Summary
Elon Musk faced backlash from his followers on X after advocating for importing “super talented engineers” to address a shortage in the U.S. tech industry.
Musk likened hiring top foreign talent to building a championship sports team and argues that there is a shortage of talented and motivated American engineers.
Critics argued there’s sufficient U.S. talent being overlooked or underpaid, with some pointing to widespread tech layoffs.
Musk dismissed claims of low wages or training gaps, maintaining a need for exceptional engineering talent to advance innovation.
There is a material value in never having to wonder if I’m going to be ordered to print out my most salient code contributions to justify my role to the CEO.
When you’re THAT BAD people literally will accept being paid less… The gotcha is that they’ll accept it in exchange for never having to deal with your idiotic bullshit again by leaving.