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Re:Former Meta staffer reveals she had to ‘fight for work’ by concinds on Thursday March 16, 2023 @07:09PM (#35190234)
The traditional way for companies to learn this lesson are all gone (antitrust breakups, or Innovator's Dilemma-style disruption) since M&A is at an all-time high, antitrust isn't enforced, and companies can just acquire innovative startups.

I'm not even convinced that antitrust would fix it at this point. Someone might need to invent "therapy but for corporations" so big orgs can rid themselves of dysfunction (as if).

Re:Former Meta staffer reveals she had to ‘fight for work’ by FormerBandmate on Thursday March 16, 2023 @07:17PM (#35190309)
> Someone might need to invent "therapy but for corporations" so big orgs can rid themselves of dysfunction (as if).

That is what leveraged buyouts and activist investors are supposed to do. Emphasis on supposed

Re:Former Meta staffer reveals she had to ‘fight for work’ by revelio on Sunday March 19, 2023 @06:03AM (#35217541)
Index funds are killing off activist investors.