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deletion-imminent t1_j7fkb5a wrote

> Yes. That's what the guy above me is talking about. Because the fitness of the line is low, you likely should not put much stake in a low correlation.

No, these are different. There can be causation with low correlation. But high levels of correlation doesn't necessitate causation.

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Living-Walrus-2215 t1_j7feojc wrote

>The main thing I take away is that company-wide layoffs don't seem to be motivated by necessity.

You're welcome to hire them on yourself if you believe that to be the case. I'm sure Google would be happy to allow them to keep working if you're the one paying for them.

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