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Re:Twitter owner transition: Temporary ban on product update... by staunch on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:26PM (#31171195)
Those examples couldn't be less like Musk's strategy. There are both good/ethical and bad/wrong reasons to do layoffs. Musk's primary strategy at Tesla has been to create innovative products that people want to buy in huge numbers.
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Re:Twitter owner transition: Temporary ban on product update... by nimbius on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:50PM (#31172317)
Youre correct. perhaps a more salient example is in order.

https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-wo...

Tesla arguably chose to fire 1200 people to avoid paying their severances.

https://electrek.co/2019/05/24/tesla-cost-cutting-effort-toi...

Teslas 2019 cost cutting effort included basic hygene products like toilet paper, arguably an inconsequential operating expense. Employees had to bring their own to work.

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Re:Twitter owner transition: Temporary ban on product update... by lupire on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:37PM (#31174516)
Tesla's model is to profit by lobbying for subsidies and ignoring laws.
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Re:Twitter owner transition: Temporary ban on product update... by thehappypm on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:33PM (#31171304)
I agree, nothing about Tesla and SpaceX has anything to do with a aggressive cost cutting type of strategy
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