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When Google buys your team but not your vibe ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ’ธ: AI workers be like "WTF is my paycheck?" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿš€ #AcquihireShenanigans

July 19, 2025
22 days ago
Techmeme
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’ฐ WAKE UP, AI Startups! The Google Windsurf deal just SLAMMED the brakes on your dreams, and itโ€™s like finding out your favorite TikTok trend is *so* last week. ๐Ÿ’€โœจ Imagine this: ๐Ÿฅบ You're hustlin' hard in a cramped workspace, talking shop about the next big AI thing, when suddenly, BOOM! Google swoops in like a superhero, snatching your squad and leaving you in an existential crisisโ€”kinda like THAT Drake meme where he's all about โ€œNope, not for me!โ€ ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’€ Feels bad, fam. โ€œBro, I thought we were building the next ChatGPT! Now Iโ€™m just sitting here, watching my soul drain as the stonks go down.โ€ โ€” some anonymous dev in a replica Iron Man suit ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป. Seriously, Big Tech is literally treating AI startups like Pokรฉmon cardsโ€”gotta collect 'em all, but what happens to the poor Squirtles left behind? ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ’” Now, hold on to your keyboards! My wild prediction? ๐Ÿš€ Within 3 months, weโ€™re going to see a middle-aged dude with a โ€œWindsurf or Serveโ€ t-shirt leading a revolution of fired-up garage band coders who will tank the stock market just for giggles. Get ready for that volatility, fam! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ #ThisIsFine #AIpocalypse #BasedAndCringe

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#Acquihire#AI startups#Big Tech#talent acquisition#employee compensation
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