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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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543 points donohoe | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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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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npc_anon ◴[09 Jul 25 21:35 UTC] No.44514958[source]▶
What legacy?

She's not a well known public figure. She ran the ad department at NBC. Is now very rich and at age 61, close enough to retirement age.

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sorcerer-mar ◴[09 Jul 25 22:57 UTC] No.44515556[source]▶
Do you not think someone who ran the ad department at NBC has a reputation?

"Legacy" doesn't mean "guy-on-the-street's perception of you."

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jazzyjackson ◴[09 Jul 25 23:26 UTC] No.44515739{4}[source]▶
?? I don't guess a guy on the street would have ever spared a thought for the head of NBC's ad department.
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1. sorcerer-mar ◴[10 Jul 25 01:03 UTC] No.44516245{5}[source]▶
Correct, which does not mean she doesn't have a legacy.