On: Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff

[halgir]

The problem isn't that CEOs don't get punished. The problem is when they virtue signal with "I'm sowwy " and claim responsibility without accepting accountability.

[aliqot → halgir]

That's the defined procedure though, without that, you draw more attention. There is a clearly defined playbook at this point, and it WORKS, so why go making up your own words when they just wanna hear the song?

[halgir → aliqot]

When the playbook has become a meme, I think there's a case to be made for updating it.

[maerF0x0 → halgir]

Exactly. The expected results of the playbook used to be Compassion, feels.

Now its eyerolls, cynicism.