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Hence the quotes. And if you read the arstechnica article, it's understood the CEO himself realizes he had to make an exception from that position. You and th
by libria 7y ago
Hence the quotes. And if you read the arstechnica article, it's understood the CEO himself realizes he had to make an exception from that position.
You and the poster I responded to are picking nits with absolutes. Aside from pedantics, is there a problem with wanting to go as far as you can with an idea until you feel like you can't?
- yesco 7y ago> is there a problem with wanting to go as far as you can with an idea until you feel like you can't? Lacking integrity is absolutely a problem! This isn't "pedantic", it's a disgrace. I don't recall AWS ever claiming to be pro free speech yet I also don't recall them banning businesses on a Sunday afternoon because Jeff Bezos was in a bad mood.
- libria 7y agoGood response; I've dwelt on this more. > I also don't recall them banning businesses on a Sunday afternoon because Jeff Bezos was in a bad mood. I was trying to be generous by assuming the real reason was economic pressure, but yes the way this is worded makes it sound very unprofessional. > Lacking integrity is absolutely a problem! This isn't "pedantic", it's a disgrace. AWS can be the honey badger b/c they can afford to not give a crap. I get the impression Cloudflare doesn't have the same luxury yet. I very much admire Lavabit for folding the company on a moral stance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit, but not everyone can afford to send employees packing for their belief. You are correct, he compromised, but let's admit 99% of us have limits.