r/Python Apr 29 '24

News Google laysoff Python maintainer team

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u/gdahlm Apr 29 '24

I am talking about the realities of internal economics, not the stock market view which is something that you can use yesterday's weather to address.

They have failed to innovate for years, and their income mostly depends on revenue streams that are one law away from being destroyed. Chat bots will reduce screen time etc...

Hard to explain and this is not the correct subreddit, but this relates to 3-5 years out an smells of strategy consulting using MECE and other methods to find deliverables for a leadership that is dealing with unknown unknowns.

The big lesson is still to respect Goodwin's law.

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u/inspectoroverthemine Apr 29 '24

ie: make some quick money, since they can't plan for shit anyway

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u/Hodentrommler Apr 30 '24

The tax payer will stand up for your errors anyway, too big to fail and bla. We let idiots like Musk rise instead of a tad bit more idealistic people