no just being realistic
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do you honestly think that because they lost their job at Twitter they can’t or won’t code anymore?
of course they will continue code. I just don't think their values align with nostr.
and what are everyone’s values that got laid off?
i mean we all agree twitter is broken right? not functionally, but incentives are broken. and I can't say i trust the people that built those broken incentives.
obviously I am generalizing and there are exceptions. but would trust someone who quit more than someone elon fired.
so if they weren’t principled enough to leave their job because of financial obligations they have been compromised?
maybe those people would be happy to work on nostr clients and be thankful that they don’t have to choose between a paycheck and a mission
as someone who has had to choose between paycheck and mission I might be super cynical at this point. my views are what they are.
just to be clear, i don't think ex twitter employees are bad people or 'compromised'. but they def put stability over values. as did I at one point.
principles are expensive
lots of gray areas in life
but for those that got let go from Twitter, the ones that supported more voices being heard and were against the censorship and government influence that was taking place, we should be reaching out to them to come work on nostr, existing clients, micro apps, and bounties.
i agree with you here. I just don't think the majority of fired twitter employees are in this camp. if they were the majority twitter wouldn't be where it is today.
I also think anyone that has shown this propensity should be recruited. not just fired twitter employees.