The Thankless Water Heater
John GruberSingsong congratulations from the leaders of America's biggest companies.
Bob Peterson@gruber Pillowbiters all of them.
Strange Dot Machine@HootenHaller @gruber of the party of tolerance I see.
Chris Ross@gruber Really makes you want to fucking throw up
James Atkinson@gruber Agree with the sentiment, but expecting anything other than bottom line management from multi-trillion dollar companies is futile.
Rick Ekle@gruber kissing the ring. They don't have much choice. They have to deal with him whether they like it or not.
Kevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫“I wonder too, what taste Cheetos-dusted 78-year-old testicles leave in one’s mouth. Whatever the flavor, I hope it lingers.”
Fuck yeah, John
Dale Steele
mtraven@gruber "all the money in the world cannot buy dignity" nice
Nick@gruber gonna be hilarious when Trump grows fickle and fucks them all over, much like I’m sure he’ll do with Musk and Tesla.
@evrythngwastakn authoritarians are not exactly known for keeping the money men along very long when they can simply take it
Mathias af Jochnick@evrythngwastakn @gruber This is the only upside to the current state of events that i am realistically hoping can come true.
Juli Clover@gruber I hope they choke on those cheesy balls.
eze@gruber the Cheetos dust line was outstanding. The obsequiousness was expected, but still so goddamn disappointing. Apparently all the money in the world can't buy an ounce of shame or dignity in the relentless pursuit of shareholder value.
John Ellenich@gruber The reuse of the word “decisive" in these really feels weird to me. Like puppets kissing the ring?
Jon_Alper@gruber I fear we’re all going to find out.
Torstein@gruber This is the best you've ever written, it got me all fired up!! 🙏 Fuck them all, and especially Tim Cook. I expected more from him. What a sell-out. I too hope the taste lingers.
@gruber Reading this I have weirdly meta thoughts about you expressing the sentiment being more of a story than the sentiment itself. You're writing about Apple managing a relationship with Donald Trump, and at the same time there's always been a bit of intrigue on my part about the bi-directional relationship you have with Apple and the nature of it and how it's managed. And so I can't read this without all the tension being about the risk it took to write it, and curiosity of how Apple responds, not directly, but wondering about special guests at the WWDC Talk Show, etc. I would assume there's a level of discontent they expect to show up in many ways across their business after an election, so it's probably something they contain and take in stride to a large degree rather than being affronted. That said, they do seem to have a penchant for long memories and vindictiveness. Either way, good for you speaking your truth. You've built enough capital that it won't be lost in a sea of voices.
@swingerofbirch That's all keenly observed. And I'm aware of those same dynamics. But one of my talents is an ability to compartmentalize. It doesn't serve me well in all aspects of life but I think it has in my career. I can pack any and all potential repercussions in a box and put the entire box aside, and write what I feel compelled to write. Whatever comes will come, but I know I can defend every word I wrote.
Walden Wilde 
@gruber I wonder how Tim will feel about that exclamation point once the tariffs kick in 🤔