One thing that's getting a little lost in this mix, is that some of the people desperately holding on at Twitter are because they are trapped by either healthcare or visas.

That there are systemic traps that trap workers in America so they feel unable to move freely to new employers who want them and would have better pay or conditions is *nuts* and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.

It's one thing fearing that you'll lose your salary. It's another that you'll lose the healthcare of yourself and your family or be *literally deported* if you leave.
@Pwnallthethings literally just had a conversation about this with a co-worker - how much employer-based healthcare can trap us in jobs and prevent people from exploring new opportunities.

@thom @Pwnallthethings
This is by design.

IMO, what the corporatists fear even more than employee mobility is lowering the bar to entrepreneurship and the creation of new competitors.

If I had guaranteed healthcare, there are several times when I'd probably have tried to start new businesses over my career. But none were such a guaranteed success that I could responsibly risk my family's healthcare on them.

And that's the whole point.