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Punching up?

• barry-cotter 7y ago
  Abuse is ok if you’re doing it to a disfavoured group that can plausibly be claimed to have greater social privilege on some access. For example if a black Yale graduate insults a white waitress that’s ok because as a white person she has privilege and he doesn’t. It’s a crass application of intersectionality theory, the only kind that exists in practice. It’s like the oppression olympics except it’s not a joke, the people talking about it are entirely serious. Abuse is ok if ...
  • djakjxnanjak 7y ago
    I’m not saying it’s ok, just trying to answer the question. California is a place people love to live that’s been glorified by the media for decades, and is the seat of power of the ascendant tech industry. Of course people are going to bash it.
    • malandrew 7y ago
      Even those in the ascendant tech industry, like myself, bash California because the California government not only does nothing to help the tech industry, they actively pursue policies that hurt the tech industry. If anything, my taxes are being used to fund idiots in the state capitol that hurt the value of the equity compensation I get from my employer. I really wish my employer were located in any state but California. Paying high taxes for a government that actively works against your interests just adds insult to injury.