Twitter users are having a meltdown

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The old Twitter model hasn't turned a substantial profit yet, so it's probably worth starting from scratch.
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Husky Boy Jr.
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The comments on here implying it takes like 6 people to run a software company the size of Twitter are hilarious.
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Husky Boy Jr. said:

The comments on here implying it takes like 6 people to run a software company the size of Twitter are hilarious.


Is it just 4?
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Jeeper79 said:

BigRobSA said:

Jeeper79 said:

He's going to have a hard time attracting talent with statements like that.


F yeah!

I know, just like Tesla...oh, wait. Nevermind.

And to answer the question of what it takes to run that **** stain of a site....the 25% that is supposedly left is still probably two to three times too heavy.
Would you want to work for that company after reading that letter?
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1. Dan rather calling anyone a fool is elite hypocrisy. Does he have a great grandkid running his account that doesn't know Dan's lying history?

2. As of 0630, Twitter.com is still up and running as normal for me
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I think Elon is going to find out that running a software company is very different from a manufacturing company. The good news for him is he has plenty of cash to fund the mistakes.
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I've been asking this question forever.

How many does it take?

Is twitter a software company?
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I guess it didn't break

Sad
cone
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wasn't he involved in the development of PayPal?
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cone said:

wasn't he involved in the development of PayPal?


No, a competing company that merged with PayPal.
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Wabs said:




Good news Dan. I think you're a fool.
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Wabs said:




Obviously supports global warming.
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BusterAg said:

Jeeper79 said:

He's going to have a hard time attracting talent with statements like that.
No, he's not.

He's going to have a hard time attracting entitled crybabies that have Stanford or Berkley degrees and think that the world owes him something.

He's more likely to attract tiger teams of guys that actually have a passion for coding.

One tiger team of five is worth 500 entitled cry-babies.


For example:



Geohot is a legendary hacker that single-handedly beat teams of people in competitions. These are the types that love doing this kind of work.
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Ellis Wyatt said:

Hell yes. I want a boss that demands his employees pull their weight and who pays them fairly for their work. That will be a fruitful company.

I hate working with people under 35 with no work ethic. They leave at 5 and won't do a single thing other than what they're told and what is within office hours. (And I have no problem with people under 35 who have a work ethic)

I agree with your first paragraph but not some of the second. I've worked after 5 plenty of times (regularly for long stretches as needed) and definitely do more than just "my job," but I've made it way less of a habit to work after 5 over the years. I can get more done by 5 than most people who work longer hours. Cutting my day off at 5 means I'm fully rested to work hard the next day, and I'm happier for having more time to actually live life.

High expectations and accountability are great, but Elon's email might go beyond that. What he means by "long hours" could make a significant difference. Is he going to compensate with stock like a startup might if he is going back to a startup culture? Tying the success of the company to individuals' financial success can be a great motivator. Just asking someone to work longer hours for a bit more pay may not though.
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Wabs said:




All they built was an ego stroking vacuum chamber with a majority of its "users" being bots.
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FTAG 2000 said:


it's hosted on AWS. if twitter goes so does Amazon and a hundred other critical sites / companies hosted there. and then Elon would get to sue Amazon.


Tell me you don't know software without telling me you don't know software.
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so a software company?
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this has a very blue anon feel to it
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Shoutout to all those who can hear this gif

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ElKabong said:

Savage


That guy is awesome.
Trump will fix it.
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Yep
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cone said:

so a software company?


You're querying thexwrong poster bro.
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BAP Enthusiast said:



Yep


And he just made Twitter profitable pretty much overnight.

No more adult daycare for politically reliable NPCs.
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What a promotion for the people that stay.
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Who?mikejones!
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Guess that number was 50
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Rossticus said:

If his goal was to clean house then mission accomplished, it seems. Looks like he may be hitting 90% instead of 75%.





Ok this one kills me. I'm an accountant, let's start there.

20 years ago I worked for … wait for it … a SOFTWARE COMPANY that really was very early in the hosted software space. Our problem was that for years we'd been a loss leader in the insurance space and had been spun off and basically told to get profitable or die. So we were undergoing substantial restructuring and eventually that landed at the doorstep of the corporate accounting team in College Station. Our CFO was in Connecticut and he flew down and informed us all we were being laid off at the end of the year.

The next couple of days were entertaining that peaked with the payroll team threatening to walk out because "they can't pay anyone without us". I was four years into my career but even then I was experienced enough to say something like, "You use ADP for payroll. Absolute worst case next week he instructs them to duplicate last weeks payroll and hires a few accountants in Connecticut to reconcile the differences and fix it in three weeks. There ls a 0% chance it hurts him if you walk out. You will lose your seven, though."
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ElKabong said:

Savage


Destroyed the genius with two words.

The only thing that would have made it better would be if he had added "Enjoy the back bench".
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I mean can I ask the question

isn't the sophisticated part of twitter not the technology but that it went viral and became ubiquitous in terms of use within the media and political classes

the software itself isn't the killer app that has to be treated like a Swiss watch

the killer app is that AOC won't leave and is addicted to the site
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Wabs said:


I mean, wow. Dan Rather and Aaron Rupar. I just DDG'd this guy and...couldn't stop laughing.




Quote:

He Has Degrees In Political Science, Government And Philosophy
Aaron Rupar received his bachelor's degree in Political Science, Government, and Philosophy from Hamline University in 2006. In an interview with Hamline's bulletin, Rupar noted that Hamline not only prepared him well for his career in journalism but also for other career ventures.
Successively, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2007 and graduated in 2010 with a Master's degree in Philosophy.

He Worked As A Teacher Assistant Before Starting Journalism Career

Rupar worked as a Teacher Assistant at Minnesota from September 2007 to May 2010 while simultaneously pursuing his Master's degree there. In December 2010, he began working as a Staff Writer for Minnesota Premier Publication and held the designation for a year.

He then joined Voice Media Group as a Staff Writer in December 2011 and exited in October 2014. Then, Fox9 recruited him in November 2014 as a web reporter, social media manager, digital producer, and assignment desk editor positions, which he held until April 2015.

After that, Rupar began working for the State of Minnesota from April 2015 to February 2016 as the House DFL digital media coordinator. He handled digital media and the company's social media accounts, developed videos and graphics, and facilitated social media plans, among other responsibilities.

Then, from February 2016 to November 2018, he worked for the Center for American Progress as an Associate Editor. Subsequently, he landed a job as an Assistant Editor for politics and policy at Vox Media Inc. Later, in September 2021, he left Vox Media, Inc. to become an independent journalist.
Wow.
 
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