As les affaires Huang remind us, the cemeteries are filled with irreplaceable men.
November 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM
As les affaires Huang remind us, the cemeteries are filled with irreplaceable men.
Is he popular? No. But is he good at his job? No. But is he ideologically in step with his party? No. But is he irreplaceable? No.
Apples to cucumbers. The Senate Majority Leader isn't the prime minister in waiting the way the leader of a parliamentary opposition party is.
Mitch McConnell was never popular. Be he was an exceptionally effective SML.
Mitch McConnell was never popular. Be he was an exceptionally effective SML.
November 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Is he popular? No. But is he good at his job? No. But is he ideologically in step with his party? No. But is he irreplaceable? No.
Organizations that deliberately create slack are more stable and productive. When the org culture expects everyone to be an irreplaceable hero, you get:
- a ton of wasted work/time
- difficulty distinguishing between work for outcomes & work for visibility
- single-point-of-failure people
- a ton of wasted work/time
- difficulty distinguishing between work for outcomes & work for visibility
- single-point-of-failure people
Slack and redundancy are elasticity, pass it on
Slack and redundancy are good actually.
November 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Organizations that deliberately create slack are more stable and productive. When the org culture expects everyone to be an irreplaceable hero, you get:
- a ton of wasted work/time
- difficulty distinguishing between work for outcomes & work for visibility
- single-point-of-failure people
- a ton of wasted work/time
- difficulty distinguishing between work for outcomes & work for visibility
- single-point-of-failure people
bro paid $9K for a jacket that looks like it cost $20 at the thrift store and I'm supposed to believe his business acumen is irreplaceable?
November 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
bro paid $9K for a jacket that looks like it cost $20 at the thrift store and I'm supposed to believe his business acumen is irreplaceable?
I'm highly skeptical that any of these midwits are irreplaceable.
November 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I'm highly skeptical that any of these midwits are irreplaceable.
Johnathan, a.k.a J.B: 1975-2026
Irreplaceable, unbelievable, incredible 💔
Irreplaceable, unbelievable, incredible 💔
November 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Johnathan, a.k.a J.B: 1975-2026
Irreplaceable, unbelievable, incredible 💔
Irreplaceable, unbelievable, incredible 💔
what an irreplaceable management genius
“.. I hope you get the flu and I hope it gets worse,” Huang told Puri in front of stunned onlookers .. “I hope you die and put us all out of our misery.”
@nypost.com #$NVDA
nypost.com/2026/11/14/b...
@nypost.com #$NVDA
nypost.com/2026/11/14/b...
November 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
what an irreplaceable management genius
The graveyards are filled with irreplaceable men.
November 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The graveyards are filled with irreplaceable men.
No one is irreplaceable. Graveyards are full of irreplaceable men.
November 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
No one is irreplaceable. Graveyards are full of irreplaceable men.
“.. Like many powerful leaders, Nvidia’s co-founder came to believe that he was too important for the normal rules to apply to him. But no boss is irreplaceable.”
@economist.com #$NVDA
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
@economist.com #$NVDA
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
November 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“.. Like many powerful leaders, Nvidia’s co-founder came to believe that he was too important for the normal rules to apply to him. But no boss is irreplaceable.”
@economist.com #$NVDA
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
@economist.com #$NVDA
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
Jensen Huang thinks he’a irreplaceable? A household name? Get me Burbank California on the line because I know a guy
November 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Jensen Huang thinks he’a irreplaceable? A household name? Get me Burbank California on the line because I know a guy
Yeah i think they have no choice but to jettison him, and like hes not irreplaceable
November 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Yeah i think they have no choice but to jettison him, and like hes not irreplaceable
There are so many brilliant people in the world. The idea that anyone is so irreplaceable that we should tolerate their atrocious conduct misses this.
November 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
There are so many brilliant people in the world. The idea that anyone is so irreplaceable that we should tolerate their atrocious conduct misses this.
