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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by watwut on Monday October 05, 2020 @06:38AM (#24686374)
> The cognitive dissonance humans are capable of is amazing. To actually say “We would never allow that in our town.” in the pejorative while flying back from a trip specifically meant to learn how to be like another town.

That is not cognitive dissonance. They flew in trying to learn how other town achieved goal. Once they know, they are still allowed to dislike the method or part of it.

But also, I don't the the non competes are the key part, because many parts of the world have weak non competes too.

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by ghaff on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:44AM (#24686739)
CA law around non-competes is great and all but:

1. It's not like CA doesn't have NDAs, trade secrets, anti-poaching, IP restrictions, etc.

2. It's not like everyplace else in the world (or even in the US) you're an indentured servant who is never allowed to move to another company (occasional man bites dog headlines about a fast food worker notwithstanding)

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