Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in 1992 [pdf]

Re:Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO R... by sidibe on Sunday December 04, 2022 @10:05PM (#33860966)

Reed Hastings knows too much about creativity to believe that. I don't condone this kind of fake praise, but it is easy, costless and will make you a "good guy" to a little demographic that can be troublesome if aimed at you. Even if the public all sees through Elon and associating with him becomes anathema, it won't bite him at all.

I'm reminded of some commercials that kept playing on YouTube a few years ago where John Mayer was calling Kanye the most creative genius he knew. I'm sure he didn't mean it, Kanye is not someone you want to endorse now, and no one cares that Mayer said that.

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Re:Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO R... by slibhb on Sunday December 04, 2022 @10:29PM (#33861105)

You don't like Elon and expect people you hold in esteem to agree even when they state the opposite. I know this is mind-blowing but there exist smart, talented people who disagree with you. And not just about this.

Also, the claim that praising Elon is a safer play than condemning him is not obviously true. There are plenty of Elon haters out there who could be "troublsome". Like you and the other guy who lost his shit in this thread.

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Re:Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO R... by sidibe on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @12:32AM (#33876293)

I don't really dislike Elon. I think he doesn't do things from a bad place but possibly because he's not neurotypical he's been sucked into spending his energy pleasing his craziest fans.

We'll have to disagree on Hastings quotes, to me they seem clearly a way to speak nicely about Musk with a wink to those who don't idolize him.

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