“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by mixmastamyk on Saturday May 01, 2021 @03:30PM (#27009097)

Many people call me by a common nickname, I personally never cared one way or another. Also I've found other folks who were really annoyed by it kinda boring, so there is precedent. (Guy who would insist on being called David if someone happened to say Dave.).

In general I find it more productive to focus on myself than demand others conform.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by retsibsi on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:42PM (#27033185)

> Many people call me by a common nickname, I personally never cared one way or another.

This misses the point. If you would be bothered by an actually offensive nickname, surely you can empathise with trans people who feel the same way about pronouns. If you are truly unoffendable, great, but you must realise that you're unusual in that respect, and that trans people are far from the only ones 'dictating' how others refer to them.

In any case, this comment is more to the point (you may have already seen and downvoted it, I'm not sure): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27002002

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