current state, the various strategic options and their potential risks/rewards. This would probably take at least half a year and include a bunch of market research. At the same time he would assess the leadership team, perhaps make a few changes early on, but then get the rest of them onboard with his plan.
Elon went in there, eliminated entire functions, alienated the rest of the leadership, and launched a new product based purely on gut feel (and a Twitter exchange with Stephen King) - all while whining on Twitter. Any claims of financial urgency are obviously bullshit - he could cover the operating losses for decades if he wanted to. He's clearly not a good executive.
Elon went in there, eliminated entire functions, alienated the rest of the leadership, and launched a new product based purely on gut feel (and a Twitter exchange with Stephen King) - all while whining on Twitter. Any claims of financial urgency are obviously bullshit - he could cover the operating losses for decades if he wanted to. He's clearly not a good executive.
It's fecking crazy. A small company (60 employees or so) I worked for years ago got bought out by Honeywell. When they acknowledged their interest, they introduced thousands of pages of research and data on the company and embedded a two-man team for 6 months prior to the actual takeover to get a feel of the business. It's still going strong, and Honeywell more than tripled its turnover in a few years. I know the world's moved on (this was dawn of Internet time), but it's incredible how wing and a prayer this seems from the outside - I don't care how maverick Musk might be, surely he's got a few people he listens to that aren't just sycophants?!
Probably more than 8.
I mean, the company is delisted. There is no market value anymore. You can't just do a valuation like that.
The funny thing is, that the company is probably significantly more valuable to another owner, because Musk is alienating to users and advertisers alike.
Ya, I had a quick Google and couldn't find consensus. Still bonkers.
Yeah but the 44 was based on an amount per share when he first made the offer. Cap was 41 when delisted.
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thirty? wasnt the bid something like a 33% premium to stock market valuation (when he made the bid)
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Those previous Twitter shareholders who got bought out must be loving this.
Whether she’s right or wrong, I can help feeling she had quite a few of those bullets in the chamber waiting to go.
Hopefully it’s all but shut down and Musk is forced to sell and it’s bought out by George Soros and MAGA heads explode
Typically the chamber only holds one bullet.
Had a discussion on another forum, a tech one which doesn't allow political discourse so unfortunately the thread did get closed.
Couple of members were right up Elon's arse. Holy feck.
Back & forth over the blue tick fiasco, really reminds me of arguing with right wingers. Except in this case I know the guy knows his stuff in regards to cybersecurity & sys ad.
Common sense out the window when people idolise billionaires. Cult following.
Couple of members were right up Elon's arse. Holy feck.
Back & forth over the blue tick fiasco, really reminds me of arguing with right wingers. Except in this case I know the guy knows his stuff in regards to cybersecurity & sys ad.
Common sense out the window when people idolise billionaires. Cult following.
When you are mostly correct in predicting things it's really hard (for some) to admit they've been wrong , so that's a hill they are willing to die for. I reckon for most of the smarter folk that's the reason, and there is always those true cultists who have no values of their own but memcpy the entire value system (or nothing) of their chosen celebrity.