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Comment by epicide

1 hour ago

Because firing is not a zero-sum for hiring.

Hiring 1 developer instead of 3 is not the same cost as firing 2 developers.

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simianwords  20 minutes ago

why is it not? if google can make more money by hiring 3x the developers, why didn't they do it? just explain that

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