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Twitter is doing just fine without those engineers


Considering they changed their name to X like two weeks ago and still haven't figured out how to change their base domain, somehow I feel like they're a just a bit understaffed.

Not to mention their various downtime problems.


Would you rather have 1000 or so extra engineers or have to pay $800 million in interest per year and gain absolutely nothing in return? We know which option Musk picked...


Yes, according to Elon! We also know that he lies prodigiously.

Since X/Twitter is a private company now we don't have half as much insight as we did last year.

But there are a few clear warning signs that the company's ability to build features and maintain existing infra has been significantly degraded. De Santis's botched campaign launch was one such example.




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