yes.... I'm thinking of the people who are the most awesome square peg, but the role calls for a someone able to fit into a round hole...the person is so awesome you want them to fit into the round hole and the manager goes ahead and hires this individual because of how awesome they are at being a square peg thinking that they'll eventually fit into the round hole if they push hard enough. Life sometimes works that way, but not always.

Not really. This is an easy way to get rid of:
troublemakers (those that stir the pot with their activism whether thats technical, political, social or whatever)
low performers (but not quite low enough to fire outright)
misfits (talented folks who just don't quite fit the position)

Basically, you can get rid of folks without having to go through an unpleasantness of a PIP or other disciplinary actions.

Diversity makes us stronger. Sourcing critical parts from a single (quietly hostile) country is never a good idea. Everyone looking to shave pennies off the price of a part or chip in order to make more money is now seeing their chickens come home to roost.

It used to be Trump at #1 most hated on my list, but now it's Senator Cotton. A pox upon his house! A pox I say!

I wonder how many of these layers were offered to keep their job and go back to being a worker bee? If I had Amazon Prime, I'd cancel it.

A widnborne weather balloon payload weighing less than 2.4 lbs struck an airplane cruising at 36,000 feet traveling ~500mph and the windshield not only stopped the object, it maintained cabin pressure and integrity allowing the pilots to get the plane down on the ground. This is some seriously impressive engineering.

Right, when you use a properly licensed realtor whose trade association is paying off the correct politicians to get the data, it's just fine. Try and do it yourself and it's a crime. Shame on people for trying to cut out the middleman. People must be paid.

Less factory works, more eldercare workers. Problems solved. Also get money from selling ever increasingly value added goods to the world.

I wonder how many bad actors have been hanging onto their zero day exploit waiting for this moment? Enjoy!

there is no more natural state in the world.

Do you know how long a regular switch on my house lasts? Neither do I. They just always work! They cost a lot less than $100!

There used to be around 1,400,000 telephone operators at the peak in the 1950s whose sole job it was to make manual connections on a switchboard to route a phone call from one phone to another. Now there are zero thanks to automation. Before the industrialization of textiles, a majority of households had a spinning wheel. Across Europe it's likely that 10s of millions of spinners made thread to feed looms. How many folks are employed as spinners now? Only a few who practice their trade in historical parks like Colonial Williamsburg. I guess that's 10s of millions that went on to starve? Technology disrupts jobs. It doesn't have to be bad. Change is always happening and always will.

I'm gonna call complete BS on the like that they hadn't considered it. 100% they considered it and didn't care. They are chasing a Nobel any way they can get it.

Hamas started a war they knew they couldn't win and that Israel for their future safety couldn't say no to. Hamas is getting exactly the result they want. Their people in continued suffering to further their political goals. If Hamas wanted to end the war and the suffering of Palestinians they could do so today. Surrender, disarm and turn in those responsible for 10.7. It is not hard to understand. This war continues because Hamas wants it to continue because they have folks around the world turning on Israel. It's very simple for Israel. Hamas has to go. An attack like 10.7 can not be tolerated.

4. People who don't care, but think we need to take better care of the planet.