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She is getting paid a minimum of 6 million per year.
She will agree with EM till hell freezes over to keep that gravy train rolling down the tracks.
Not crazy just venal.
Venal: (adjective) Open to bribery; mercenary. Obtainable for a price.
This was an internal memo, not one for the public to see. She could easily have reassured the staff that Musk's words wouldn't hurt the company, but instead she praised him for what he said. She used to be a Trump appointee. She loves Elon and his crazy ideas.
Just because it is internal does not mean she will drop the cheerleading facade. I have worked in large corps and this is totally on brand for the bullshit that gets passed around as staff motivation/ justification for batshit management decisions.
Quite simply we will never know if she actually believes this shit as we are not part of the in group.
Makes sense to me... she's a marketing executive. Her bread and butter and life's work is bullshitting people.
The article really seems to go against what you're saying.
The person writing the article is not part of the in group either...
That's a really poor argument considering the article's contents. I'm starting to think you didn't actually read it.
I read the article and I think the argument is fine. They play up not knowing why she's supporting Musk, but six million dollars is six million dollars.
The Six Million Dollar Woman
So you think she was being paid peanuts at NBCUniversal and left to join a sinking ship in the hopes of making more money? That doesn't seem especially rational of someone. But it makes a lot more sense if instead, they worship Musk and think he's changing the world.
I’ve worked with big companies during big mergers. The higher ups don’t see a sinking ship. They see money and opportunity, regardless of how far from reality that really is. Maybe you and I consider that irrational, but with these people, most of their actions are not driven by rationale.
I guess, but as the article says, even her colleagues are begging her to leave Twitter and she isn't listening. I don't know why people find it so hard to believe that she's yet another Musk sycophant. Especially since she's MAGA.
i don’t think anyone finds it hard to believe, just that there could be multiple justifications… assumptions are never good, and pointing out that $6m/y is a pretty good alternative justification
… also, it could easily be both
Cash money’s a hell of a drug
I forget where I found it but there was a long article about her backstory, with interviews from her old colleagues at NBCU, where they made it very clear one of her own major personal goals was to be a CEO of some company, and in general she just thirsts after power and status. In addition she was painted as very spicy/short fused with her employees.
Yes but this internal memo was "leaked" - I have a hunch she leaked it herself, possibly to ensure that she remains in Musk's good graces. Or to show future employers how loyal she can be and how readily/deftly she can spin. I.e., it's an advertisement for herself.
I wouldn't be surprised if she wrote this with the potential (or more likely, certainty) of a leak on mind.
Let’s see if her next gig is on Dancing With The Stars after Twitter finishes its crash and burn.
Also she's a huge Trumper apparently.
In other words, garbage.
TIL I'm venal. For 6 million buckaroos I'd be open to shill some stupid shit too.
I'm halfways with you for the first like...few million, but after you're already rich, do you really want to be jerking off Elon Musk every day for a living?
I'm with you. I could do it for a year and retire.
No, of course not. But I know the gravy train will definitely stop in the near future, so I'd ride it out. I guess she's thinking the same.
She's a former Trump appointee. She's selling the Kool-Aid.
Fiddling while the planet burns.
TIL America's core value can be summed up in a single word: Venality.
The few that were successful at selling out others to get rich, and the many that wish they had such an opportunity.
Clear and concise, you are spot on.
She has a great deal.
Gets paid millions and once she's out, she can just blame Musk for Twitters downfall.