Most FAANGS have been cutting by 10 to 15%. That trims excess fat without gutting a company.

Twitter seems to have a serious cultural problem at the moment, and that is generally a lot harder to fix than to rehire when the growth curve inverses.

I am sure Musk had to cut by 50%, if only because Twitter's interest payments are now significant. However, that does bring significant challenges.

Gee, it's almost like there are aspects of life where a single-minded absolutist position is going to be less effective than getting to know the actual situation and making an informed decision based on human judgement.