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Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO 2 days after getting booted

19 points bookofjoe 43 minutes ago 14 comments

bookofjoe 43 minutes ago | parent

https://archive.ph/Lr9Pq

Grombobulous 24 minutes ago | parent

That’s a weird thing to say about “coup attempts.”

Funny that we picked democracy for our government but we just left corporations as little feudal kingdoms. It seems like quite the oversight.

In the world of AI I imagine that Automattic’s core business model is in turmoil.

sva_ 16 minutes ago | parent

> Funny that we picked democracy for our government but we just left corporations as little feudal kingdoms.

Doesn't this just boil down to planned vs free market economy? I think we've seen over an over again which one works and which one doesn't.

jmull 14 minutes ago | parent

Is that a settled question? China isn't exactly struggling right now.

thaumasiotes 3 minutes ago | parent

> China isn't exactly struggling right now.

Have you asked people in China about this?

shigawire 14 minutes ago | parent

Democracy in business would be worker co-ops or employee ownership schemes. It would still be fully market-based, not planned.

freedomben 13 minutes ago | parent

> Funny that we picked democracy for our government but we just left corporations as little feudal kingdoms.

Ianal but I don't think the laws care about governing structure of corps. You can start a new corp and run it democratically all you want. There are co-ops and other interesting structures out there

Arnt 10 minutes ago | parent

Companies have a largely democratic component at the top, called the board. Voters (those who own the company) have representatives on the board. Some boards also have representatives from the employees, that varies.

cebert 23 minutes ago | parent

This sounds like a mistake and a part of Automatic. This is not a good look for the brand.

delichon 17 minutes ago | parent

Coup survivors: Matt Mullenweg, Sam Altman, Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark. They should form a club.

SenHeng 7 minutes ago | parent

I would enjoy seeing Matt and Sam beating criminals to a pulp with their bare hands.

pluc 10 minutes ago | parent

Dupe/existing discussion from a day ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660104