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Unicorn social app IRL to shut down after admitting 95% of its users were fake (techcrunch.com)

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[–] floofloof 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

“Becoming one of these iconic, impactful companies is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics. In fact, probably more challenging,” Shafi wrote in the memo, which was full of similarly outlandish analogies. “Like the Olympics, we know most people don’t want to be Olympians. In the same way, not everyone will want to walk the path we are walking. But for those that want to push their limits and find out what they are capable of, this culture is for you."

Translation: work long hours and don't complain, because I stand to make a lot of money from your labour.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, a cult.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

What I'm capable of :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be entirely fair, every company writes some version of this corporate word salad in their "About" section. There's nothing to be gleaned from it, be it positive or otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

And every company is just telling its employees "Work ling hours and don't complain, because we stand to make a lot of money from you labour".