> This is a very good summary of the liberal woke mindset: people deluded into thinking they are important and untouchable when they are replaceable cogs. Give it a few more firings and this guy will be the next generation of deplorable.

(Sans labelling) this mindset has existed for a long time; for instance, labor unions have existed in the US since the civil war in order to allow workers stronger collective bargaining rights, and have been a federally protected right since 1935.

A more generous reading is that he was saying he didn’t plan on quitting and didn’t plan on changing his behavior to fit into any culture changes that he might disagree with. The mentioned privilege is that he could afford to be fired if that was the result, not that he was protected from being fired.

I think you missed the part where you should slow down and comprehend before firing all culture warrior torpedos, he’s talking about not living paycheck to paycheck & having a great CV where he can get another job.

The privilege he mentions is being so rich that he works only for entertainment/access to power, not for money. That does protect him from the potentially nasty side-effects of being fired.

And at a company (Twitter) where the core product has been stagnant for years. There's basically been zero innovation.

If you read his writings, he says this because he's financially stable and doesn't need the income at the moment - he was working because he wanted to.

That IS a privileged position to be in, but he accepts that.

I am probably not what you would call a "liberal woke" but I must say I do find this sentiment rather disturbing.

> People deluded into thinking they are important

This is called having self-respect

> and untouchable

I presume you thought it was about being untouchable because of their supposed woke superiority but it's been pointed out that it was just good old financial independence, being free to choose your own path and not be a subordinate.

> when they are replaceable cogs

Sometimes it's true that people do grunt work that is easily learned, but never underestimate the ability of a thoughtful person to make any thing or process better, and conversely a spiteful person to ruin everyone's day. It is really harmful to explicitly think about real people in this way.

> Give it a few more firings and this guy will be the next generation of deplorable.

Let's hope for a better future for you, this guy and the rest of us.

All twitter employees are about to find out that writing walls of text doesn't change the economic reality of the world.

Here's hoping that we can get rid of the bloat and go back to having smart people in the room after all the blood letting.