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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by cdolan on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:00AM (#33531689)
SV from HBO I’d really something else
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by TchoBeer on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:15AM (#33531859)
For how long it is, it's incredible how high the hit rate for jokes were.
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by rbanffy on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:09AM (#33533627)
It was disturbingly accurate for parody.
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by lazide on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:31AM (#33533985)
I couldn’t watch it - I lived through far crazier stuff than what they showed, and it was just too painful.

One of those cases where they had to tone down reality so people would believe it, but still came across as unrealistic!

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by samstave on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:49AM (#33534261)
did you work at Uber during their crazy days?
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by lazide on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:15PM (#33534688)
That startup experience was all pre-Uber existing, for better or worse!
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by rbanffy on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:09PM (#33538684)
If you feel like triggering your PTSDs, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com is a good one. Not intended to be a comedy, however.

Quite the opposite.

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by rbanffy on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:14PM (#33538754)
While watching with my wife I kept mentioning who I knew that were perfectly characterized in the series.

The Three Comma Guy, Gavin Belson, the Conjoined Triangles of Success... Been through all that.

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by samstave on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:48AM (#33534251)
Whats your dick to floor ratio?
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by papito on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @10:37AM (#33533078)
Rewatched all of it recently. It actually got better and more on the nose with time. Incredible.