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I'm trying to understand his motivations, maybe it is just naivety, but that he wanted to talk about something that was bothering him, and didn't understand why

I'm trying to understand his motivations, maybe it is just naivety, but that he wanted to talk about something that was bothering him, and didn't understand why he couldn't (or shouldn't) talk about it publicly seems fairly typical of a condition like aspergers, is it possible he simply has something like that? Either way the witch hunt needs to cease immediately.

oculusthrift 9y ago
after watching his hour long interview with jordan peterson, it's almost certain. he was painfully awkward. if not aspergers, he must have zero social iq.
- reubeniv 9y ago
  That's where I got that impression too. I'm not sure how that changes things, but it does seem to make his firing especially harsh.
  - oculusthrift 9y ago
    well he's suing so i guess we'll see if he decides to try to use that as a defense
e40 9y ago
That was my first thought after reading a small portion of the memo.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  any normally functioning person would realize the reaction that memo would cause. (not that the reaction is justified, just that hes in a super politicially correct area where making nuanced points isnt tolerated)
  - akvadrako 9y ago
    He may have realised it any did it anyway.
  - tchaffee 9y ago
    > hes in a super politicially correct area where making nuanced points isnt tolerated This is popular to say, and there certainly are some knee jerk reactions. But my experience has been that most people are quite willing to discuss nuanced points about this topic, and most topics. What's not tolerated is more specific: a lack of emotional nuance and an insistence that scientific truth is the only possible truth. As if emotions aren't a huge and valid part of human experience.
tchaffee 9y ago
This is actually the first reasonable defense of the guy that I've heard. If Google truly embraces diversity, they need to figure out a way to make room for the awkwardness and lack of empathy from those on the spectrum. But I don't see a witch hunt. People are debating whether or not he should have been fired. He's not going to jail, and he is highly employable. And he did violate Google's code of conduct, which is a reasonable cause for getting fired.
- reubeniv 9y ago
  Unfortunately with the internet being the internet, especially on Twitter, people are digging through his history as we speak, maybe witch hunt is the wrong word, I'm not sure what else to call it. https://www.wired.com/story/james-damore-google-memo-harvard https://www.wired.com/story/james-damore-google-memo-harvard
  - tchaffee 9y ago
    Fair enough. I didn't know about that. But I guess I could have predicted it.

oculusthrift 9y ago

after watching his hour long interview with jordan peterson, it's almost certain. he was painfully awkward. if not aspergers, he must have zero social iq.

reubeniv 9y ago
That's where I got that impression too. I'm not sure how that changes things, but it does seem to make his firing especially harsh.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  well he's suing so i guess we'll see if he decides to try to use that as a defense

e40 9y ago

That was my first thought after reading a small portion of the memo.

oculusthrift 9y ago
any normally functioning person would realize the reaction that memo would cause. (not that the reaction is justified, just that hes in a super politicially correct area where making nuanced points isnt tolerated)
- akvadrako 9y ago
  He may have realised it any did it anyway.
- tchaffee 9y ago
  > hes in a super politicially correct area where making nuanced points isnt tolerated This is popular to say, and there certainly are some knee jerk reactions. But my experience has been that most people are quite willing to discuss nuanced points about this topic, and most topics. What's not tolerated is more specific: a lack of emotional nuance and an insistence that scientific truth is the only possible truth. As if emotions aren't a huge and valid part of human experience.

tchaffee 9y ago

This is actually the first reasonable defense of the guy that I've heard. If Google truly embraces diversity, they need to figure out a way to make room for the awkwardness and lack of empathy from those on the spectrum. But I don't see a witch hunt. People are debating whether or not he should have been fired. He's not going to jail, and he is highly employable. And he did violate Google's code of conduct, which is a reasonable cause for getting fired.

reubeniv 9y ago
Unfortunately with the internet being the internet, especially on Twitter, people are digging through his history as we speak, maybe witch hunt is the wrong word, I'm not sure what else to call it. https://www.wired.com/story/james-damore-google-memo-harvard https://www.wired.com/story/james-damore-google-memo-harvard
- tchaffee 9y ago
  Fair enough. I didn't know about that. But I guess I could have predicted it.