Brendan McNerney

I mean, this is the thing is that the kind of the sticking point was Vine didn't have the resources available. But the question of whether what they were producing had the value that they were assigning to it is a different question. And yeah, it sounds ridiculous. But actually, I mean, according to Brendan, maybe they were kind of spot on with their calculations.

I mean, this is the thing is that the kind of the sticking point was Vine didn't have the resources available. But the question of whether what they were producing had the value that they were assigning to it is a different question. And yeah, it sounds ridiculous. But actually, I mean, according to Brendan, maybe they were kind of spot on with their calculations.

Yeah. Yeah. Rich has sent it. It is as he remembers. And we've checked with another employee because we want to be sure. And they agree that this is what they sent.

Yeah. Yeah. Rich has sent it. It is as he remembers. And we've checked with another employee because we want to be sure. And they agree that this is what they sent.

And I've sent it to you now. I mean, I've got to say, it's a little bit of comic likeness in the darkness of the end of Vine. But let's just bear in mind...

And I've sent it to you now. I mean, I've got to say, it's a little bit of comic likeness in the darkness of the end of Vine. But let's just bear in mind...

context you are a major organization sort of worst situation a company can be in where you realize you are no longer surviving and that means that all these people who depend on you for their livelihood and this is you inviting them to the meeting where you are very sadly going to tell them that despite all of your best efforts you can no longer employ them and i'm sending it to you now because um yes you've been keeping this from me strategically so i could read it live

context you are a major organization sort of worst situation a company can be in where you realize you are no longer surviving and that means that all these people who depend on you for their livelihood and this is you inviting them to the meeting where you are very sadly going to tell them that despite all of your best efforts you can no longer employ them and i'm sending it to you now because um yes you've been keeping this from me strategically so i could read it live

It is quite remarkable.

It is quite remarkable.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

The most solemn moment of the entire message is the full stop after thanks.

The most solemn moment of the entire message is the full stop after thanks.

Yeah, I would think that I can miss that.

Yeah, I would think that I can miss that.

I did reach out to her. She did reply. She was the GM at the time. She said, sorry, I'm not doing these types of requests, which is fair enough.

I did reach out to her. She did reply. She was the GM at the time. She said, sorry, I'm not doing these types of requests, which is fair enough.

It's kind of beautiful in its inappropriateness. It's just cringy.

It's kind of beautiful in its inappropriateness. It's just cringy.