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A comment on Unity employees ‘mad and stressed out’ amidst unexpected layoffs. Parent comment
> "I'm not the messiah!"
> "Only the true messiah would deny his divinity."
> "Well what chance does that give me?! Alright, I am the messiah!"
If the CEO says layoffs are coming, people freak out. So the CEO says no layoffs are coming, so we immediately assume that layoffs are coming.
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> "I'm not the messiah!"
> "Only the true messiah would deny his divinity."
> "Well what chance does that give me?! Alright, I am the messiah!"
If the CEO says layoffs are coming, people freak out. So the CEO says no layoffs are coming, so we immediately assume that layoffs are coming.