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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by fsdjkflsjfsoij on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:22PM (#33496671)
> and his success is mostly throwing money at eager (and smart) engineers

Doing that with this level of success in these domains is extremely rare and even more important. In most cases, the investors are far more important than the workers.

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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:43PM (#33496874)
Eh. I dislike Elon, BUT being able to efficiently allocate resources and identify an opportunity and/or valuable employee, who is more than just talk is a valuable skill that surprisingly few people have.
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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by ahallock on Sunday November 06, 2022 @04:08PM (#33497176)
Yeah, people have different roles and talents. The face of the company does get most of the praise and fame, but that's true of nearly every organization I can think of.
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