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Re:Ask HN: What is the current driver of tech layoffs? by cqqxo4zV46cp on Friday January 12, 2024 @07:53AM (#38967400)
GP left a fair number of qualifiers in their post which you have conveniently ignored so that you could cherry pick an example of people being laid off from roles perceived to be comparatively hard / prestigious.

This is a bad-faith argument. If you disagree with what they’re clearly trying to convey, and want to make a case against it, I’d be keen to hear one without cherry-picking some compiler engineering layoffs in a company where the vast majority of others are obviously doing something very different to that.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the current driver of tech layoffs? by pera on Friday January 12, 2024 @09:03AM (#38968018)
If you feel my argument is in bad faith it would be useful if you could provide evidence for OP's opinions. I personally find the comment quite uninsightful, unfounded and specially disrespectful towards those affected by this new wave of layoffs.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the current driver of tech layoffs? by whiplash451 on Friday January 12, 2024 @09:37AM (#38968455)
cqqxo4zV46cp is commenting about the way you reason about the topic, not whether the OP is 100% right, even less about the emotional aspect of things.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the current driver of tech layoffs? by discreteevent on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:45AM (#38969408)
The comment about windows 95 BSOD'ing didn't help your case much either.
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