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Re:John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of i... by ryandrake on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:34AM (#15755530)
Makes me wonder where the next "shift" will be. A lot of things that are unambiguously bad today were not yesterday, and there is no guarantee that something you do today will not be seen as taboo tomorrow.

I've had conversations at work in the distant past that I'd probably get fired over today. What about 20 years from now? I've recently mentioned in co-worker chit chat that I like to go the the range every now and again to shoot clays and targets. How do I know at some point in the future I won't be forced to resign for a "history of discussing weapons in the workplace," after those cultural norms shift again?

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Re:John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of i... by icebraining on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @08:38AM (#15756647)
Maybe it's because I'm not in the US, but I find this concern overblown.

For the most part, we're not talking about perfectly innocent things suddenly shifting into unacceptable. We're talking about behavior that was merely tolerated from people in positions of power. And 20 years ago most of these were probably already covered in sexual harassment advisories. As far as I'm concerned, the change took too long, not the other way.

Who do you see having been fired for stuff done 20 years ago and that was completely acceptable back then?

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