So they make a gimped product that nobody buys, and then they think it's the product class that is the problem, rather than their gimpy execution.

Sounds about right.

Or:

"Every HRIS software solution is a rats nest of shit and garbage, cemented together with used chewing gum and toxic industrial sealant that gives you headaches just for looking at it, running on top of archaic and deeply outdated vendor lock-in 'enterprise solutions.' Thus you need more humans to get done what needs doing. See: Oracle HMS, Workday, ADP, BambooHR, etc."

Yes, I can't wait for them to get even more picky about what Visa cards they take, rather than only being picky about Visa-only.

That won't get annoying at all.

Or, here's an idea: don't build large facilities that can't be powered up in geographical areas that can't provide the resources you need to operate the large facility.

What critical need is served by building these things in Santa Clara rather than somewhere with a bit more infrastructure to handle it, other than proximity to HQ?

To be accurate, he said "we" are going to win so much, while leaving "we" ambiguous.

The missing definition of "we" is "we billionaires" but was purposefully left ambiguous so that ignorant salt-of-the-earth types would think they're included too when they never were.

"We" are now finding that out the hard way. Well, some of "we" - about 75 million people figured it out previous to the election last year, but not everyone learns at the same pace.

Awesome analysis. /s

Now take a crack at this one:
IF the government receives all the same paperwork that I do for filling out that 1040 form and dropping it in the mail;

AND they use that exact same paperwork for checking my math for any of hundreds of tiny mistakes that can be made;

AND they are always thought to be right, with the burden of proof otherwise being on me

WHY does each and every one of us need to bother with this bullshit instead of receiving a 1040 that we can review and open a request if we think it's wrong?

This process is so fucking backwards it's not even funny.

I'm sure the billionaires that run operations like Intuit TurboTax had no input on this delay, either.

Just as soon as we stop letting rich people do whatever the fuck they want with no repercussions or consequences.

You think a guy with that kind of money gives a shit about the city having a regulatory fit over him doing stuff?

He'll pay the fines and then pay someone else to file the paperwork and make it all go away, because he can.

You and I? We cannot.

Nice rant.

Please show any of the other 49 states that do not have similar regulations.

Spoiler alert: you will not find one, because every state has these regulations in order to conform with various federal laws about special needs education.

If he was homeschooling, it would be his kids at home and there wouldn't be traffic concerns.

There are other people's kids being educated there too, which means he's operating an unlicensed education facility.

But it's OK because he's a tech bro billionaire so we already know there won't be consequences.

When you are a billionaire, all public and even most private schools suck in comparison to what you can build / hire for yourself. And, you don't want your precious heirs to those billions of dollars to have to rub elbows with the unwashed masses in a public school.

If it's a larger house, there isn't any comparison worth making. In real estate, you compare to more-or-less EQUAL square footage and lot size to comparable properties in the neighborhood when coming up with a valuation.

The only valuation impact a much larger home has to adjacent properties is dealing with the wank that lives in the disproportionately sized home to the rest of the neighborhood, because you are practically assured they will be a wank.

Then he would be inconvenienced by having to leave his compound. And by "he" I really mean the hired help.

He's obscenely wealthy in a country that glorifies obscene wealth over all other attributes - why wouldn't he think he can do whatever the hell he wants when he sees people less rich and powerful them himself doing far worse without repercussion?

Just remember: the most entitled among us are the most likely to bitch about the least important shit.

This is a story about a mega-rich asshole thinking he's above the law, while less-rich-but-still-very-wealthy neighbors bitch and moan about trivial shit as if it was as serious as someone testing artillery by aiming in their general direction.

None of these people know what real problems are.