r/technology • u/marketrent • Jun 18 '26

Society Jeff Bezos called Washington Post his worst investment staffed with ‘terrible’ people, before laying off over 300 — “They don’t listen. My other companies, they listen”

https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-called-washington-post-his-worst-investment-and-staff-he-laid-off-terrible-people-2000773533
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u/umbrabates Jun 18 '26

It’s hilarious to think he thought this was a promise, not a warning

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u/FindOneInEveryCar Jun 18 '26

Mission Statement

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u/Tiniest_Gimli Jun 18 '26

Democracy? Dies in darkness!

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u/floin Jun 18 '26

The Lionel Hutz approach!

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u/CompromisedSurvival Jun 18 '26

Dude watched the expanse and his take away seems to have been that the Belters are a great idea and what humanity really need is hundreds of millions of indentured servants in outer space.

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u/Jeremizzle Jun 18 '26

Hilarious is not the word I would use.

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u/samtheawe Jun 18 '26

Just like the Bible