Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people
by rbanffy on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:09AM
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It was disturbingly accurate for parody.
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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!
did you work at Uber during their crazy days?
That startup experience was all pre-Uber existing, for better or worse!
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.
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.