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re: Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Goes Full Nazi Tonight
Posted on 10/1/20 at 4:59 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 10/1/20 at 4:59 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Was he banned for inciting violence?
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Posted on 10/1/20 at 5:06 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Bad enough to even think this, but to be so comfortable in your views to actually go public and post this on social media??
That's twisted AF.
That's twisted AF.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 5:12 am to Bobby OG Johnson
In context.
@dickc is worth ~$300Million but somehow envisions himself as not "me-first"
Interestingly, he rants that capitalists are just the "first" who'll be executed. Leaves one to wonder who'll follow?
quote:A couple of notes
Paul Graham
@paulg
· Sep 28
Why are we mission focused?
It has become common for Silicon Valley companies to engage in a wide variety of social activism, even those unrelated to what the company does, and there are certainly employees who really want this in the company they work for. So why have we decided to take a different approach?
The reason is that while I think these efforts are well intentioned, they have the potential to destroy a lot of value at most companies, both by being a distraction, and by creating internal division. We’ve seen what internal strife at companies like Google and Facebook can do to productivity, and there are many smaller companies who have had their own challenges here.
I believe most employees don’t want to work in these divisive environments. They want to work on a winning team that is united and making progress toward an important mission. They want to be respected at work, have a welcoming environment where they can contribute, and have growth opportunities. They want the workplace to be a refuge from the division that is increasingly present in the world. . . .
Yet again, @brian_armstrong leads the way. I predict most successful companies will follow Coinbase's lead. If only because those who don't are less likely to succeed.
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dick costolo
@dickc
· Sep 29
This isn't great leadership. It's the abdication of leadership. It's the equivalent of telling your employees to "shut up and dribble."
Tech companies used to welcome lively debate about ideas and society. It was part of the social contract inside the company, and it's what differentiated tech culture from, say, Wells Fargo culture. Now it's considered a distraction.
Abandoning the social contract with employees in favor of a purely economic contract in the guise of "championship team" bs makes you a bank with a mission nobody really believes. Good luck getting the best engineers in the world to work at a bank.
There's a difference between building a massive company and being a great leader, right? But i'll go re-read tours of duty because i generally think i need to re-think something if i disagree with you.
Me-first capitalists who think you can separate society from business are going to be the first people lined up against the wall and shot in the revolution. I'll happily provide video commentary.
@dickc is worth ~$300Million but somehow envisions himself as not "me-first"
Interestingly, he rants that capitalists are just the "first" who'll be executed. Leaves one to wonder who'll follow?
This post was edited on 10/1/20 at 5:13 am
Posted on 10/1/20 at 6:25 am to Bobby OG Johnson
I guess this a-hole thinks we are unarmed and will go willingly to the wall. 
Posted on 10/1/20 at 7:55 am to LuckyTiger
quote:
Are they?
What do you think will happen to them?
The implication is they are fricked (up).
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:13 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Sounds to me like he's communicating threats. Pretty sure that's a crime, and I'm CERTAIN Twitter will report him for violating it's terms of service.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:15 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Isn't it cute when nerds talk tough?
One pantsing or slap to the back of the neck, and this guy would be in tears.
One pantsing or slap to the back of the neck, and this guy would be in tears.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:17 am to Bobby OG Johnson
The guy who was CEO of a major corporation and whose net worth is 300 million dollars is preaching about “me first capitalists”
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:24 am to deltaland
Tweet reported. They won’t do shite about it because of who he is, but still reported it anyways
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:28 am to NC_Tigah
quote:So the context here is dick costolo was replying to @brian armstring who is the CEO of Coinbase.
Yet again, @brian_armstrong leads the way.
He put out guidelines for the company that basically said
* We're not donating to political causes unless it benefits the company
* We're not spending company time on political activity unless it benefits the company.
He's been BLASTED by tech folks on twitter for it.
Full link is
HERE
Highlights that people are all twisted up about...
quote:This is supposedly establishing white supremacy. (sorry, not kidding)
Focus on what unites us, not what divides us: We help create a sense of cohesion and unity, by focusing on what we have in common, not where we disagree, especially when it’s unrelated to our work.
quote:Also white supremacy.
Broader societal issues: We don’t engage here when issues are unrelated to our core mission, because we believe impact only comes with focus.
quote:And... yup more white supremacy.
Political causes: We don’t advocate for any particular causes or candidates internally that are unrelated to our mission, because it is a distraction from our mission. Even if we all agree something is a problem, we may not all agree on the solution.
quote:Clearly racsim!
Why are we mission focused?
It has become common for Silicon Valley companies to engage in a wide variety of social activism, even those unrelated to what the company does, and there are certainly employees who really want this in the company they work for. So why have we decided to take a different approach?
The reason is that while I think these efforts are well intentioned, they have the potential to destroy a lot of value at most companies, both by being a distraction, and by creating internal division. We’ve seen what internal strife at companies like Google and Facebook can do to productivity, and there are many smaller companies who have had their own challenges here. I believe most employees don’t want to work in these divisive environments. They want to work on a winning team that is united and making progress toward an important mission. They want to be respected at work, have a welcoming environment where they can contribute, and have growth opportunities. They want the workplace to be a refuge from the division that is increasingly present in the world.
We've hit complete clown world. Idocracy is starting to look like an upgrade. IT's proabably worth a thread...
This post was edited on 10/1/20 at 8:30 am
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:28 am to lsufball19
quote:same. I dont even know who the frick that is but we dont line up anyone we deem bad or against us and execute them, thats complete madness
Flagged his tweet as offensive and threatening violence.
This post was edited on 10/1/20 at 8:30 am
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:29 am to Bobby OG Johnson
So Dick is a dick.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:30 am to Bobby OG Johnson
...And there it is, ladies and gentlemen!!! The snake couldn’t hide its scales forever! Are you paying attention all you suburban insta-whores??? Can you stop self-worshipping for just a sec to see what’s REALLY going on????
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:31 am to Bobby OG Johnson
Full KGB
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:33 am to TheOutlawed
quote:
They don’t actually care about guns. They care that the right people have them.
Ftfy
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:36 am to LuckyTiger
quote:
He’s flat out saying that when they the Marxists get full control they are going to line people who don’t think like they do up against a wall and murder them while he happily films it.
I really have some concerns that if the left takes back control they will be going after those that vote against them. Mail in ballots will give them all the information they need.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:43 am to Bobby OG Johnson
No apologies to Godwin, the Left have gone full Nazi. 
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:45 am to noonan
quote:
I really have some concerns that if the left takes back control they will be going after those that vote against them. Mail in ballots will give them all the information they need.
Mail in ballots?
I think I would be a little more worried about everything you ever typed on your computer or phone, said in front of your Alexa, iPhone, or smart TV than a mail in ballot.
They know you down to your underwear size, bubba.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:46 am to noonan
I’m envisioning a future where big tech monitors your internet history and reports you to their overlords, whereupon things don’t end well for you if you don’t tow the line on Marxism, authoritarianism, and groupthink.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 8:51 am to NC_Tigah
I hope everyone is crystal clear on something this guy said:
He is NOT interested in or supportive of “lively debate about ideas and society.”
That’s leftist speak for supporting and encouraging one certain groupthink narrative, not a real, open, broad debate.
quote:
Tech companies used to welcome lively debate about ideas and society. It was part of the social contract inside the company, and it's what differentiated tech culture from, say, Wells Fargo culture.
He is NOT interested in or supportive of “lively debate about ideas and society.”
That’s leftist speak for supporting and encouraging one certain groupthink narrative, not a real, open, broad debate.
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