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Anxiety over close proximity to explosives seems justified. Anxiety over somebody stating ideas you simply disagree with doesn't.
by OCASM 9y ago
Anxiety over close proximity to explosives seems justified. Anxiety over somebody stating ideas you simply disagree with doesn't.
- chillacy 9y agoThere are disagreeable ideas that nobody has anxiety over though, so it's not just that. But I think you can see that too. If you assume his ideas are correct: 1. His letter becomes well received, my employer changes their hiring policies 2. The current gender ratio was propped by non-gender-neutral hiring practices, without them, that will change back in-line to the base rate 3. My job is in danger Is anxiety over losing one's job justified? Or, another line: 1. His letter is well received, but my employer doesn't change their hiring policies 2. My co-workers now think that I have my job not because I earned it but because of the non-gender-neutral hiring practices 3. My job is in danger I can produce more, but at the end of the day they all threaten either status or jobs, so I don't fault why people would defend their interests with all their effort.
- OCASM 9y agoBeing anxious about losing your job doesn't justify getting somebody else fired. Specially through vile means such as character assassination. Edit: Besides, those same arguments apply against the diversity advocates. They openly claim that white men dominate the industry because of sexism, that they don't hold their positions because of merit but because of bias. They're guilty of the same crime they accuse Damore of committing.
- chillacy 9y agoI will agree that getting someone else fired for your own benefit is deeply selfish, but I also expect people to fight for their own interests when livelihood is on the line. And a job is closer to 'food on the table' than 'new discount TV on black friday' (it's closer to the bottom of maslov's hierarchy).