It doesn’t. Twitter’s product is not an engineering one of software or servers. And any revenue or cost improvements that are a result of engineering won’t be improved by sleeping on the floor.
It’s such a preposterous idea on its face. I’m open to being ignorant and naive, but as it stands, I find the entire picture totally repulsive and incoherent.
Working more for the same pay is a reduction in compensation.
True words. Also, let me add: can we stop worrying about social media for a while? If it magically disappeared overnight, no lives will be lost and our existence would be the same, if not better.
I realized a large part of why I was using it recently was to follow my municipality’s elections, and I would have been far better served simply attending meetings and speaking directly with candidates. I did this a bit, but spent far too much time soaking in second hand information from Twitter. Why?! It feels kind of crazy in retrospect.
It seems like a total farce. Accordingly, it seems like he’s being a complete asshole to thousands of people while making a spectacle of himself.
It means vanishingly little but this was what made me leave Twitter. His ineptitude around software engineering has made me wonder… If I knew anything about space or cars, would I similarly think he’s totally full of it?
The situation is grim. I don’t think his strategy will influence many other leaders, either.
It appears to me that Musk believes (or needs to believe) that Twitter has only failed due to incompetence. I don’t think it’s that simple though, and I don’t see any evidence that he has the competence to turn it around yet.