News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab. Parent comment

Re:Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab by unishark on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:27AM (#25926048)
> She could have reported it privately, but she chose to use her platform that included her social status ... to be a narc instead.

Reporting it privately is still "narcing", isn't it? You're saying she'd have been ok if she kept her anonymity while doing the snitching that the twitter mob seeks to "cancel" people for? Well sure.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab by vidarh on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:44AM (#25926176)
There's a very substantial different between privately reporting someone, and publicly shaming someone for a behaviour, which has potentially far more extensive consequences, including putting additional pressure on the employer to act harshly.

It's perfectly reasonable to think one or both is wrong while still thinking one is far worse than the other.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab by girvo on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:06AM (#25927712)
Attempting to rile a Twitter mob is quite a bit different to reporting something to the authorities who should be the ones to act on something.

The adoption of “no snitching” culture well outside of its original contexts confuses me somewhat, but also in this case, how is this a situation someone should even concern themselves with? The entire thing is baffling to me: the original tweet, the Twitter mob against herself and firing afterward. Just seems out of this world.

[ Parent | on HN ]