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From virtue signaling to virtue resigning. I wonder what's the next step, virtue self-immolation? Let's keep giving berth to that kind of sensitivity in the wo

• codyb 8y ago
  Isn't quitting your job to stand up for something just about one of the most individualistic things you could do?
  • m3mpp 8y ago
    There's standing up for your value and there's drama. This is drama. This is "look at how good I am". You stand up for your values by going to the guy and tell him "you're an asshole for joking about that, and since I don't work for assholes, I'm gone". That is standing up for your values. Don't you think?
    • andrewprock 8y ago
      He did stand up for his values. He went to the guy, and said that jokes like that are a problem. When the problem wasn't resolved he quit. Are you saying that because he wasn't an asshole back, that it was drama?
      • m3mpp 8y ago
        The drama is the blog post, the length, the minute details of everything, like if it was so big, so important. It's just a guy who said a stupid joke. If you feel so strongly, confront him for real, not with a bland "it's a problem" and then write a 5000 words blog post about it. Go tell him he's a piece of shit, something the guy could actually use to adjust his behavior. My 2 cents.
        • Apocryphon 8y ago
          No one's like, actually forcing you to read an article on his personal blog, man
        • andrewprock 8y ago
          Telling someone that something is a problem is confronting them for real. Going to tell someone that they are a "piece of shit" is not acceptable behavior.
• jmull 8y ago
  > ...and very soon, all the people will be exactly the same, bland, smooth, completely passive people. As opposed to the brave people who dynamically and forcefully sit quietly by as asshats bake offensive rape jokes into company culture? How can someone who is against being too sensitive argue against criticism, anyway? You should be like, “Fuck Yeah, bring it on!” Instead we get this sniveling whining.
  • m3mpp 8y ago
    Not sure where you're going with that, but anyway. If someone is an ass, confront him, don't quit and go whining on your blog trying to look good, is all I'm saying.
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    • Apocryphon 8y ago
      By publicly resigning and publishing why, he's literally confronting them in the most effective way possible.
      • panzagl 8y ago
        Not really effective- it's the most confrontational way, and the most divisive, but I doubt it will really change anyone's minds. Instead you'll get zealots from both sides of the issue yelling down any reasonably conciliatory approach as they use it to further their own agendas.
        • Apocryphon 8y ago
          Public scrutiny will force Riot to address these allegations, at least.
        • rectang 8y ago
          He tried everything he could with the conciliatory approach, but it didn't work. It's time for confrontation.
• commandlinefan 8y ago
  FWIW, I understand what you’re getting at and think you have a point. I don’t think you’re getting much traction here though.