[djmips]

“It’s kind of this game for people to get as many likes and comments on their posts,” he said. “If you’re into popularity contests, if you thrive in that type of environment then you’ll probably do really well.” - Well that's exactly the game he's into with YouTube... so then why did he get fired?

[beardedman]

Producing original content != sycophantic ladder climbing.

The means might look the same on the surface, but very different beasts under the hood.

[dominicr]

Because a work environment and YouTube are very different places. Work decisions such as promotions, product choices, technical decisions, etc... shouldn't be largely driven by facebook likes.