Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project
by simion314 on Monday October 07, 2019 @03:49PM
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The problem is can we measure and who measures what is harmful or uncomfortable. I am sure if it was just an opinion he would have shared with a group of people and then leaked would have had a similar effect. I do not agree with the guy opinion but I dislike when social media mobs put pressure on organization to fire people.
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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project
by t0astbread on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:11PM
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Setting/measuring what's considered harmful is (or should be) society's job (with the help of journalism).
I don't see it very critical when society puts pressure on an organization to fire a high-profile leader (and decision maker!) who publicly does something harmful. But I do acknowledge that this could generate a dangerous dynamic if spun in the wrong direction. It's a tradeoff: Either you allow cancel culture or you allow bad actors in powerful/influental positions.