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Meg Whitman to Step Down as HPE CEO

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184 points praneshp | 2 comments | 21 Nov 17 21:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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1024core ◴[21 Nov 17 22:18 UTC] No.15752149[source]▶
Is she planning to run for Governor again?
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patorjk ◴[21 Nov 17 22:36 UTC] No.15752267[source]▶
Some people think she may be thinking about running against Trump in 2020 - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/21/kevin-oleary-thinks-meg-whit...
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junkscience2017 ◴[21 Nov 17 22:49 UTC] No.15752362[source]▶
Silicon Valley is trending for like-ability about where Wall Street was in 2008. But of course she should run, as should Zuckerberg, Thiel, Altman etc because it would be a hoot watching them go down in flames.
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013a ◴[21 Nov 17 23:34 UTC] No.15752744[source]▶
If Clinton's 9-figure campaign couldn't get a handle on what the average American voter wants from their government, it would be downright hilarious to watch someone from Silicon Valley try. The region is so far out of touch, they aren't even on the same planet.
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goialoq ◴[22 Nov 17 01:02 UTC] No.15753285[source]▶
You think that the person who created the system that controls most middle-aged Americans news and emotions doesn't have a handle the electorate's feelings?

What's next? A movie star running for President?!

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1. 013a ◴[22 Nov 17 16:36 UTC] No.15758127[source]▶
The systems they build and own might have a handle on the feelings of the electorate, but the people don't. Zuck builds walled hundred million dollar mansions on "stolen" land in Hawaii, while the people he "stole" it from complain about it on Facebook. Its one thing to know what people are mad about; its another to empathize and try to fix it, and you can't fake empathy. People see right through it.
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2. splitdisk ◴[22 Nov 17 17:21 UTC] No.15758527[source]▶
> you can't fake empathy

I disagree partly, faking empathy and goodwill is a cornerstone of manipulation in politics. However, I agree it's not a long-term strategy and over the medium-term (months not years) people will learn to see through it. Some people are more transparent than others in this regard.