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Re:Elliott Management buys stake in Twitter and seeks to ous... by 12xo on Friday March 06, 2020 @10:23AM (#22504247)
How would they know? What are you saying or doing that would cause others to shun you? If behavior is your problem, its not your views that matter, its your behavior. Being an asshole is not a protected class...
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Re:Elliott Management buys stake in Twitter and seeks to ous... by heartbeats on Sunday March 08, 2020 @10:08AM (#22518083)
If you are featured in the media for being a member of a political party or union, for example, people could recognize you. The cashier could be given directions by the management not to serve Mr. So-and-so from the TV.

They could just look at the credit card number, and observe that 7305 matches a blacklist.

They could use facial recognition in the checkout to check against a database and deny you service that way.

And so on, and so forth. There is no need to be hated by ordinary folks, just that the upper management/media doesn't like you.

What is the solution to this? Never adopting any objectionable views?

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