Nate Wilson

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@theo "loops"... truly sad how dumb this shit sounds

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@JL_Baseball are we really out on Kayfus so quickly?

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@atmoio I think you've hit psychosis my man

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@alightinastorm “AAA game in browser”… good luck bro lol

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@alightinastorm @grok Well deserved honestly

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@alightinastorm I truly don’t believe this

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@Juul__Embiid @SheaSerrano Literally just bought this same keyboard and love it. I’m keeping the red just because I’m in an open office environment though

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@Tony_Pesta Just an insane segment lol

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@arturodraws Hope you’re doing alright man. Appreciate everything you do

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@dpaleka And you’ve been waiting for over a year. Nice work!

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

If this is true, then this would explain why none of them are actually concerned with worrying about a post-AGI society. They know it’s not coming (or at least they believe so). In this case, they are still terrible people and should be called out for their bullshit

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

There are two paths in this AI CEO self aggrandizement:

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

2. They know they are bull shitters. They don’t believe anything they are saying and are trying their best to ride the AI wave to as much money as possible.

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

AI advocacy and usage is becoming increasingly anti-human. I know it may not be always (and I believe it’s not inherently) but the interim is going to be rocky. And none of the AI people even seem to be concerned with the near term destruction

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

This fills me with genuine rage

[jack @jack]

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.

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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.

first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.

we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.

i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.

a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.

we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.

to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.

to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.

jack

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@GergelyOrosz Here’s one ripple effect

[Guillermo Rauch @rauchg]

We've identified, responsibly disclosed, and confirmed 2 critical, 2 high, 2 medium, 1 low security vulnerabilities in Cloudflare's vibe-coded framework Vinext.

We believe the security of the internet is the highest priority, especially in the age of AI. Vibe coding is a useful tool, especially when used responsibly.

Our security research and framework teams are extending their help and expertise to Cloudflare in the interest of the public internet's security.

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@JordanZirm It was 2 rebounds

[Nate Wilson @NWilson314]

@OlexGameDev @rfleury Where’s that meme about me saying I don’t like pancakes and here you are attacking me about not liking waffles. That’s a whole other sentence. Go argue with yourself