Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun

Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by innocentoldguy on Friday November 04, 2022 @06:32PM (#33474879)

The same could be said of Ray Kroc and McDonald's, but it typically isn't because the McDonald brothers aren't the ones who made McDonald's ubiquitous on a global scale. Most of the time, Ray Kroc is considered the founder of McDonald's because he was the one to lead its global success.

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Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by bandyaboot on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:09PM (#33476009)

Except in the case of Ray Kroc, he actually was the founder of the company that became McDonald’s. He didn’t pay the McDonald’s brothers for the rights to pretend he was the founder.

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Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by innocentoldguy on Saturday November 05, 2022 @02:49AM (#33478665)

He bought the franchise for $2.7 million and paid the McDonald brothers a percentage of profits. I don't see a difference between Musk and Kroc in this regard. Without Musk, Tesla wouldn't be what it is today just like without Kroc the McDonald brothers' business would have remained regional and small.

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Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by bandyaboot on Saturday November 05, 2022 @12:22PM (#33482925)

The difference is precisely that Kroc is the founder of the company that is McDonalds while Musk is not the founder of Tesla.

It’s a fact that Musk turned Tesla into what it is today. It’s possible to get that point across without falsely claiming you’re the founder of the company. Words have meanings.

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Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by innocentoldguy on Saturday November 05, 2022 @12:31PM (#33483006)

I disagree with your criticisms as you’ve stated them.

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Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun by skinnymuch on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:32PM (#33486056)

I’m confused. The parent shows one company was founded by the person. While in the other case, it wasn’t.

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