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   Antony Johnston (antonyjohnston@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 23:50:49 JST Antony Johnston

   Man, sympathies to everyone caught up in this. The hits keep on coming.

   You know, monopoly commissions are always worried about how mergers will affect the market for consumers, but maybe they should also start asking how they affect the *job* market for staff…

   https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 02:19:00 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jesse Morris

     @aubilenon @antonyjohnston It certainly does look that way if you’re only considering consumer costs. The OP’s suggestion is a fairly radical one.

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     Jesse Morris (aubilenon@escaperooms.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 02:19:11 JST Jesse Morris

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @antonyjohnston @inthehands I imagine they consider the extra “efficiency” a benefit, not a harm.