What if Twitter employees threaten to leave en-masse? I'd seen some reports that people quit when he became the largest shareholder. It's not outside the realm of possibility.
Along these lines, I thought Lulu Cheng's (Substack VP) hiring post was quite telling of the malaise in Twitter (and frankly all Big Tech):
> If you’re a Twitter employee who’s considering resigning because you’re worried about Elon Musk pushing for less regulated speech… please do not come work here.
I applied there because of that! And, I literally just scheduled my first phone screen with them. It's not the best fit for my current skillset, but I'm excited to potentially work for the platform that hosts journalists like Taibbi, Greenwald, etc.
Excellent. It is an important cause and although I am a progressive, I am glad some conservative voices are being heard. We need to debate a few things that are getting out of control. The current situation is completely untenable for a functioning society and Substack is going against the grain with grace and humility.
The tech industry appears to be closer to favoring unionization than we ever have been. I take your point, but the Chapelle outrage is a very small example compared to what's happening here.
Tech workers are poised to leave their jobs far more readily than many other professions.
My read on it is that the employees who work at Twitter, when they can work at any other tech company, prefer to work at Twitter because they think that by moderating the world's messages, they are making it a better place.
Wow, I had never heard that. Seems quite an odd thing to be proud of - it's a necessary evil. You'd think the exact opposite, like 'giving people a voice', would be a stronger motivation.
