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    Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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    543 points donohoe | 17 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.138s | source | bottom
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    CyberMacGyver ◴[09 Jul 25 14:57 UTC] No.44510796[source]▶
    One time they let her speak publicly it turned out to be a disaster. She never had any say and worst part is she was not even a good fall guy, it was clear who’s pulling the strings. The most immaterial and inconsequential hire ever.

    I love all the replies on Twitter thanking her but during her time the valuation dropped 80% and they were suing advertisers for not advertising. Remarkably inept.

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    sorcerer-mar ◴[09 Jul 25 15:10 UTC] No.44510983[source]▶
    It's weird that you say both she had no material power and also seem to imply the valuation drop and lawsuits were due to her ineptitude?

    Anyway she volunteered to be a puppet for a man who is clearly off the rails and her legacy will forever be stained.

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    xnx ◴[09 Jul 25 15:19 UTC] No.44511112[source]▶
    > her legacy will forever be stained

    Where can I sell my legacy for $6 million/year?

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    1. abirch ◴[09 Jul 25 15:34 UTC] No.44511356[source]▶
    My question is where does she go from here?

    Like if she became my CEO, I'd really worry about my company/job.

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    2. rtkwe ◴[09 Jul 25 15:36 UTC] No.44511381[source]▶
    Depends on how likely you think it is she's a puppet CEO for a drug crazed, edge lord, owner or if she'll actually be allowed to do the job.
    3. pavlov ◴[09 Jul 25 15:44 UTC] No.44511472[source]▶
    She’s 62 years old. She can just retire.
    4. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 15:45 UTC] No.44511484[source]▶
    Invest the 6mil and enjoy a carefree life?
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    5. delusional ◴[09 Jul 25 15:48 UTC] No.44511516[source]▶
    To some other founder/acquirer that wants to maintain control while putting somebody else in the seat.

    You're acting like Elon is uniquely stupid.

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    6. NetOpWibby ◴[09 Jul 25 15:56 UTC] No.44511630[source]▶
    Elon's level of stupid feels unique at first glance but then if you look at how many people elected the current president...well.
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    7. GCA10 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:31 UTC] No.44511986[source]▶
    Lots of corporate boards, university boards, nonprofit boards, etc. make room for folks like her. She understands something about social media and the digital future -- and even if that expertise doesn't impress many folks on HackerNews, it will seem quite sufficient and robust to the elderly trustees and big-donor board members of Pleurisy State University.

    Being 62 is the perfect age for such roles. Young enough to climb a flight of stairs; old enough to nod appropriately to her new peers' references from the 1980s. Executive search firms will be eager to guide her into as many board roles as she might want.

    8. vintermann ◴[09 Jul 25 16:33 UTC] No.44512021[source]▶
    Politics! Or maybe management consultants. Lots of consulting jobs are really just about taking the blame.
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    9. adolph ◴[09 Jul 25 16:45 UTC] No.44512179{3}[source]▶
    Which given the nature of democracy are many of the same as the people who elected the last one and the one before, etc. Are we not all snowflake-unique kinds of stupid?

    My point of gratitude for today is that my level of stupid is not nearly as consequential to others as some folks'.

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    10. ethbr1 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:57 UTC] No.44512317[source]▶
    And politics are about asigning the blame to someone else. :D
    11. antonvs ◴[09 Jul 25 17:36 UTC] No.44512784{4}[source]▶
    > My point of gratitude for today is that my level of stupid is not nearly as consequential to others as some folks'.

    Ooh, a new life goal that I've already achieved, thanks!

    12. frereubu ◴[09 Jul 25 18:03 UTC] No.44513077[source]▶
    Failure can teach you a lot if you're willing to learn.
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    13. freejazz ◴[09 Jul 25 18:48 UTC] No.44513528[source]▶
    You think he's just normal stupid? It's a minimum especially stupid
    14. tempodox ◴[09 Jul 25 19:07 UTC] No.44513709[source]▶
    But did she actally fail?
    15. dyauspitr ◴[09 Jul 25 20:46 UTC] No.44514565[source]▶
    With the tens of millions she made does she even need to go anywhere?
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    16. tbrownaw ◴[10 Jul 25 01:59 UTC] No.44516486[source]▶
    Lifestyles tend to expand to consume the money available.
    17. deathanatos ◴[10 Jul 25 04:38 UTC] No.44517243[source]▶
    $6M/y, for 2 years. $12M. I'd take the carefree life.