- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
WeWork was nothing but a scam to fleece money from investors. Only a fool would believe a real estate company is a tech company. And that fool is Masayoshi Son.
WeWork: It’s not a real estate company, it’s a tech company!
Theranos: It’s not a healthcare company, it’s a tech company!
Juul: It’s not a vape company, it’s a tech company! (though oddly enough, they would have also accepted, "It’s not a vape company, it’s a healthcare company!)
FTX: It’s not a
pyramid schemefinancial company, it’s a tech company!What is sad is how we had to establish human rights on a computer in the 1990s, and then establish them again on the internet in the 2010s and now on a smartphone
Because with each iteration our legal system sides with overreaching law enforcement whenever it’s a new state of technology.
There will come a day when people will realize that even tech companies aren’t worth that much.
The free wine and kombucha they had on tap was nice though.
Will they change their name to Wedidn’tWork?
Oh it worked. They made a shit-ton, paid the execs, and then had no more money. That was the plan. 100% success.
I get that they can argue they didn’t deliberately do it, but there must be some kind of law that can be used to sue the execs and shareholders for doing that (if proven), right?
I love your optimism. Truly. But no law says a company can’t drain the bank account on salaries and bonuses and then be “shocked” when there isn’t enough money to keep the lights on.
WeUsedToWork
Genuinely not sure what the business model was here, or how it attracted so many investors.
“So we get a bunch of office space, right? And then we rent it out not to companies, but to individuals, who then get all the downsides of working in a distracting room full of noisy bastards, while not actually interacting with any of the people they’re supposed to be working with.”
“I’m in! How much do you need?”
You just described how regular office jobs are 😆