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Re:Layoffs at Block by simianwords on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:53PM (#47173255)
fundamentally you see jobs as more important than the end product. this is a tension i keep finding in many minds.
Re:Layoffs at Block by KittenInABox on Thursday February 26, 2026 @06:31PM (#47173809)
I see fundamentally human wellbeing as more important. Jobs are just the structure society has built as a gateway for this.
Re:Layoffs at Block by simianwords on Thursday February 26, 2026 @06:35PM (#47173863)
exactly - end consumers like you and me will end up having to pay for their jobs indirectly.

i personally want products i purchase to be cheaper and i don't want to be paying for products that are costly simply because they are hiring people for "human wellbeing".

i would rather people work in productive places than just exist in a company for some reason.

Re:Layoffs at Block by inigyou on Thursday February 26, 2026 @06:51PM (#47174074)
Alternatively, instead of things being cheaper, you could receive that amount more money.
Re:Layoffs at Block by simianwords on Thursday February 26, 2026 @06:56PM (#47174140)
who? the employees? for doing what? i don't want to live in a world where people are getting paid when they don't add any value
Re:Layoffs at Block by veryemartguy on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:47PM (#47174716)
I too spend my life ensuring that my only purpose in life is creating shareholder value
Re:Layoffs at Block by inigyou on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:01PM (#47174201)
you are literally complaining about the idea of having more money
Re:Layoffs at Block by simianwords on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:05PM (#47174244)
more money for doing nothing? i don't want to live in a world like that. what part of this is not clear?

two options

- the 4000 employees can still be employed in block - thats around $600,000,000 that goes into literally no value and this is price borne by us consumers

- or the 4000 employees get fired and work in different companies that actually require them so that we as consumers can actually buy more products

by choosing option 1, you not only accept that as consumers we pay more for the product, but also miss out on other valuable work the 4000 employees can do. no good economy runs this way.

Re:Layoffs at Block by singpolyma3 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:11PM (#47175471)
Then I suggest fixing society or finding a better one
Re:Layoffs at Block by renewiltord on Friday February 27, 2026 @12:26PM (#47183029)
I actually don’t think you do. At the least, the question then becomes “is wellbeing most well served by paying a small number of software engineers a lot of money”. That is prima facie absurd.