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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. — tap to centre the map on it Within a year or two a strongengineer's token spend willrival their salary, andcompanies will have to cap it… AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The engineers laid off in AI's name will mostly not find jobs again, they are the first of many, and nobody has a plan for them. — tap to centre the map on it The engineers laid off in AI'sname will mostly not find jobsagain, they are the first ofmany, and nobody has a plan… SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big companies will lose about half of their engineers, because that is where everybody is setting the dial. — tap to centre the map on it Big companies will lose abouthalf of their engineers,because that is whereeverybody is setting the dial. SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a highly paid team wait a week to buy a tool at half price destroys far more value than it saves. — tap to centre the map on it Making a highly paid team waita week to buy a tool at halfprice destroys far more valuethan it saves. MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers are hired to createbusiness value rather than toprogram things, and the onlygoals are adding revenue and… PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it Some firms are laying peopleoff mainly so as not to lookbehind on AI, in a cascade ofkeeping up with the Joneses. AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies. — tap to centre the map on it Large layoffs tend to push outthe best employees, who quitfor competitors or start theirown companies. GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. — tap to centre the map on it A company that stops hiringnew graduates because AI makesjuniors look unnecessary willhave no senior engineers in a… TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Holds Steve Yegge Read this korrent →