Elon Musk: Smartest Guy in The World or Complete Clown?

[SumJongGuy]

It's truly amazing how rapidly he's filling in the "Complete Clown" side of the ledger.

As the resident techie in my family, I was asked many times what I thought would happen to Twitter. I was certain Elon would wreck it, but I thought it would take him a year or two.

Unfuckingbelievable.

Ya, the clown shoes fit. He wasn't just born on 3rd base. He was born in the fucking owner's sky box. Seeing this convinces me that Tesla and Space-X haven't succeeded because of him.. they've succeeded IN SPITE of him..

[oldnew_guy]

Any rules in space for the boss air locking you when you say the wrong thing on the internal Mars mission chat channel?

[joeshek]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins

Elon, is that you?

[ötzi]

"Hold my bong and watch this."

[Core Shot]

Ya, the clown shoes fit. He wasn't just born on 3rd base. He was born in the fucking owner's ski box. Seeing this convinces me that Tesla and Space-X haven't succeeded because of him.. they've succeeded IN SPITE of him..

"Hold my bong and watch this."

Or.
Full tinfoil.
He always is and always has been full darpa.

You think zuck created Facebook?

Zero human skills.

Like musk.

Musk reeks of musk. Zuck can’t fake being human.

These people are shills. Fronts. Useless non eaters.

Some random dude sends rockets into space when USA USA can’t do it anymore? Yeah. Ok. Boomer. Millennial.

Enjoy the Truman show.

[bennymac]

Or.
Full tinfoil.
He always is and always has been full darpa.

You think zuck created Facebook?

Zero human skills.

Like musk.

Musk reeks of musk. Zuck can’t fake being human.

These people are shills. Fronts. Useless non eaters.

Some random dude sends rockets into space when USA USA can’t do it anymore? Yeah. Ok. Boomer. Millennial.

Enjoy the Truman show.

your brain probably looks like a sponge

[Mazderati]

I would have gone with bowling ball.

[dunfree]

Mashed Potatoes that have been in the microwave since Black Friday 2021

[PB]

Well, you must admit, things were getting too predictable in here.
But .... CS is also predictable, so ...... we're all just algorithms?!?!?

[ghosthop]

What’s the darpa end game? To keep us from paying attention to the alien bases on the other side of Jupiter?

Hanlon’s razor, if you could control vast swathes of society you wouldn’t leave breadcrumbs for the internet. Zuck really is that smart and I assume Musk isn’t a moron. They are both adept at stealing the ideas of others and narcissistic enough to believe Carnegie was right.

[CarlMega]

[bobz]

What a despicable piece of shit

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This sort of thing really drives home the value of the TGR community. Every one of us can annoy other people, by posting what we think are witty zingers, not just for less than $44 billion, but for free.

[Vt-Freeheel]

[schuss]

Or.
Full tinfoil.
He always is and always has been full darpa.

You think zuck created Facebook?

Zero human skills.

Like musk.

Musk reeks of musk. Zuck can’t fake being human.

These people are shills. Fronts. Useless non eaters.

Some random dude sends rockets into space when USA USA can’t do it anymore? Yeah. Ok. Boomer. Millennial.

Enjoy the Truman show.

You need professional help

[Core Shot]

That is genius right there.

Unless it was dead already and the shopkeeper just nailed it’s feet to the perch.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Lawyers: How much should these employees expect to get in a settlement for being used as props in their bosses dick joke, considering the boss is the richest man in the world, and he broadcast the joke on his global platform to his millions of followers?

[dcpnz]

Not seeing the appeal to any normal rational talented employee of signing up for “long hours at high intensity“ under Elon’s new “extremely hardcore” company pledge ultimatum.

Seems like a classic adverse selection problem - if there’s any good people still there I reckon they’ll be gone by the weekend

[JimmyCarter]

Lawyers: How much should these employees expect to get in a settlement for being used as props in their bosses dick joke, considering the boss is the richest man in the world, and he broadcast the joke on his global platform to his millions of followers?

Maybe I'm missing something here, but you know they were never real employees of twitter right?

[J. Barron DeJong]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but you know they were never real employees of twitter right?

No, no idea who these guys are…

Edit: got it, these were the guys who pretended to be fired by Twitter.

Im sure all the current and former employees are very amused….

[CarlMega]

Im sure all the current and former employees are very amused….

Oh sure, it was funny when Lee Iacocca did it but now that comedy is dead Elon can't get a pass. I mean, what CEO doesn't publicly broadcast dick jokes during takeovers and downsizing? Standard stuff they teach at Harvard Biz.

Edit: just saw his 'offer / ultimatum'. 3mo severance and leave or stay & work long hours. lolz. 3 months (+ unemployment VRIP?) vs. being worked to death by a maniac? If you are competent and not buying Elon-twitter, this is a no-brainer.

[californiagrown]

Not seeing the appeal to any normal rational talented employee of signing up for “long hours at high intensity“ under Elon’s new “extremely hardcore” company pledge ultimatum.

Seems like a classic adverse selection problem - if there’s any good people still there I reckon they’ll be gone by the weekend

Are all the employees who stay getting very large pay bumps on-par with or exceeding their increased workload? Thats the only reason i could see folks staying on?

[simple]

You don't see being unemployed and not having another job lined up as a potential reason to stay? Lol

[dunfree]

You don't see being unemployed and not having another job lined up as a potential reason to stay? Lol

If you aren’t good enough to find a new job in three months he’ll fire you in under three months

[CarlMega]

You don't see being unemployed and not having another job lined up as a potential reason to stay? Lol

Sure. Everyone's circumstances and talent/employability are different. But genuine technology talent, like Elon is professing to want to cater to, is a very competitive space. I'm sure you know that. If you buy into twitter or Elon, that could motivate some on those merits alone. But otherwise, the overall opportunity needs to be compelling & competitive or you are going to have negative attrition, losing the best part of your workforce. Satisfying work. Prestige. Advancement. Work-life. Stability/reliability. Compensation.

Elon introduces too much uncertainty for my personal requirements as an FTE / career planning. I'd take the 3months. At best, if they wanted to request my services as a SME, contract me at proper rates which mitigate/compensate me for all the new unpredictability.

[californiagrown]

You don't see being unemployed and not having another job lined up as a potential reason to stay? Lol

I think that a lot of folks will be interviewing elsewhere while quiet quitting Twitter. I dont think there will be a mass voluntary quitting in the next week, but i do think people are actively looking for ways to abandon ship, unless the ship they are on starts becoming more attractive. So, in 3-6 months i would think the attrition amongst workers will be unsustainable for twitter as a company to exist... unless they fix culture and/or pay.