Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee(www.wired.com)
56 pointsby ent1016 hours ago4 comments
  • Barbing4 hours ago
    Flock seeks to shed whistleblowers via financially-motivated self selection

    > And we just want people to be safe.

    We’d all be safer if we were in jail (sorry to give the clown ideas)

    • ahartmetz10 minutes ago
      > And we just want people to be safe.

      Heh. Real-world occurrence of Silicon Valley "We just want to make the world a better place" (also $billions, mainly that actually)

    • akokanka4 hours ago
      Been to America the other week on IT conference honestly felt like I was in prison since the moment I landed my boots on your soil
      • Varelion3 hours ago
        A disturbing amount of people so not recognize the fact. An even higher percentage willingly supports their own disenfranchisement.
        • ElProlactin2 hours ago
          It's amazing what easy access to meat, processed food and Walmart does to your brain.
  • 0x7373685 hours ago
    I wonder if something similar will happen to Palantir et al.
  • redhale28 minutes ago
    Oh nooooooo! /s

    I cannot believe how tone deaf this quote is. Mind boggling. Veep, torture nexus-level parody.

    > “Because you go on to X or you go on to Reddit and you go, why are people so mad at us when we've been doing the same thing for nine years?” Langley said. “And why are they so mad at us for things we don't do? And we just want people to be safe.”

    I find this story to be heartwarming. I hope the employees flee to companies with missions and products more worthy of their talents.