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John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta

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521 points OlympicMarmoto | 2 comments | 29 Aug 25 16:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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Aurornis ◴[29 Aug 25 21:23 UTC] No.45069549[source]▶
> They also got me reported to HR by the manager of the XROS effort for supposedly making his team members feel bad

I've only seen John Carmack's public interactions, but they've all been professional and kind.

It's depressing to imagine HR getting involved because someone's feelings had been hurt by an objective discussion from a person like John Carmack.

I'm having flashbacks to the times in my career when coworkers tried to weaponize HR to push their agenda. Every effort was eventually dismissed by HR, but there is a chilling effect on everyone when you realize that someone at the company is trying to put your job at stake because they didn't like something you said. The next time around, the people targeted are much more hesitant to speak up.

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1. shistkye ◴[30 Aug 25 02:09 UTC] No.45071329[source]▶
> They also got me reported to HR by the manager of the XROS effort for supposedly making his team members feel bad

This is one of the reasons I’m sick of working pretty much anywhere anymore: I can’t be myself.

Appreciating people for their differences when they are humble and gifted is easy. I side with liberals, but I have a mix of liberal, moderate, and conservative friends.

But there are only so many years of pretending to appreciate all of the self-focused people that could be so much better at contributing to the world if they could quietly and selflessly work hard and respect people with different beliefs and backgrounds.

I’m happy for the opportunity I have to work, and I understand how millennials think and work. But working with boomers and/or gen X-ers would be so much less stressful. I could actually have real conversations with people.

I don’t think the problem is really with HR. I think the problem is a generation that was overly pandered to just doesn’t mix with the other generations, and maybe they shouldn’t.

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2. fijiaarone ◴[30 Aug 25 19:37 UTC] No.45077383[source]▶
If the younger generation is too pandered and can’t take criticism or honest feedback, thats the fault of the older generation.