Raw Story reports:
Some of his own followers expressed displeasure at X owner Elon Musk on Christmas after he signaled support for importing more “super talented engineers” from overseas.
On Wednesday afternoon, Musk responded to a post on X about a purported dearth of American-born engineering talent in Silicon Valley, which he argued was holding back the industry’s potential.
“The number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low,” he wrote.
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No, we need more like double that number yesterday!
The number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low.
Think of this like a pro sports team: if you want your TEAM to win the championship, you need to recruit top talent wherever…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 25, 2024
Your understanding of the situation is upside-down and backwards.
OF COURSE my companies and I would prefer to hire Americans and we DO, as that is MUCH easier than going through the incredibly painful and slow work visa process.
HOWEVER, there is a dire shortage of extremely…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 25, 2024
you just want h1bs because you can force them to work double hours for the same salary
this is what your “motivated” euphemism means, if people don’t want to work 80 hours a week because they want time with their family, you paint that as a character flaw, rather than just…
— marmot (@MarmotRespecter) December 25, 2024