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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by contravariant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @09:27AM (#36057719)
It probably doesn't help that the bar for sustainability was raised from 'generates any profit, ever' to 'generates a few % profit per USD invested each year, eventually'.
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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by robertlagrant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @09:39AM (#36057886)
> the bar for sustainability was raised from 'generates any profit, ever' to 'generates a few % profit per USD invested each year, eventually

Those sound as though they overlap

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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by contravariant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:04AM (#36058237)
Well it's not as if it's changed massively, but it turns out quite a lot of stuff fit in the small gap between both definitions.
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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:20AM (#36058476)
How much do you need your 401k/IRA to go up each year? How much does your city/state need its pension investments to go up each year?

The productivity of the future (or now) has already been borrowed from, and it has to be delivered on, even if only nominally.

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