Re:A Year of Tech Solidarity
by ThrustVectoring on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @02:33PM
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In principle, yes, but there's a huge empathy gap from most people involved in pushing progressive causes. Like, I'd expect a lot of those folks to straight-up mock us for bringing up open offices as an issue while being white men with six figure salaries.
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You hear objections like this and you wonder how self-aware the people making them are. Principles are things you'll advocate for even when others mock you for them. Equally importantly: if "someone might mock me" is going to stop you from doing something, how do you do anything, ever? Are we on the same Internet?
Re:A Year of Tech Solidarity
by ThrustVectoring on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @05:24PM
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I meant to make a point more like "I don't give money to people who obviously hold me in contempt."
> I’m not willing to stick my neck out
> empathy gap
Maybe if you were more open to helping them with threats to their livelihood, dignity, and well-being, they’d be more open to helping you with yours?
I don’t know, just a thought.