X's 30-Person Core Team vs Meta's 87,000 Sparks Tech Bloat Debate

• A viral post by X's head of product, Nikita Bier, revealed the platform's core product team has only 30 members.
• Bier's comment, made while explaining limited design options, sparked debate over staffing levels in Big Tech.
• He contrasted X's lean team with Meta's 87,000, Microsoft's 221,000, and Google's 190,000 employees.
• Elon Musk clarified that the 30-person figure refers to the core product team, with additional xAI engineers supporting AI systems.
• Musk's acquisition of Twitter led to massive layoffs, reducing headcount from 7,500 to about 1,500, as part of a cost-cutting strategy.