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0 pointscuteboy193y ago0 comments

You have to prove that CPR works. The burden of proof is not on anyone to prove that CPR does not work. In that sense the idea that the difference becomes insignificant after just 3 years is quite damning

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recursive3y ago· 4 in thread

Damning to which side of the argument? Sounds like evidence that the layoffs worked to me.

twelve403y ago

yeah it's like doing CPR on a healthy person (profitable company). of course it works! but is it necessary?

cuteboy19OP3y ago

If an action makes no difference then it makes no sense to actively do it.

mlyle3y ago

Assuming the companies that layoff are in equivalent situation to those that didn't.

If the companies that lay people off are much worse off than the average comparison company, and they look the same as comparison companies after 3 years... then it sure makes sense to do it.

recursive3y ago

Companies do layoffs when things are bad.

"makes no difference" != "ended up in the same place"

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