I think part of the problem is Damore's age and experience level. From everything I've managed to gather, he was well intentioned. But the stuff he said viola

I think part of the problem is Damore's age and experience level. From everything I've managed to gather, he was well intentioned. But the stuff he said violates the "dinner party" rule of what you aren't supposed to discuss in mixed company. He was posting to a board that supposedly allowed, even encouraged, that discussion but the reality is that google was just giving lip service to that discussion, they didn't think anyone would actually go there. I feel for google, this puts them in a tough spot. That said, I think they acted too quickly on this one. I'm baffled that google, with all their money, didn't plop a pile on Damore and tell him, sorry dude, this is a rats nest you have stirred up, you need to go away quietly with your bag of gold. Firing him just escalated it and now he's suing and it's gonna be in the news cycle that much longer.