Shared Links (weekly) March 19, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) March 19, 2023

Linked – Social Media Is Dying
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Linked – Social Media Is Dying

While I would love to end this with a condemnation of venture capitalists and hedge fund managers, I think it’s important to point out that many of us are complicit. Fund managers seeking the best short-term profits for their investments run funds whose shareholders include most of us. When we log in and look at our IRA or 401(k) accounts, we look for how much the value has increased, not what makes the most sense for society. Our account balance looks a little nicer when a company lays off 10,000 employees and the stock price increases.

It’s all entwined. To paraphrase Michael Corleone – “We’re all part of the same hypocrisy.”

Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 18 2022

Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 18 2022

Linked – Facebook layoffs are a reminder that your job won’t love you back
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Linked – Facebook layoffs are a reminder that your job won’t love you back

Nevertheless, the most significant point of the article below isn’t to argue about the negatives of being a public company or not, it’s to point out what should have been obvious but too many people in tech have lost sight of. A company that consistently reminds you that you’re part of the family and that everyone should view it that way and dedicate themselves accordingly will let you go in a heartbeat when things aren’t going as well as they’d like.

And people wonder why quiet quitting is all the rage.

Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 6 2022

Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 6 2022

Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 30, 2022

Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 30, 2022