Do these people think they're irreplaceable? Pass the baton.
November 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Do these people think they're irreplaceable? Pass the baton.
Commentators have described Jensen Huang as irreplaceable, focusing on his accomplishments as a tech visionary.
But one unspoken reason he’s irreplaceable is that Huang was very effective at greasing the wheels of government, much like Tim Cook.
But one unspoken reason he’s irreplaceable is that Huang was very effective at greasing the wheels of government, much like Tim Cook.
Trump Wants Tim Apple to Replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO
"A Legend replaces a Legend!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Commentators have described Jensen Huang as irreplaceable, focusing on his accomplishments as a tech visionary.
But one unspoken reason he’s irreplaceable is that Huang was very effective at greasing the wheels of government, much like Tim Cook.
But one unspoken reason he’s irreplaceable is that Huang was very effective at greasing the wheels of government, much like Tim Cook.
Aghast. I hope this elicits widespread international objection. Michael Dobson and his colleagues and predecessors have built something important and irreplaceable that is bound to its site.
Statement by Professor Michael Dobson, Director of the Shakespeare Institute.
November 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Aghast. I hope this elicits widespread international objection. Michael Dobson and his colleagues and predecessors have built something important and irreplaceable that is bound to its site.
“Part of the genius of both Bezos and Jobs was that they figured out how to turn their personal capabilities into corporate culture and competencies. The parallels are hard to find at Nvidia, which is a real failure of leadership by Huang.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Huang May Prove That the ‘Irreplaceable CEO’ Is a Myth
“He’s irreplaceable,” Larry Ellison said.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“Part of the genius of both Bezos and Jobs was that they figured out how to turn their personal capabilities into corporate culture and competencies. The parallels are hard to find at Nvidia, which is a real failure of leadership by Huang.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
this is disgusting to see how many people are willing to ignore sexual harassment because it's a Great Man who intentionally made himself irreplaceable
November 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
this is disgusting to see how many people are willing to ignore sexual harassment because it's a Great Man who intentionally made himself irreplaceable
I think this is largely true, since the product is irreplaceable. But it does raise the question how long the AI boom will last.
AI boom will lift Nvidia even after Huang’s exit, investors say ft.trib.al/fUWfD3R
AI boom will lift Nvidia even after Huang’s exit, investors say
Shares largely recovered by close of market Thursday as shareholders bought the dip and looked to group’s future without CEO
ft.trib.al
November 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I think this is largely true, since the product is irreplaceable. But it does raise the question how long the AI boom will last.
All the other CEOs really really want us to think they are irreplaceable
November 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
All the other CEOs really really want us to think they are irreplaceable
Something I heard repeatedly throughout my career, no one is irreplaceable.
November 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Something I heard repeatedly throughout my career, no one is irreplaceable.
Worth noting that Nasdaq is down just 0.9% and rebounding sharply. Markets don’t actually believe he was irreplaceable.
November 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Worth noting that Nasdaq is down just 0.9% and rebounding sharply. Markets don’t actually believe he was irreplaceable.
Is he popular? No. But is he good at his job? No. But is he ideologically in step with his party? No. But is he irreplaceable? No.
Is he violating the Constitution by refusing to impeach a president guilty of treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors? YES.
Hakeem Jeffries must go.
Is he violating the Constitution by refusing to impeach a president guilty of treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors? YES.
Hakeem Jeffries must go.
November 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Is he popular? No. But is he good at his job? No. But is he ideologically in step with his party? No. But is he irreplaceable? No.
Is he violating the Constitution by refusing to impeach a president guilty of treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors? YES.
Hakeem Jeffries must go.
Is he violating the Constitution by refusing to impeach a president guilty of treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors? YES.
Hakeem Jeffries must go.
This is the kind of brilliance and insight Trump hired him to impart. Irreplaceable.
Kushner: People would like to see this war end
November 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is the kind of brilliance and insight Trump hired him to impart. Irreplaceable.