Lisa Brewster

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I used to work for Meta but now I don’t, and I love that for me.

Ok so… where is the line between allowing unchecked chaotic OEM “differentiation” (which theoretically would create space for innovation but usually just sucks) and using carrots/sticks to manage an ecosystem?

https://stratechery.com/2023/google-loses-antitrust-case-to-epic-the-differences-between-apple-and-google-revisited-the-tying-question/

Google Loses Antitrust Case to Epic; The Differences Between Apple and Google, Revisited; The Tying Question

Epic won its antitrust case against Google, which shouldn’t be a surprise to Stratechery readers: the situation is very different than Apple. What matters most in the decision, though, is tyi…

Stratechery by Ben Thompson

PPS: proof of home improvement work (or at least making a mess lol)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct2uZ-XJvWU/

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It’s a little more complicated than this but I still lol’d
Good deep dive from @annehelen today about how culture evolved to incentivize overwork (which then leads to burnout), and why we feel so stuck: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-wages-of-overwork
The Wages of Overwork

Or: What Happens When the Ruling Class Gets Bad at Pretty Much Everything Save Work

Culture Study

Current #cawx status: 🌬️

Trees snapped in half. Ferry unable to dock and people getting seasick. Amtrak derailed. Big rig overturned on the Bay Bridge.

Effectively a baby hurricane. This video explainer is really good/scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Q30Huu8-g

Virtual weather and climate office hours by Dr. Daniel Swain: 03/21/2023 edition

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The long term cost of layoffs, and what remaining employees want to hear.

https://hbr.org/2022/12/what-companies-still-get-wrong-about-layoffs

What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs

Research has long shown that layoffs have a detrimental effect on individuals and on corporate performance. The short-term cost savings provided by a layoff are often overshadowed by bad publicity, loss of knowledge, weakened engagement, higher voluntary turnover, and lower innovation — all of which hurt profits in the long run.  To make intelligent and humane staffing decisions in the current economic turmoil, leaders must understand what’s different about today’s larger social landscape. The authors also share strategies for a smarter approach to workforce change.

Harvard Business Review
Cat debating calling the police on me because I haven’t turned on anything warm for her